| 1/1/2008, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/2/2008, Wed | Day After New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/21/2008, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 1/28/2008, Mon | Provincial Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Includes parades and special events
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| 2/6/2008, Wed | Watangi Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/16/2008, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/21/2008, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/23/2008, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/24/2008, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/2008, Fri | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/2/2008, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 10/27/2008, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/14/2008, 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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| 12/24/2008, Wed | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/2008, Thu | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/2008, Fri | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/2008, Wed | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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