By RNZ
The countdown to the end of the year is well and truly on and many of us have turned our minds to those long summer days and a well-earned break.
So how can you use the least amount of annual leave, for the longest stretch of time off? And when are the key dates to be aware of in 2025?
Christmas Day and Boxing Day, as well as the New Year’s statutory holidays fall on a Wednesday and Thursday in 2024.
Use those stat days, along with six days of annual leave, to take off December 23, 24 and 27, along with December 30 and 31 and January 3 to get a 16-day stretch of time off work.
These fall in the same week next year so, by booking annual leave for April 14-17 and April 22-24, you’ll use seven days of annual leave, but get 16 days off work.
Waitangi Day falls on a Thursday, so by using one annual leave day on Friday, February 7, you’ll get a four-day weekend.
While exact start dates for individual schools differ, Term 1 starts between Monday, January 27 and Friday, February 7 (at the latest).
Term 1 is 11 weeks long, with the last day being April 11.
The first lot of school holidays run from April 12 to April 27 and include Easter and Anzac Day.
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