| 1/1/1851, Wed | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 1/2/1851, Thu | Day After New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/20/1851, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 1/27/1851, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 2/6/1851, Thu | Watangi Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/13/1851, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/18/1851, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/20/1851, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/21/1851, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/25/1851, Fri | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/2/1851, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 10/27/1851, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 11/14/1851, Fri | Provincial Anniversary/ Christchurch Show Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Parades and special events for combined Anniversary Day and Christchurch Show Day
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| 12/24/1851, Wed | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1851, Thu | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1851, Fri | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1851, Wed | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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