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  • Do We Need More Public Holidays In NZ?

    From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 05, 2026 09:25:15
    What would be more useful would be a spreading out. Move King?s
    Birthday Observed to August. Right now there is a four-month gap
    between Matariki and Labour Day; why not put something else
    in-between? Move the one in June that has an arbitrary date anyway.

    <https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360987353/you-pick-side-do-we-need-more-public-holidays-new-zealand>

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  • From BR@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 08, 2026 05:13:05
    On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:25:15 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D?Oliveiro
    <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    What would be more useful would be a spreading out. Move King?s
    Birthday Observed to August. Right now there is a four-month gap
    between Matariki and Labour Day; why not put something else
    in-between? Move the one in June that has an arbitrary date anyway.

    Why stop there? Why limit the number of public holidays at all?

    Bill.

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  • From Mutley@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 08, 2026 08:16:46
    BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:25:15 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D?Oliveiro
    <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    What would be more useful would be a spreading out. Move King?s
    Birthday Observed to August. Right now there is a four-month gap
    between Matariki and Labour Day; why not put something else
    in-between? Move the one in June that has an arbitrary date anyway.

    Why stop there? Why limit the number of public holidays at all?

    Bill.
    Get rid of Matariki would be a good start.

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  • From Tony@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 08, 2026 19:54:19
    Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com> wrote:
    BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:25:15 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D?Oliveiro >><ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    What would be more useful would be a spreading out. Move King?s
    Birthday Observed to August. Right now there is a four-month gap
    between Matariki and Labour Day; why not put something else
    in-between? Move the one in June that has an arbitrary date anyway.

    Why stop there? Why limit the number of public holidays at all?

    Bill.
    Get rid of Matariki would be a good start.
    I agree. It was never justified.

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