January 2008 holiday calendar - New Zealand
62New Zealand's Public Holidays 2008
New Zealand has 11 public or statutory holidays. Although many locals will get a paid day off, many services especially those for tourists will still run. The only days where almost all shops will close are :
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- ANZAC morning
Complete list of New Zealand Public Holidays
- 1 January 2008 New Year's Day
- 2 January 2008
- 6 February Waitangi Day, NZ's national day celebration
- 21 March Good Friday
- 23 March Easter Sunday
- 24 March Easter Monday
- 25 April ANZAC Day - NZ's Armistice Day includes many dawn services to remember the fallen in all wars NZ has sent troops to
- 2 June Queen's Birthday
- 27 October Labour Day
- 25 December Christmas Day
- 26 December Boxing Day
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New Zealand and Australia Public Holidays
- Waitangi Day
New Zealand's Waitangi Day celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between the British settlers and the Maori, in 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. Over 500 Maori chiefs signed what is now... - ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day is celebrated in Australia and NZ on the 25 April remembering a military defeat 1/2 a world away where the ANZAC spirit was born and arguable the new Australian nation was formed in blood... - January 2008 holiday calendar - Australia
Australia's public or statutory holidays are determined at state rather than Federal level. So each state has slightly different holidays. Some cities even have different holidays as well but I have left... - Australia Day
Australia Day is Australia's National Day - it commemorates the arrival at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1738 of the first white settlers, the fleet of convicts, dispatched from Portsmouth, England. The group...
NZ News
- Measles outbreak hits Christchurch
A measles outbreak is on the rise in Christchurch with 15 people now confirmed to have the disease and another six likely to have it. Four sick people had been hospitalised and later released, while the rest had been cared for... - 5 hours ago
- Male body found in Otago Harbour
Police have opened an investigation after a body was found in Otago Harbour near Dunedin this afternoon. A member of the public found the male body in the harbour basin about 1pm, Senior Sergeant Jason Guthrie said. A diver... - 7 hours ago
- 'My record keeping was not very good ': Field
Taito Phillip Field said today he regretted not keeping a proper record of accounts. The former MP was resuming his evidence in the High Court at Auckland on bribery and corruption charges. He has denied 12 charges of getting... - 8 hours ago
- No charges yet over bus crash
Police have not decided whether to charge a bus driver over yesterday's fatal crash on the Te Anau-Milford road in Fiordland. Kyungee Park, 44, a South Korean national with Australian residency who lived in Sydney, died in the... - 8 hours ago
- 'Fractious' relationship between Weatherston, Elliott, court told
A former supervisor of murder accused Clayton Weatherston says he was aware the relationship between Weatherston and Sophie Elliott had become "fractious" and the pair were making accusations against each other. Economics professor... - 8 hours ago
- Army officer to receive Nato medal
A army officer has become the first New Zealander to receive Nato's (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Meritorious Service Medal. Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Ramsden, of Petone, has been awarded the medal for his superior leadership... - 10 hours ago
The Author
Lis Sowerbutts has been travelling since she was 7 years old. She's proud to say she took all of these photos during a 6 month trip around Australia which visited every State and Territory. Lis,a New Zealander, is currently living in Perth, Australia
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Comments
The same to you!
That's a lot of information about holidays in Newzealand.We share some in India too but not all.
Yes not too many countries get the 2nd Jan - not even Australia shares that with us!
Great information we in Italy share the 6 January no many countrys do
Thanks for that
What is the 6th - is that Ascunsion? I think I remember running into that one in Europe years ago
Everybody have a happy new year!
Very interesting and fun, so we can compare holidays between countries. I love your photography, too. What an interesting life you lead! Have a wonderful and energizing 2008 - "The Year of New Beginnings!"
Thanks Caregiver007
siddhinfo says:
2 years ago
Nice hub Wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2008