New Zealand Holidays
From Waitangi and ANZAC days to Auckland’s anniversary, New Zealand commemorates it’s rich heritage with holidays throughout the year. Discover the history behind these special dates and celebrate them in style with the Yellow® How To guide to New Zealand Holidays.
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How to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May. Learn about its history and show your mother how much you love her with this non-commercial guide.
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How to Commemorate ANZAC Day
Learn how New Zealand remembers and honours those who served in wartime conflicts.
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How to Make ANZAC Biscuits
ANZAC biscuits are fun and easy to make. The kids love them and they are a simple but poignant commemoration of fallen soldiers. Learn their history and how to make them here.
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Queen’s Birthday Holiday – Information, History & Customs
Queen’s Birthday is celebrated in New Zealand on the first Monday of June each year. Learn about this public holiday.
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The History of the New Zealand Flag
The New Zealand flag as we know it is the result of a series of quests for a national badge that began in the 1830s and continued through to 1902. Do you know its history?
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LPG Gas Cylinders – How to Keep them Safe
The summer barbecue wouldn’t be the same without them, but LPG cylinders need care to keep them safe. Learn how to look after yours with this quick guide.
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New Year’s Eve Hangover – How To Ease the Suffering
Learn how alcohol affects the body and why you feel the way you do the morning after. Try our simple hangover remedies and start the year off right.
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Labour Day and New Zealand’s Working Hours
Labour Day is one of our most significant public dates, but do you know what it represents? Discover how the struggle for fair working hours in New Zealand gave us a public holiday.
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Auckland Anniversary Day and the Founding of Auckland
Held every year on the Monday closest to the 29th of January, Auckland Anniversary Day focuses attention on the energy and identity of New Zealand’s largest city.
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Waitangi Day – The History of Our National Holiday
Waitangi Day is New Zealand’s national public holiday. Celebrated on the 6th of February each year it serves to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and provides a focus for national pride.
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