The first public holiday to be "Mondayised" resulted in confusion but bumper crowds for some Tauranga business owners.
Yesterday was formally treated as a public holiday following Anzac Day on Saturday.
The Holidays Amendment Act was tweaked in 2013 to allow full recognition of holidays such as Waitangi Day and Anzac Day. If they fell on a Saturday, weekday workers were still treated to a day off or time and a half plus an alternate day.
Mount Maunganui cafe Eighty Eight Cafe was one of only a few that opened yesterday. It also opened on Anzac Day on Saturday.
Manager Kaelea Doherty said while it adopted a surcharge on Saturday, it chose not to do so again yesterday after researching the Holidays Amendment Act - also known as the "Mondayisation Bill".