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.