Many companies offer longer holidays - five weeks is possible - linked to the number of years you have worked for the company, or possibly negotiated from the time you begin a new job.
New Zealand Public Holidays 2010
| New Years Day | Friday 1 January |
| Post New Years Day | Saturday 2 January or Monday 4 January |
| Waitangi Day | Saturday 6 February |
| Good Friday | Friday 2 April |
| Easter Monday | Monday 5 April |
| ANZAC Day | Sunday 25 April |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday 7 June |
| Labour Day | Monday 25 October |
| Christmas Day | Saturday 25 December or Monday 27 December |
| Boxing Day | Sunday 26 December or Tuesday 28 December |
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In addition to these ten days, each region / city has one public holiday on its anniversary day.
For example, the 2010 local public holidays are; Auckland - 1 February, Christchurch - 12 November and Wellington - 25 January.