| 1/1/2002, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/2/2002, Wed | Day After New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/21/2002, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 1/28/2002, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 2/6/2002, Wed | Watangi Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/24/2002, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/29/2002, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/31/2002, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/1/2002, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/2002, Thu | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/3/2002, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/28/2002, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/15/2002, 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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| 12/24/2002, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/2002, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/2002, Thu | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/2002, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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