New Zealand Republic is calling for the end of King’s Birthday and the creation of Citizenship Day as a public holiday. 'It is time to put New Zealand on a clear pathway to having a Kiwi Head of State. Making 6 September a public holiday .
New research, commissioned by Bookabach , revealed 40% of all Kiwis are keen to know more about Matariki and ways to mark the occasion. Bookabach commissioned the survey to find out how much people know about the Māori New Year and what it meant .