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Holidays
2008
| Date | Occasion | Location |
| January 1 - Tuesday | New Year's Day | American/New Zealand |
| January 2 - Wednesday | Day after New Year's Day | New Zealand |
| January 21 - Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday | American |
| January 21 - Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day | Wellington only |
| January 28 - Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day | Auckland only |
| February 6 - Wednesday | Waitangi Day | New Zealand |
| February 18 - Monday | President's Day | American |
| March 21 - Friday | Good Friday | New Zealand |
| March 24 - Monday | Easter Monday | New Zealand |
| April 25 - Friday | ANZAC Day | New Zealand |
| May 26 - Monday | Memorial Day | American |
| June 2 - Monday | Queen's Birthday | New Zealand |
| July 4 - Friday | Independence Day | American |
| September 1 - Monday | Labor Day | American |
| October 13 - Monday | Columbus Day | American |
| October 27 - Monday | Labour Day | New Zealand |
| November 11 - Tuesday | Veterans Day | American |
| November 14 - Friday | Canterbury Anniversary | Christchurch only |
| November 27 - Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | American |
| December 25 - Thursday | Christmas Day | American/New Zealand |
| December 26 - Friday | Boxing Day | New Zealand |
| January 1, 2009 - Thursday | New Years Day | American |
| January 2, 2009 - Friday | Day After New Years Day | New Zealand |
NOTE: The Embassy and Consulate observe New Zealand and American public holidays.