Photo: Getty ImagesLabour leader Jacinda Ardern is promising to make Matariki a public holiday if re-elected. "As I've travelled around New Zealand I've heard the calls for Matariki to become a public holiday - it's time has come. Labour Party deputy leader Kelvin Davis said a Matariki public holiday would help domestic tourism and hospitality sector. The Green Party has already said it would push for Matariki to be recognised as a public holiday. His only concern about making Matariki a public holiday was getting the timing right.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2020 02:03 UTC