Party on dudeI’ve long thought that we should all (hos­pit­al­ity, police, emer­gency ser­vices & health work­ers not with­stand­ing) have Wed­nes­days off to break the week into eas­ily digestable chunks.

But if the thought of sleep­ing in, sleep­ing in even longer & enjoy­ing a hearty hol­i­day brunch, fol­lowed by more lolling around & maybe even a trip down to a cafe or pub… leaves you feel­ing slightly guilty, then I sug­gest you get into the spir­it of the day & check out the offi­cial Wait­angi Day Cel­eb­ra­tions down at, where else, Wait­angi Park:

Wel­ling­ton will be cel­eb­rat­ing New Zeal­and’s nation­al day in style, thanks to Meridi­an Energy Sum­mer City.

Wel­ling­ton City Coun­cil in part­ner­ship with the Wel­ling­ton Tenths Trust has organ­ised a Wait­angi Day Cel­eb­ra­tion – Te Ra o Wait­angi at Wait­angi Park from 9.45am to 4.00pm. Fea­tur­ing kapa haka, drum­ming, dance, mul­ti­cul­tur­al acts, food and stalls, it prom­ises to be a great day out for the whole fam­ily.

Much, much more info is here.