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Commemorating Waitangi Day in New Zealand

Commemorating Waitangi Day in New Zealand

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2018-02-06 06:41

February the 6th is a national holiday in New Zealand in remembrance of a piece of our history. Here’s some commentary on Waitangi Day, in haiku verse.

Waitangi Treaty
Signed by Maori and the Crown
Land bought for a song
~

Now Waitangi Day
Commemorates history
Also Bob Marley!

Born in Jamaica
The 6th of February
Nineteen forty five

Dreadlocks and reggae
Good match for kiwi culture
Laid back and hip hop

Way more respected
Than all our prime ministers
Pelt them with some stuff!

See this post from @kiwiscanfly for more about prime minister pelting

~

Pelt one with some mud
Throw a dildo at one more
Though Jacinta’s safe.

See this post from @sift666 for more about Jacinta

~

We pelted no one
We stayed home and bought some Steem
And cried at our graphs

Que sera sera
Tomorrow is another day
Let’s walk to the beach.

More (funnier) kiwi poetry from Hive account@andysantics48: Calf Day ~ The Cough

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