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489:. The Shop Trading Hours Commission decided where exemptions were to apply but it was shut down in 1990, leaving the existing exemptions in place but no longer having a mechanism for other places to apply. In 2016, regional councils were given the power to set Easter Sunday trading rules in their area. Around 44 councils, covering around one-third of the population, have set policy allowing trading on Easter Sunday.
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505:(or the day locally observed as that day) to celebrate the founding days or landing days of the first colonists of the various colonial provinces. These are only celebrated within each province, not nationwide. Exact dates of the various provinces' anniversary days are not specifically stated in the act, and are instead determined by historical convention and local custom. The regions covered are set by
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Half-holidays, or early closing days, were widespread from the 1900s to 1970s. They allowed 6 day weeks in shops and offices to include a half day off from 1pm, on a day set by the local council. From the late 1840s the practice spread from
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Christmas – New Year period. In many industries there is a Christmas – New Year shutdown of business. With only three working days between Christmas and New
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The holidays that do not always fall on Monday or Friday are "
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Or the following Monday if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
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Some shops open each year despite the law and are fined.
1570:"Confused about Easter trading rules? Here's the lowdown"
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There are special trading restrictions on Christmas Day,
1749:"Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day: What you need to know"
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All workers who work on a public holiday must be paid
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1802:"Annual Sir Edmund Hillary Day a fitting tribute"
1493:"Some garden centres to defy Easter trading laws"
1402:. Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
903:teachers or the broader non-student population.
109:in New Zealand originated with a celebration of
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455:(not a public holiday) and before 1 pm on
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1800:Green Party press release (14 January 2008).
1053:List of unofficial observances in New Zealand
865:Monday nearest to the actual day (Greymouth)
509:(as they stood when abolished in 1876), plus
117:. Initially there was some resistance to it.
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302:period of the correct lunar calendar month.
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1222:"Half-holiday closure, 1871 (1st of 2)"
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1870:Employment New Zealand Public holidays
1860:Employment New Zealand Public holidays
1774:MacDuff, Keiller (20 September 2022).
423:Waitangi Day and Anzac Day are always
1669:Swarbrick, Nancy (5 September 2013).
1543:Sowman-Lund, Stewart (8 April 2023).
1298:from the original on 8 September 2020
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991:adding citations to reliable sources
3229:Lists of public holidays by country
1271:. tangatawhenua.com. Archived from
955:Proposals for abolition of holidays
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1317:Maxwell, Joel (4 February 2021).
877:Annual leave and non-working days
843:Monday nearest to the actual day
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621:Monday nearest to the actual day
562:Monday nearest to the actual day
49:Statutory holidays, stat holidays
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1448:"Extra public holidays voted in"
1286:Perry, Nick (6 September 2020).
1267:Katene, Rahui (20 August 2009).
1205:"Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22"
1102:"THE THISTLE ACT. NEW ZEALANDER"
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459:. On those days, generally only
913:Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day
3234:Lists of events in New Zealand
3224:Public holidays in New Zealand
3037:Federated States of Micronesia
2912:Public holidays in New Zealand
1518:"Restricted shop trading days"
1491:Anthony, John (1 April 2015).
1368:McClure, Tess (23 June 2022).
1082:. Parliamentary Counsel Office
642:and parts of North Canterbury
142:Matariki § Public holiday
124:in each province. By 1846 the
80:Public holidays in New Zealand
73:Twelve days a year (from 2022)
32:Public holidays in New Zealand
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1704:. Ministry of Education. 2020
1614:Southland Chamber of Commerce
1466:"Pay for alternative holiday"
736:Fourth Monday in September —
315:The fourth Monday in October
1422:"Mondayised Public Holidays"
1397:"Matariki Dates 2022 - 2052"
171:Matariki Public Holiday Bill
1610:"Southland Anniversary Day"
870:Varies (outside Greymouth)
497:Provincial anniversary days
148:Māori Language Commissioner
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3019:Public holidays in Oceania
1996:New Zealand and Antarctica
1671:"Holidays - Paid holidays"
1644:Southland District Council
1596:Sale and Supply of Alcohol
935:Proposals for new holidays
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1524:. Employment New Zealand
1179:"WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT"
1128:"NEWS OF THE DAY. PRESS"
517:, South Canterbury, and
177:National public holidays
3153:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2252:Territorial authorities
1882:, Ministry of Education
939:Following the death of
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907:One-off public holidays
823:Canterbury A&P Show
706:Taranaki (New Plymouth)
443:Restricted trading days
90:that are legislated in
2513:Information technology
1834:The New Zealand Herald
1522:www.employment.govt.nz
1348:New Zealand Parliament
929:monarch of New Zealand
115:Bank Holidays Act 1871
18:Nelson Anniversary Day
3131:and other territories
1702:www.education.govt.nz
1034:Waitangi Day Act 1960
895:Ministry of Education
420:are also Mondayised.
167:2020 general election
140:Further information:
1294:. Associated Press.
987:improve this section
527:Provincial District
195:Trading restriction
2690:New Zealand English
2381:Official Opposition
1837:. 25 September 2007
1755:. 26 September 2022
1650:on 12 February 2013
1228:. 5 September 2013.
786:First Monday after
542:Wellington Province
507:provincial district
2560:Telecommunications
1981:Treaty of Waitangi
1275:on 22 August 2016.
941:Sir Edmund Hillary
925:Queen Elizabeth II
600:Monday nearest to
237:The Friday before
84:statutory holidays
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