Labour wants to make Matariki a public holiday - in 2022
Previous Treasury modelling showed an additional public holiday could cost between $64m and $96m.
Julie Iles
Mon, 07 Sep 2020
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Hawke’s Bay
The Labour Party has made declaring Matariki a public holiday from 2022 part of its election policy platform.
Today, speaking in Rotorua, in her capacity as Labour Party leader, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the policy.
The move would make the day, likely to fall on a Monday or
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Julie Iles
Mon, 07 Sep 2020
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