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Public Holidays and School Terms

important datesThe 2008 term dates are:

Term 1 - starting between January 29 and February 7 , and running to April 18.

Term 2 - May 5 to July 4.

Term 3 - July 21 to September 26.

Term 4 - October 13 to December 19 for primary and intermediate schools, October 8 to December 17 for secondary schools.

Schools have some flexibility in these dates, especially in the date they open at the start of term 1 and the date they finish in term 4. Private schools have longer holidays. 

The 2009 term dates are:

Term 1 - starting between January 27 and February 5, running to April 9.

Term 2 - April 27 to July 3.

Term 3 - July 20 to September 25.

Term 4 - October 12 to December 18 for primary and intermediate schools, to December 15 for secondary schools.

The 2010 term dates are:

Term 1 - starting between February 2 and February 5, running to April 1.

Term 2 - April 19 to July 2. 

Term 3 - July 19 to September 24.

Term 4 - October 11 to December 20 for primary and intermediate schools, to December 14 for secondary schools. 

Public Holidays

 

Actual Date

2008

2009

 New Years Day
 1 January
 Tuesday 1 January
 Thursday 1 January
 Day After New Years Day
 2 January
 Wednesday 2 January Friday 2 January
 Waitangi Day
 6 February Wednesday 6 February Friday 6 February
 Good Friday
 varies Friday 21 March Friday 10 April
 Easter Monday
 varies Monday 24 March Monday 13 April
 Anzac Day
 25 April Friday 25 April Saturday 25 April
 Mothers Day  2nd Sunday in May
 Sunday 11 May Sunday 10 May
 Queen's Birthday 1st Monday in June Monday 2 June Monday 1 June
 Fathers Day
 1st Sunday in September
 Sunday 7 September Sunday 6 September
 Labour Day 4th Monday in October Monday 27 October Monday 26 October
 Christmas Day 25 December Thursday 25 December Friday 25 December
 Boxing Day 26 December Friday
 26 December		 Saturday 26 December or       Monday 28 December

Anniversary Day of the Province in which an employee works, observed as follows:

Province

Actual Date

2008

2009

 Auckland 29 January Monday 28 January Monday 26 January
 Taranaki 31 March Monday 10 March Monday 9 March
 Hawkes' Bay 1 November Friday 17 October Friday 23 October
 Wellington 22 January Monday 21 January Monday 19 January
 Marlborough 1 November Monday 3 November Monday 2 November
 Nelson 1 February Monday 4 February Monday 2 February
 Canterbury 16 December Friday 14 November Friday 13 November
 Canterbury (South) 16 December Monday 22 September Monday 28 September
 Westland 1 December Monday 1 December Monday 7 December
 Southland 17 January Monday 14 January Monday 19 January
 Chatham Islands 30 November Monday 1 December Monday 30 November

School term date information is provided by: NZ Ministry of Education 

Public Holiday information is provided by: New Zealand Employment relations
 
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