/taxonomy/term/536/0 en /politics/labour-day <h2>Fighting for the eight-hour working day </h2> <div class="mini-pic-right"> <p> <a href="/?q=node/442"></a> </p> <p class="caption"> <a href="/?q=node/442">Samuel Parnell</a> </p> /politics/labour-day#comments Labour Day anniversaries holidays labour labour day samuel parnell work workers rights Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200 441 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/eight-hour-day-committee <img src="/files/images/labour-002.mini.jpg" alt="Media file" /> /media/photo/eight-hour-day-committee#comments Labour Day labour day samuel parnell photos Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200 443 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /people/samuel-parnell Labour Day, a public holiday in New Zealand since 1900, is a suitable occasion to pay tribute to Samuel Parnell, who achieved fame as the founder of the eight-hour working day in New Zealand. Parnell famously fought for this right when working as a carpenter at Petone in early 1840.&#160; labour day protest samuel parnell Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200 12866 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/samuel-parnell <p> Samuel Parnell (1810&#8211;1890), the Wellington carpenter who is regarded as the father of the eight-hour working day in New Zealand. </p> <img src="/files/images/labour-001.mini.jpg" alt="Media file" /> /media/photo/samuel-parnell#comments Labour Day samuel parnell photos Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200 442 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz