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Matariki public holiday dates set 02 Jul 2021 09:15 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database.
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The first Matariki public holiday will be held on Friday, June 24 next year.
The Government has released the dates for the Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years, as recommended by an expert advisory group chaired by Professor Rangiānehu Matamua.
The holiday will shift each year to align with the Maramataka (Māori lunar calendar).
Acting Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Peeni Henare says the release of the dates will give communities and businesses certainty.
He says Matariki is more than just a public holiday, and the celebration will be informed by key values such as unity, sharing, feasting, coming together, and environmental awareness.
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Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood
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The Holidays Increasing Sick Leave Amendment Bill passed 75 to 33 with Labour, and the Greens voting for the bill and ACT and National voting against.
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said Covid-19 has highlighted the need for people to have adequate sick leave. In an era at which we are acutely aware of how communicable diseases can spread, it is surely more important than ever that we move past that old time culture of just toughing it out, he said.
Wood said the bill was about fairness and increasing productivity in the workplace.