Story: Public holidays
Page 6. External links and sources
More links and websites
Anzac Day
Information about Anzac Day on NZ History.
Empire Day
Information about Empire Day, from NZ History.
The first Dominion Day
NZ History feature about the first Dominion Day in 1907.
Public holidays
Information on public holidays from Employment New Zealand.
Waitangi Day
NZ History feature on Waitangi Day.
More suggestions and sources
- Clarke, Alison. Holiday seasons: Christmas, New Year and Easter in nineteenth-century New Zealand. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2007.
- Hamill, John. Workers’ holidays in New Zealand: a brief history. Wellington: Trade Union History Project, 1997.
How to cite this page
Nancy Swarbrick, Public holidays, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/202503/sources (accessed 14 June 2026).
Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 14 March 2012.