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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.