New Zealand Public Holidays Amendments Update

Sources: Radio New Zealand (Auckland) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The leader of New Zealand's Labour Party, David Shearer, has announced that he feels confident that there are enough votes to pass in its first reading last February's Member's Bill which proposes that the following Monday be a public holiday when Waitangi Day and Anzac Day fall on a weekend. [full story]