|
Holiday
|
Actual
Date
|
2002
Observance
|
|
New
Years Day
|
1
January
|
Tuesday
1 January
|
|
Day
after New Years Day
|
2
January
|
Wednesday
2 January
|
|
Waitangi
Day
|
6
February
|
Wednesday
6 February
|
|
Good
Friday
|
varies
|
Friday
29 March
|
|
Easter
Monday
|
varies
|
Monday
1 April
|
|
ANZAC
Day
|
25
April
|
Thursday
25 April
|
|
Queen's
Birthday
|
1st
Monday in June
|
Monday
3 June
|
|
Labour
Day
|
4th
Monday in October
|
Monday
28 October
|
|
Christmas
Day
|
25
December
|
Wednesday
25 December
|
|
Boxing
Day
|
26
December
|
Thursday
26 December
|
and
the Anniversary Day of the Province in which an employee
works, observed as follows:
|
Province
|
Actual
date
|
2002
Observance
|
|
Auckland
|
29
January
|
Monday
28 January
|
|
Taranaki
|
31
March
|
Monday
11 March
|
|
Hawkes'
Bay
|
1
November
|
Friday
25 October
|
|
Wellington
|
22
January
|
Monday
21 January
|
|
Marlborough
|
1
November
|
Monday
4 November
|
|
Nelson
|
1
February
|
Monday
4 February
|
|
Canterbury
|
16
December
|
Friday
15 November
|
|
Canterbury
(South)
|
16
December
|
Monday
23 September
|
|
Westland
|
1
December
|
Monday
2 December
|
|
Otago
|
23
March
|
Monday
25 March
|
|
Southland
|
17
January
|
Monday
14 January
|
|
Chatham
Islands
|
30
November
|
Monday
2 December
|
Special
Events:
Auckland
Anniversary Day Regatta, last Mon in Jan, Waitemata
Harbour
Opera in the Park, Feb, Auckland Domain
Hero Parade (Gay and Lesbian Festival), Feb, Ponsonby
Devonport Food and Wine Festival, late Feb, Devonport
Turangawaewae Regatta (Maori Dragon Boats), nearest
Sat to 17 Mar, Waikato River, Ngaruawahia
Pasifika Festival (Polynesian Festival), Mar, Western
Springs
Round the Bays Run, Mar/Apr, Tamaki Drive
Easter Show, Easter weekend, Auckland Showgrounds
Auckland-Russell Yacht Race, Labour Day
Wine Waitakere, Oct, Waitakere
Ellerslie Flower Show, late Nov, Auckland Botanic
Gardens, Manurewa
Auckland Cup (Horseracing), Dec, Ellerslie Race
Course
Christmas in the Park Concert, Dec, Auckland Domain
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