If you haven't started planning your upcoming xmas staffing requirements and holidays here's a list of the upcoming Public Holidays for the holiday season ahead and 2024.
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New Zealand Public Holiday
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Actual Date
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Observed Date (2023)
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Christmas Day
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25 Dec
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Mon 25 Dec |
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Boxing Day
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26 Dec
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Tue 26 Dec |
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(2024)
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New Year's Day
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1 Jan
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Mon 1 Jan |
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Day After New Year's Day
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2 Jan
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Mon 2 Jan |
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Waitangi Day
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6 Feb
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Tues 6 Feb
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Good Fri
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Varies
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Fri 29 Mar
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Easter Mon
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Varies
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Mon 1 April
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ANZAC Day
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25 April
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Thurs 25 April
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King's Birthday
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1st Mon in June
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Mon 3 June
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Matariki
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Varied
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Fri 28 June
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Labour Day
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4th Mon in Oct
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Mon 28 Oct
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Christmas Day
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25 Dec
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Wed 25 Dec
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Boxing Day
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26 Dec
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Thur 26 Dec
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NZ Provincial Holidays
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Actual Date
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(2024)
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| Auckland |
29 Jan |
Mon 29 Jan |
| Taranaki |
31 Mar |
Mon 11 Mar
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| Hawke's Bay |
1 Nov |
Fri 25 Oct |
| Wellington |
22 Jan |
Mon 22 Jan |
| Marlborough |
1 Nov |
Mon 4 Nov |
| Nelson |
1 Feb |
Mon 29 Jan |
| Canterbury |
16 Dec |
Fri 15 Nov |
| Canterbury (South) |
16 Dec |
Mon 23 Sept |
| Westland |
1 Dec |
Mon 2 Dec |
| Otago |
23 Mar |
Mon 25 Mar |
| Southland |
17 Jan |
Tues 2 Apr |
| Chatham Islands |
30 Nov |
Mon 2 Dec |