New Zealand Public Holidays 2018

 
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Bank and Public Holidays for New Zealand

New Zealand bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for the second half of 2018, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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09 Jul 2018 New Zealand Mulls Matariki Public Holiday Again (Radio New Zealand News-Wellington) A proposal to make Matariki an annual non-working public holiday in New Zealand has gone to Labour’s Maori Caucus and then, if approved, to Labour’s wider caucus, at which point the proposal could become a bill and eventually law. • 23 Aug 2016 New Zealand Rules-Out Land Wars Public Holiday (Radio New Zealand News-Wellington) Following last Friday's announcement that a date was likely to be set to commemorate the New Zealand land wars, New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, earlier today, issued a statement that "a public holiday isn't on the agenda" echoed by a similar statement by New Zealand's Deputy PM, Bill English, also ruling-out the addition of a new annual non-working public holiday in New Zealand ("The Land Wars commemoration day will not be a public holiday"). • 11 Jan 2016 New Zealand Land Wars Public Holiday Momentum (Radio New Zealand News-Wellington) Following the petition, calling for a new annual non-working public holiday in New Zealand to mark the New Zealand Wars, gathering 7000 signatures, New Zealand's Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, re-ignited the debate at last weekend's commemorations for Ruapekapeka Pa. • 20 Aug 2014 New Zealand Mulls Land Wars Public Holiday (Radio New Zealand News-Wellington) New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, has announced that he would consider declaring a new annual non-working public holiday in New Zealand, to mark the historic Maori land wars, if his party was still in government after the upcoming September elections. • 16 Jun 2013 New Zealand 2017 Public Holidays Amended (New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-Wellington) The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released a further amended list of non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2017. • 25 May 2013 New Zealand 2015-2016-2020-2021 Public Holidays Amended (New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-Wellington) Following last month's passing of the Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and Anzac Day) Amendment Bill, the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released a further amended list of non-working public holidays for the calendar years 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2021. • 17 Apr 2013 New Zealand Mondayisation Public Holidays Bill Approved (The Parliament of New Zealand-Paremata Aotearoa) The Mondayisation private members bill (the Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and Anzac Day) Amendment Bill) proposing that the following Monday be an additional public holiday when Waitangi Day and Anzac Day fall on a weekend, has passed its third and final reading in the Parliament of New Zealand. • 25 Mar 2013 New Zealand 2020-2021 Public Holidays Amended (New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-Wellington) The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released a further amended list of non-working public holidays for the calendar years 2020 and 2021. • 13 Mar 2013 New Zealand Public Holidays Bill Passes 2nd Reading (The Parliament of New Zealand-Paremata Aotearoa) The Mondayisation private members bill proposing that the following Monday be a public holiday when Waitangi Day and Anzac Day fall on a weekend, has passed its second reading in the Parliament of New Zealand. • 21 Feb 2013 New Zealand 2019-2021 Public Holidays Amended (New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-Wellington) The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released an amended list of non-working public holidays for the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the New Zealand public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

New Zealand public holidays are governed by the Holidays Act 2003 which replaced the Holidays Act 1981 and was later amended by the Holidays Amendment Act, 2004. • Weekend Public Holidays: Except for Christmas, New Year's, and their respective following days, public holidays are supposed to stay fixed if they fall on a weekend. • Provincial Anniversary Days: these relate to the former Provinces of 19th Century New Zealand and are not related to or determined by present-day Districts or Regions. In each province, these are generally celebrated on the closest Monday to the actual day, but not always. • New Zealand International Codes NZ and NZL (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .nz (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of New Zealand information and news: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (New Zealand central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (New Zealand maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in New Zealand), and Wikipedia (includes New Zealand commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in New Zealand, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2018 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for New Zealand, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of New Zealand, before planning any trip to New Zealand. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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