Labour Day became a national holiday in New Zealand in 1899. He refused to join his Union in England because they refused to make an 8 hour working day a priority. Fast forward to the NZ working environment of today and we see that Parnell would weep at how workers have been beaten into neo-feudalism. Kiwi workers work an average of 43.5hours a week with no penal rates. I would even go as far as demanding a new holiday – New Zealand Volunteers day.

Source: Stuff October 24, 2022 06:43 UTC