On public holidays the bus and ferry services run to the Saturday timetable EXCEPT if the public holiday falls on a Sunday when they will run to the Sunday timetable.

On Good Friday and Christmas Day the bus and ferry services run to the Sunday timetable.

On Christmas Day there will be no bus or ferry service after 6pm. View the 2007 - 2008 Christmas Schedule.

If the public holiday falls on a Friday, the preceding Thursday service runs to the Friday timetable.

Public Holiday	Date
New Years Day	Tuesday 1 January
Day after New Years Day	Wednesday 2 January
Waitangi Day	Wednesday 6 February
Good Friday	Friday 21 March
Easter Sunday	Sunday 23 March
Easter Monday	Monday 24 March
ANZAC Day	Friday 25 April
Queen's Birthday	Monday 2 June
South Canterbury Anniversary	Monday 22 September
Labour Day	Monday 27 October
Canterbury Anniversary (Show Day)	Friday 14 November
Christmas Day	Thursday 25 December
Boxing Day	Friday 26 December

Term	Date
Primary and Secondary School 1st Term Begins	Thursday 7 February
Primary and Secondary School 1st Term Ends	Friday 18 April
Primary and secondary school 2nd term begins	Thursday 28th April
Primary and secondary school 2nd term ends	Friday 4 July
Primary and Secondary School 3rd Term Begins	Monday 21 July
Primary and Secondary School 3rd Term Ends	Friday 26 September
Primary and secondary school 4th term begins	Monday 13 October
Secondary school 4th term ends	Wednesday 17 December
Primary school 4th term ends	Friday 19 December

Please note that term dates can vary for individual schools.