Christmas and New Year Public Holiday Explainer
Christmas can sometimes become a lost no-man’s land of days, where one is eating Pavlova for breakfast and Roast Potatoes for bedtime snacks. What days are the bins going out? Is it 2022 yet? Will the Turkey leftovers ever all be eaten? We can’t answer any of that for you, but here’s an explanation of New Zealand’s public holiday dates for Christmas 2021.
Christmas Day
Saturday 25th December 2021
Christmas Day falls on a Saturday in 2021, so New Zealand have the Monday off as a public holiday.
Boxing Day
Sunday 26th December 2021
Boxing day falls on a Sunday, so New Zealand have a public holiday on Tuesday 28th December 2021.
Monday 27th December
As Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, New Zealand have a public holiday on Monday 27th December 2021.
Tuesday 28th December
Boxing Day falls on a Sunday, so the public holiday is on Tuesday 28th December 2021.
New Year’s Day
Saturday 1st January 2022
Monday 3rd January
As New Year’s day falls on a Saturday, the public holiday is given on the Monday the 3rd January 2022.
Day After New Year’s Day
As the day after New Year’s day falls on a Sunday, the usual public holiday for this day is given on Tuesday 4th January 2022.
Whatever you end up doing for the holidays, remember to closedown correctly, check our Christmas closedown checklist for a great reminder on what your small business needs to action.
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