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Auckland Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 anniversary-date table lists Auckland’s actual anniversary date as 29 January and the 2026 observed date as Monday 26 January.
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Auckland Anniversary Day as observed in Northland
New Zealand Government’s 2026 regional-anniversary table groups Northland with Auckland, showing an actual date of 29 January and an observed date of Monday, 26 January 2026, while noting t…
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Canterbury Anniversary Day / Christchurch Show Day observance
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table lists Canterbury’s actual anniversary date as 16 December and the observed date as Friday 13 November, explaining that northern and central Canterbury ob…
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Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 anniversary table lists the Chatham Islands actual and observed anniversary date as 30 November.
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Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table lists Hawke’s Bay’s actual anniversary date as 1 November and the observed date as Friday 23 October, following the Friday-before-Labour-Day convention.
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Marlborough Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table lists Marlborough’s actual anniversary as 1 November and the observed date as Monday 2 November 2026.
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Nelson Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 anniversary table lists Nelson’s actual anniversary as 1 February and the observed date as Monday 2 February 2026.
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Otago Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table gives 23 March for both Otago’s actual anniversary and observed date.
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Race Relations Day (New Zealand)
New Zealand History records that Race Relations Day was first formally celebrated in New Zealand on 21 March 2003, aligning with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discr…
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Southland Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table lists Southland’s actual anniversary as 17 January and the observed date as Tuesday 7 April 2026.
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Taranaki Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table lists Taranaki’s actual anniversary as 31 March and its observed date as Monday 9 March 2026.
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Wellington Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 anniversary table lists Wellington’s actual anniversary as 22 January and the observed date as Monday 19 January 2026.