Statutory Holidays
Forgotten holidays
24 Dec 2020
Empire Day fell on the 24th of May and was celebrated in New Zealand from 1903 - two years after Queen Victoria passed away on 22 January 1901. The date was The Queen's birthday, but it was also one… Audio
Professor Peter Lineham on dead holidays
2 Jun 2014
Is Queen's Birthday a doomed holiday? If so, it wouldn't be the first time that days marking our ties to Britain have vanished from the calendar. Massey University history professor Peter Lineham… Audio
Keith Rankin - Statutory holidays
4 Jun 2012
Political economist and economic historian Keith Rankin wants change. He is one of a growing number of New Zealanders who say it's time to rethink and overhaul our holidays. Audio