Time zone
New Zealand is the first country in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to wake up each day. Our time zone is two hours ahead of Australia, and our working day spans the afternoon on the West Coast of America, the Asian day, and breakfast in Europe.
Find out the current time in New Zealand at www.timeanddate.com.
Standard public holidays
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New Year's Day
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1 January
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Day after New Year's Day
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2 January
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Waitangi Day
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6 February
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ANZAC Day
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25 April
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Christmas Day
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25 December
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Boxing Day
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26 December
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Moveable public holidays
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Queen's Birthday
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1st Monday in June
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Labour Day
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4th Monday in October
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Easter in 2010 / 2011
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2010
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2011
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Good Friday
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2 April
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22 April
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Easter Monday
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5 April
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25 March
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New Zealand regional anniversary days
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Southland
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17 January (Monday nearest. May vary within the region)
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Wellington
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22 January (Monday nearest)
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Auckland
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29 January (Monday nearest)
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Nelson
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1 February (Monday nearest)
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Otago
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23 March (Monday nearest - may vary within the region)
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Taranaki
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31 March (Monday nearest - moves to 2nd Monday in March to avoid Easter)
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Hawkes Bay
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1 November (moves to Friday before Labour Day - may vary within the region)
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Marlborough
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1 November (observed 1st Monday after Labour Day)
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Chatham Islands
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30 November (Monday nearest)
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Westland
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1 December (Monday nearest - varies throughout the region)
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North/Central Canterbury
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16 December (actual observance is Christchurch Show Day, the 3rd Friday after Labour Day)
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South Canterbury
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16 December (actual observance is Dominion Day, the 4th Monday in September)
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