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Kōrero: Public holidays

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Public holidays legislation

Good Friday trading

Good Friday trading

Matariki celebrations

Matariki celebrations

Christmas holiday activities

Christmas holiday activities

Holiday surcharge

Holiday surcharge

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Easter, Christmas and New Year

Timaru Caledonian Games

Timaru Caledonian Games

Easter weekend activities

Easter weekend activities

New Zealand Christmas: the beach

New Zealand Christmas: the beach (1 o 2)

Christmas card

Christmas card (2 o 2)

New Year's Eve fireworks

New Year's Eve fireworks

Boxing Day races at Pirongia

Boxing Day races at Pirongia

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Celebrating communities

St Andrew's Day celebration

St Andrew's Day celebration

Celebrating St Patrick's Day

Celebrating St Patrick's Day

Provincial anniversary days

Provincial anniversary days

Re-enacting arrival of Canterbury settlers

Re-enacting arrival of Canterbury settlers

Auckland Anniversary regatta, 1862

Auckland Anniversary regatta, 1862

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Celebrating imperial ties

Queen's Birthday honour

Queen's Birthday honour

Arbor Day

Empire Day, 1940

Empire Day, 1940

Armistice celebrations

Armistice celebrations

VE Day rejoicing

VE Day rejoicing

Mai i te whārangi 5 - New Zealand’s special national holidays

Labour Day procession

Labour Day procession

Anzac Day, 1916

Anzac Day, 1916 (1 o 3)

Marching to the cenotaph

Marching to the cenotaph (2 o 3)

Laying wreaths at the cenotaph

Laying wreaths at the cenotaph (3 o 3)

The Last Post

Waitangi Day 1973

Waitangi Day 1973

Waitangi Day: Protest, 1990

Waitangi Day: Protest, 1990 (1 o 2)

Waitangi Day: Community event, 2011

Waitangi Day: Community event, 2011 (2 o 2)

Three people looking at the dawn sky.

Matariki public holiday

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/public-holidays/media (accessed 15 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 19 Apr 2023