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Public holidays in New Zealand (also known as statutory holidays) consist of a variety of cultural, national, and religious holidays that are legislated in New Zealand. Workers can get a maximum of 12 public holidays (eleven national holidays plus one provincial holiday) and a minimum of 20 annual leave days a year.
Easter Tuesday is not a public holiday in New Zealand, but in the public education sector it is a mandatory holiday. [3] Easter Tuesday was a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand in 2000 by happenstance as it coincided with ANZAC Day, and in 2011 as a substitute holiday as Easter Monday and ANZAC Day coincided. [4]
Pages in category "Public holidays in New Zealand" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Holidays Act 2003 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that regulates public holidays. It was amended by the Holidays (Transfer of Public Holidays) Amendment Act 2008 and the Holidays Amendment Act 2010. This page includes those changes. [1]
When Anzac Day falls on Easter Monday, such as in 2011, the Easter Monday holiday is transferred to Tuesday. [89] ... The day is a public holiday in New Zealand.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta looks on as New Zealand Prime Minister John Key signs an official guest book before a meeting in the Pentagon on 21 July 2011. U.S. President Obama and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key make a statement to the press conference following their meeting at the Oval Office , on 22 July 2011.
Since 2011, Auckland Anniversary Day has been the first day that state and state integrated schools outside of the former Auckland Province can open for the year (the last day being 7 February). However, as schools are not permitted to open on public holidays, schools in the former Auckland Province cannot open until the day after. [9] [10]
New Zealand also has 11 annual public holidays and an employee is entitled to these days off work on pay, if they are days when the employee would normally work. [18] Where an employee does work a public holiday, the employee must be paid at least time-and-a-half for the time worked and is also entitled to an alternative paid holiday.