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New Zealand Public Holiday
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Actual Date
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Observed Date (2021)
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Christmas Day
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25 December
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Saturday 25 Dec or Monday 27 Dec
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Boxing Day
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26 December
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Sunday 26 Dec or Tuesday 28 Dec |
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(2022)
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New Year's Day
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1 January
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Saturday 1 Jan or Monday 3 Jan |
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Day After New Year's Day
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2 January
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Sunday 2 Jan or Tuesday 4 Jan |
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Waitangi Day
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6 February
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Sunday 6 Feb or Monday 7 Feb
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Good Friday
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Varies
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Friday 15 April
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Easter Monday
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Varies
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Monday 18 April
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ANZAC Day
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25 April
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Monday 25 April
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Queen's Birthday
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1st Monday in June
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Monday 6 June
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Matariki
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Varied
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Friday 24 June
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Labour Day
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4th Monday in October
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Monday 24 October
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Christmas Day
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25 December
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Sunday 25 Dec or Tuesday 27 Dec
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Boxing Day
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26 December
|
Monday 26 Dec
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New Zealand Provincial Holidays
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Actual Date
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(2022)
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| Auckland |
29 January |
Monday 31 January |
| Taranaki |
31 March |
Monday 14 March
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| Hawke's Bay |
1 November |
Friday 21 October |
| Wellington |
22 January |
Monday 24 January |
| Marlborough |
1 November |
Monday 31 October |
| Nelson |
1 February |
Monday 31 January |
| Canterbury |
16 December |
Friday 11 November |
| Canterbury (South) |
16 December |
Monday 26 September |
| Westland |
1 December |
Monday 28 November |
| Otago |
23 March |
Monday 21 March |
| Southland |
17 January |
Tuesday 19 April |
| Chatham Islands |
30 November |
Monday 28 November |
So we see the 4 main Public Holidays landing on weekends this year. This brings the potential for 'Mondayising' and 'Tuesdayising' all of those days.
As usual with Public Holidays you need to consider whether or not it is a normal working day for the employee in question. Generally, if people normally work weekends, these Public Holiday will also be recognised on those days and not moved. So if you require them to work on those days (bearing in mind Christmas Day is also a restricted shop trading day) you will need to pay them 1.5x normal rates plus a full day in lieu.
If people don't normally work weekends, all four of the upcoming days get recognised on the following Mondays and Tuesdays and people get a paid day off accordingly (unless required to work).
When people are on annual leave, albeit due to a company close-down, the Public Holidays should not be deducted from staff's leave.
While these lists have been compiled from Governmental information as provided, in good faith, we don't give guarantees of absolute accuracy.
For more information on this and Holidays in general see the Annual Holidays and Leave ebook. This provides in depth information on Annual Holidays (leave and holiday pay), Public Holidays, Sick and Bereavement Leave, explanations of Relevant Daily Pay, Average Daily Pay, Gross Earnings, Ordinary Weekly Pay etc. It is available for purchasing and downloading online. It is free for Employer Support Package subscribers who can download it from the Dashboard Library section of the Employers Toolbox(www.EmployersToolbox.co.nz)