Public Holidays23 Dec 202510 min read
New Zealand Public Holidays 2026: Complete Guide
All 11 NZ public holidays for 2026, mondayisation rules, regional anniversary days, and the quirks that trip up payroll and planning.
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15 Jan 2026 • 9 min read
NZ Property Settlement: The 10-Working-Day Traps
The recurring traps in counting 10 working days for NZ property settlement — regional anniversaries, the Christmas dead zone, and the April cluster.
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7 Jan 2026 • 9 min read
RMA Working Days: The Quirks That Blow Consent Deadlines
The RMA's working day definition differs from the Holidays Act — the Christmas exclusion starts on 20 December, and regional anniversary days are not excluded.
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30 Dec 2025 • 10 min read
NZ Employment Law: The Working Day Traps HR Gets Wrong
The working day traps that consistently cause problems in NZ employment practice — 90-day trials, otherwise working days, and notice period calculations.
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16 Dec 2025 • 6 min read
NZ Mondayisation Rules: Which Holidays Move and Why
Only six NZ public holidays can be mondayised, weekend workers do not get two public holidays for one date, and the Christmas/New Year cluster has its own cascade logic.
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