NZ PUBLIC HOLIDAY DATES 2010 & 2011

Published 01 Dec 2009

The employment hotline has received many calls asking for clarification on Statutory Holiday observance for the Christmas period, as Boxing Day falls on a Saturday.

The following table outlines the dates when Statutory Holidays will be observed.

	Statutory Holiday Observance
Christmas Day *	Friday 25th December 2009
Boxing Day *	Saturday 26th or Monday 28th December 2009
New Year's Day *	Friday 1st January 2010
Day Following New Year's Day *	Saturday 2nd or Mon 4th January 2010

* These statutory holidays are observed on the actual day when they fall on a weekday. When they fall on a Saturday/Sunday:

If the employee would normally have worked on the Saturday/Sunday, the public holiday is observed on the Saturday/Sunday;
If the employee would not normally have worked on the Saturday/Sunday, the public holiday is observed on the following Monday/Tuesday.

The following tables set out the NZ Statutory Holidays for 2010 & 2011 and also the actual dates when they are observed.

New Zealand Statutory Holidays	Actual Date	Actual Date 2010	Observed Date 2010	Actual Date 2011	Observed Date 2011
New Year's Day	1 January	Fri 1 Jan	Fri 1 Jan	Sat 1 Jan	Sat 1 Jan or Mon 3 Jan
Day Following	2 January	Sat 2 Jan	Sat 2 Jan or Mon 4 Jan	Sun 2 Jan	Sun 2 Jan or Tue 4 Jan
Waitangi Day	6 February	Sat 6 Feb	Sat 6 Feb	Sun 6 Feb	Sun 6 Feb
Good Friday	Varies	Fri 2 Apr	Fri 2 Apr	Fri 22 Apr	Fri 22 Apr
Easter Monday	Varies	Mon 5 Apr	Mon 5 Apr	Mon 25 Apr	Mon 25 Apr
Anzac Day	25 April	Sun 25 Apr	Sun 25 Apr	Mon 25 Apr	Mon 25 Apr
Queen's Birthday	1st Monday in June	Mon 7 Jun	Mon 7 Jun	Mon 6 Jun	Mon 6 Jun
Labour Day	4th Monday in October	Mon 25 Oct	Mon 25 Oct	Mon 24 Oct	Mon 24 Oct
Christmas Day	25 December	Sat 25 Dec	Sat 25 Dec or Mon 27 Dec	Sun 25 Dec	Sun 25 Dec or Tue 27 Dec
Boxing Day	26 December	Sun 26 Dec	Sun 26 Dec or Tue 28 Dec	Mon 26 Dec	Mon 26 Dec
New Zealand Provincial Holidays	Actual Date		Observed Date 2010		Observed Date 2011
Auckland	29 January		Mon 1 Feb		Mon 31 Jan
Taranaki	31 March		Mon 8 Mar		Mon 14 Mar
Hawke's Bay	1 November		Fri 22 Oct		Fri 21 Oct
Wellington	22 January		Mon 25 Jan		Mon 24 Jan
Marlborough	1 November		Mon 1 Nov		Mon 31 Oct
Nelson	1 February		Mon 1 Feb		Mon 31 Jan
Canterbury	16 December		Fri 12 Nov		Fri 11 Nov
South Canterbury	16 December		Mon 27 Sep		Mon 26 Sep
Westland	1 December		Mon 29 Nov		Mon 5 Dec
Otago	23 March		Mon 22 Mar		Mon 21 Mar
Southland	17 January		Mon 18 Jan		Mon 17 Jan
Chatham Islands	30 November		Mon 29 Nov		Mon 28 Nov

Provincial Anniversary Days	These are generally observed on the Monday nearest to the actual day.
Provinces	These relate to the former Provinces of 19th Century New Zealand and are not related to or determined by present-day Districts or Regions.
Taranaki Anniversary Day 30	Moves to 2nd Monday in March to avoid Easter.
Hawkes Bay Anniversary Day	Moved to Friday before Labour Day.
Marlborough Anniversary Day	Observed 1st Monday after Labour Day.
Canterbury Anniversary	Northern & Central Canterbury areas observe Christchurch Show Day. The definition for the Canterbury Anniversary Day celebration as decided by Christchurch City is the second Friday after the first Tuesday in November each year. South Canterbury observes Dominion Day, the 4th Monday in September.
Westland	Varies throughout Westland, but Greymouth observes the official day.
Otago & Southland Anniversary Days Reprinted with the permission of the Department of Labour.	The actual date of Southland Anniversary day is not clear.

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