| 1/1/1988, Fri | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/2/1988, Sat | Day After New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/4/1988, Mon | Day After New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/25/1988, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 2/1/1988, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 2/6/1988, Sat | Watangi Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/27/1988, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/1/1988, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/3/1988, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/4/1988, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/1988, Mon | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/6/1988, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/24/1988, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/11/1988, 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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| 12/24/1988, Sat | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1988, Sun | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/1988, Mon | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/27/1988, Tue | Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1988, Sat | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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