Comments on: Waitangi Day

By: Null & Full

Null & Full — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:14:00 +0000

So jealous of your fist country! It took me a while to go there ;-) but totally agree on great memories!

By: Null & Full

Null & Full — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:13:00 +0000

Indeed! For some people this celebration is unacceptable. For me this is fascinating to look at: in my country the majority of national celebrations are religiously related and are, at least, few centuries old. In New Zealand everything is so new! And quite naturally it is controversial.

By: Null & Full

Null & Full — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:11:00 +0000

I think it is true: New Zealanders do really well but the problem of injustice is very complex and difficult to manage. Hopefully they will do better!

By: Null & Full

Null & Full — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:10:00 +0000

I think it is important to follow the national celebrations to get a full picture what the country is like. It is often difficult to understand but always needed if we wish to travel for real. THX for comment Catherine!

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:00:00 +0000

Happy Belated Waitangi Day! I haven’t made it to New Zealand, but would love it. It’s a shame that injustices still exisit. I had hear that New Zealand was better than most places.

By: Agata Mleczko

Agata Mleczko — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 08:56:44 +0000

I hope to go a little bit deeper with this issue during my next visit. It is fascinating!

By: Agata Mleczko

Agata Mleczko — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 08:56:00 +0000

The video is great, no doubts about it! And NZ really is that beautiful. I am jealous that this was your first country visited! For me it was Italy (which is not bad at all, no complaints here).

By: Agata Mleczko

Agata Mleczko — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 08:54:10 +0000

Yes, Marcia. These are highly controversial issues. Difficult history is also true for relatively young countries. I really hope NZ will find a good way of doing this.

By: Marcia Mayne

Marcia Mayne — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 03:33:00 +0000

The first part of your post left me with a sad and heavy heart. There’s still too much injustice and unfairness in the world. I understand why the Maori would protest Waitangi Day.

By: hikebiketravel

hikebiketravel — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:26:00 +0000

Love the video. I’m with you in wishing all New Zealanders a happy Waitangi Day. New Zealand was teh first country I visited for any length of time on my own, right after university. I have nothing but great memories about the place.