Tarara Day is held every year on 15 March in New Zealand. It is the day when Tarara — descendants of Croatian men who arrived in the 1890s to dig gum and of Māori women — celebrate their combined heritage.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Božić-Vrbančić, Senka (1 July 2008). Croats And Maori In New Zealand: Memory, Belonging, Identity. Otago University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-877372-09-4.
  2. ^ "Tarara Day". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Tarara Day 2009". Croatian Archive Association of Australia. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2013.