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A ceremony is held at the original site of signing in Waitangi, New Zealand. Traditionally, the Prime Minister is in attendance, but incidents in the past have lead to the government being unwelcome on certain dates. Protests at Waitangi are common, and previous Waitangi Day ceremonies have seen the Prime Minster and government officials pelted with mud and even assaulted. <ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1391873</ref>
A ceremony is held at the original site of signing in Waitangi, New Zealand. Traditionally, the Prime Minister is in attendance, but incidents in the past have lead to the government being unwelcome on certain dates. Protests at Waitangi are common, and previous Waitangi Day ceremonies have seen the Prime Minster and government officials pelted with mud and even assaulted. <ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1391873</ref>
==Previous Names==
In 1974 the Labour Government announced that the day was being renamed to 'New Zealand Day'. Shortly after in 1975 New Zealand Day was reverted to Waitangi Day as the name held greater significance with the New Zealand people. <ref>http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/treaty/waitangi-day/waitangi-day-1970s</ref>
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