Waitangi Day 2020

Google Dooles 05.02.2020 14:03  Date: February 6, 2020 Today’s Doodle celebrates New Zealand’s Waitangi Day, a recognition of the signing of the nation’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, on this day in 1840. To commemorate the country’s rich collection of bird fauna, the artwork depicts three of the nation’s endemic birds: the iconic flightless Kiwi in the centre, with the Tūī and the Kererū on either side. The islands of New Zealand are home to around 168 different native birds, and over half of these species cannot be found anywhere else in the world. With the Tūī, prized by the Māori people for their imitation skills using its two voice boxes, the Kererū and the Kiwi New Zealand’s avian community has developed unique characteristics from evolving on the isolated South Pacific island. Look up into the sky, or down to the ground, and enjoy these wonders of biodiversity. Happy Waitangi Day, New Zealand! Early concepts by artist Alyssa Winans Location: Tags: , , , , , , , ,