The Matariki Advisory Committee dates list 21st July 2036 as the holiday, but that's a Monday and all Matariki was defined as always falling on a Friday (in that same doc). This is clearly a misprint. All downstream sources, both news media and govt. press release correct this.
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2 years ago
The primary source for Matariki dates is https://www.mbie.govt.nz/assets/matariki-dates-2022-to-2052-matariki-advisory-group.pdf linked from https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/employment-and-skills/employment-legislation-reviews/matariki/matariki-public-holiday/#:~:text=The%20first%20public%20holiday%20to,the%20last%20rising%20of%20Matariki
The Matariki Advisory Committee dates list 21st July 2036 as the holiday, but that's a Monday and all Matariki was defined as always falling on a Friday (in that same doc). This is clearly a misprint. All downstream sources, both news media and govt. press release correct this.
The holiday actually lands on 2036-07-18 https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/matariki-holiday-dates-next-thirty-years-announced