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On 4 March, 40 pro-Palestinian protesters held a lunchtime gathering in Dunedin's Octagon to protest against a complaint by the pro-Israel advocacy group Israel Institute of New Zealand (IINZ) against a local bus safety campaign featuring a 15-year old girl wearing a keffiyeh. Police arrested a 23-year old man for assaulting two protesters and ...
He stated that May 21 had been an "invisible judgment day" which was purely spiritual in nature, and that he now realized that the physical rapture would take place on October 21, simultaneously with the destruction of the universe. "We've always said May 21 was the day, but we didn't understand altogether the spiritual meaning," he said.
New Zealand Sign Language Week, from 2 May; National Organic Week - 1-7 May; Youth Week, 21–29 May; Samoan Language Week, 30 May–5 June [14] Coeliac Awareness Week, 18–24 June; NZ Volunteering Week 19–25 June 2016 [15] Kiribati Language Week, 9–15 July [14] Cook Islands Language Week, 30 July–5 August [14] Rail Safety Week, August ...
Public holidays in New Zealand in 2025 are as follows: [110] 1 January – New Year's Day; 2 January – Day after New Year's Day; 6 February – Waitangi Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April – Easter Monday; 25 April – Anzac Day; 2 June – King's Birthday; 20 June – Matariki; 27 October – Labour Day; 25 December – Christmas Day ...
On 26 May 2022, the New Zealand Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal suspended the teaching license of former Gloriavale Christian School principal Faithful Pilgrim for three years. Pilgrim had endorsed the teaching license of a teacher named Just Standfast, who had sexually abused a child on two occasions in 2012 and 2016.
The 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, held at six venues around New Zealand, concludes, with Australia defeating England in the final [84] The Dutch cricket team's tour New Zealand ends, with New Zealand winning the ODI series 3–0 [85] June. The New Zealand men's team is defeated 3–0 in a three Test series against England in England [86] July
Some of the first hip hop musicians to achieve recognition combined American styles with Māori language and traditional songs. The music video for Dalvanius Prime's 1984 popular hit track "Poi E" incorporated hip hop dance elements, making it the first time New Zealanders viewed hip hop culture in association with a local recording.
List of number-one singles of the 2020s in New Zealand by New Zealand artists Artist Title Weeks at number-one [nb 2] Reached number-one Reference Benee "Glitter" 5 6 January 2020 [95] L.A.B. "In the Air" 7 10 February 2020 [96] Benee featuring Gus Dapperton "Supalonely" 1 30 March 2020 [97] L.A.B. "In the Air" 6 10 February 2020 [98] Benee ...