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Some marae use the day as an open day and an educational experience for their local communities, giving them the opportunity to experience Māori culture and protocol, or as an opportunity to explain where they see Māori are and the way forward for Māori in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/open-marae-waitangi-day|access-date=18 February 2017|title=Open marae for Waitangi Day|date=2 February 2017|publisher=Otago Daily Times – odt.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/bill-english-attends-auckland-marae-waitangi-day-celebrations-after-controversial-weekend|access-date=18 February 2017|title=Bill English attends Auckland marae for Waitangi Day celebrations after controversial weekend|date=6 February 2017|publisher=TVNZ – tvnz.co.nz|archive-date=18 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218144818/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/bill-english-attends-auckland-marae-waitangi-day-celebrations-after-controversial-weekend|url-status=dead}}</ref> Commemorations are largely muted in comparison to those seen on the national days of most countries. There are no mass parades or firework displays, nor truly widespread commemorations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11795431|access-date=18 February 2017|title=Unity the message at Waitangi Day dawn service|date=6 February 2017|newspaper=Bay of Plenty Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngatiporou.com/event/gisborne-waitangi-day-celebrations-2015|access-date=18 February 2017|title=Gisborne Waitangi Day Celebrations 2015|date=6 February 2015|publisher=ngatiporou.com}}</ref>
City councils, museums, libraries and galleries across New Zealand put on free
The [[Governor-General of New Zealand|governor-general]] hosts an annual garden party for invited guests at [[Government House, Wellington|Government House in Wellington]]. At [[Government House, Auckland|Government House in Auckland]], citizenship ceremonies are usually held.<ref name=gg_citizenship>{{Cite press release|title=Waitangi Day Citizenship Ceremony|date=6 February 2016|publisher=Office of the Governor-General|location=Auckland, New Zealand|url=https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/waitangi-day-citizenship-ceremony}}</ref> As the day is a public holiday, and coincides with the warmest part of the New Zealand summer, many people take the opportunity to spend the day at the beach—an important part of New Zealand culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11583909|access-date=15 February 2017|title=A brief history of Waitangi Day – Modern Waitangi Day|date=5 February 2016|work=NZ Herald}}</ref>
Since 2014, the [[New Zealand Society of Authors]] awards the [[NZSA Waitangi Day Literary Honours|Waitangi Day Literary Honours]] on Waitangi Day.<ref>{{cite web |title=NZ Society of Authors Waitangi Day Honours List |url=https://mch.govt.nz/news-events/news/nz-society-authors-waitangi-day-honours-list |website=mch.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423182007/https://mch.govt.nz/news-events/news/nz-society-authors-waitangi-day-honours-list |url-status=dead }}</ref>
▲City councils, museums, libraries and galleries across New Zealand put on free programs of public events commemorating Waitangi Day for example in 2023 [[Waikato Museum]] had [[Māori traditional textiles|Māori weaving]] demonstrations with Te Roopu Aroha Ki Te Raranga, live music and a film screening of the movie ''[[Whina (film)|Whina]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waitangi Day Festival 2023 |url=https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2023/waitangi-day-festival-2023/hamilton |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Eventfinda |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title=Te Rā o Waitangi and Whānau Film Night 2023 |url=https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/events-and-festivals/waitangi-day |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Wellington City Council |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Waitangi Day in Christchurch and Canterbury – Tuesday 6 February 2018 |url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/waitangi-day-in-christchurch-and-canterbury-tuesday-6-february-2018/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=my.christchurchcitylibraries.com |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
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