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New Zealand Bank Holidays for 2008, 2009.

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation, being separated from Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea, approximately 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. Its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. Government – Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy. Official languages – English, Māori and NZ Sign Language.

Wellington – the capital. Auckland – largest city. Famous cities: Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Manukau, North Shore, Tauranga, Waitakere.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for New Zealand is 0.943 (19th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – New Zealand dollar (NZD), (1 dollar = 100 cent), nickname - kiwi. Gini coefficient – 36.2%. New Zealand Fiscal year – 1 July - 30 June. Inflation (CPI) – 2.6%.

The Economy of New Zealand is a market economy which is greatly dependent on international trade, mainly with Australia, the United States of America, China and Japan. Main industries – food processing, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, finance, tourism (in New Zealand), mining. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). If holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday the weekend will carry on Monday.Time Zone: NZST9 (UTC+12). Summer (DST) – NZDT (UTC+13).