| 1/1/1956, Sun | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/2/1956, Mon | Day After New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/3/1956, Tue | New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/23/1956, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 1/30/1956, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 2/6/1956, Mon | Watangi Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/25/1956, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/30/1956, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/1/1956, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/2/1956, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/1956, Wed | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/4/1956, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/22/1956, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/16/1956, 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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| 12/24/1956, Mon | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1956, Tue | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/1956, Wed | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1956, Mon | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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