Holidays - How Many and When?

The legal minimum annual-leave in New Zealand is currently three weeks, plus eleven days of public-holidays.

Many companies offer longer holidays - up to four weeks is typical - linked to the number of years you have worked for the company or possibly negotiated from the time you begin a new job.

Four weeks holiday will become the legal minimum annual leave as of April 1, 2007.

Public Holidays 2007
New Years Day Monday 1 January
Post New Years Day Tuesday 2 January
Waitangi Day Tuesday 6 February
Good Friday Friday 6 April
Easter Monday Monday 9 April
ANZAC Day Wednesday 25 April
Queen's Birthday Monday 4 June
Labour Day Monday 22 October
Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December
Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December

In addition to these ten days, each region / city has one public holiday on its anniversary day.

For example the 2007 local public holidays are; Auckland - 29 January, Christchurch - 16 November and Wellington - 22 January.



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