National Holidays in New Zealand in 2019
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Day after New Year's Day
- Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
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: Wellington Anniversary Day
- Wellington Anniversary Day is the Monday that falls closest to January 22nd and is observed as a public holiday within the old provincial boundaries
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: Auckland Anniversary Day
- Marks the anniversary of the arrival of William Hobson, later the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi
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: Nelson Anniversary Day
- Nelson only. Commemorates the arrival of the first New Zealand Company boat, the Fifeshire on February 1st 1842
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: Waitangi Day
- Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi - New Zealand' s founding document
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: Taranaki Anniversary Day
- Taranaki Anniversary Day is celebrated annually on the second Monday of March. It commemorates the creation of the Taranaki province - originally called New Plymouth.
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: Otago Anniversary Day
- Otago Anniversary Day is 23 March, but is celebrated on the closest Monday. In 1848 settlers first arrived at Koputai (Port Chalmers)
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Southland Anniversary Day
- The provincial anniversary day for Southland is celebrated on Easter Tuesday
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: Anzac Day
- Marks the anniversary of the first key military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
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: Mother's Day
- Mother's Day is celebrated across the world, in more than 50 countries, though not all countries celebrate it on the same day
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: Queen's Birthday
- The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
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: Father's Day
- First Sunday in September
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: South Canterbury Day
- South Canterbury Anniversary Day is celebrated on the fourth Monday in September. It commemorates Dominion Day which took place on 26 September 1907.
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: Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
- Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day is held on the Friday before Labour Day.
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labor movement
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: Marlborough Anniversary Day
- The provincial day for Marlborough is celebrated on the first Monday after Labour Day
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: Christchurch Show Day
- The Northern and Central Canterbury regions take Christchurch Show Day as their provincial holiday
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: Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
- The provincial holiday is celebrated on the Monday nearest to 30 November
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: Westland Anniversary Day
- Westland District commemorates a provincial anniversary on the Monday nearest to 1 December
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Boxing Day
- The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
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