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Travel advice for driving on public holidays
On public holidays and during the busy December/January holiday season many highways become congested. Passing lanes can be closed to prevent further delays where the traffic merges at the end of lanes and alternative routes are suggested. Drivers need to take special care to be alert, allow plenty of time and take regular stops.
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New Zealand school term and holiday dates
2009
Public Holidays
| Thursday 1 January |
New Year's Day |
| Friday 2 January |
Day after New Year's Day |
| Wednesday 6 February |
Waitangi Day |
| Friday 10 April |
Good Friday |
| Monday 13 April |
Easter Monday |
| Saturday 25 April |
Anzac Day |
| Monday 1 June |
Queen's Birthday |
| Monday 26 October |
Labour Day |
| Friday 25 December |
Christmas Day |
| Saturday 26 December |
Boxing Day |
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Anniversary Weekends
| Monday 19 January |
Southland |
| Monday 19 January |
Wellington |
| Monday 26 January |
Auckland |
| Monday 26 January |
Northland |
| Monday 2 February |
Nelson |
| Monday 9 March |
Taranaki |
| Monday 23 March |
Otago |
| Monday 28 September |
South Canterbury |
| Friday 23 October |
Hawke's Bay |
| Monday 2 November |
Marlborough |
| Friday 13 November |
North & Central Canterbury |
| Monday 30 November |
Chatham Islands |
| Monday 7 December |
Westland |
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School Terms
Primary & Intermediate Schools
| Term 1 |
Thursday 5 February to Thursday 9 April (90 half-days) |
| Term 2 |
Monday 27 April to Friday 3 July (98 half-days) |
| Term 3 |
Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September (100 half-days) |
| Term 4 |
Monday 12 October to Friday 18 December (98 half-days)* |
* or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open
for instruction for 386 half-days in 2009.
Secondary & Composite Schools
| Term 1 |
Thursday 5 February to Thursday 9 April (90 half-days) |
| Term 2 |
Monday 27 April to Friday 3 July (98 half-days) |
| Term 3 |
Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September (100 half-days) |
| Term 4 |
Monday 12 October to Wednesday 15 December (92 half-days)* |
* or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open
for instruction for 380 half-days in 2009.
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