Bus and ferry services on public holidays and from 26 December to 02 January (excluding Sunday), will run to the Saturday timetable.

• On Good Friday, Christmas Day and when a public holiday occurs on a Sunday, all services will run to the Sunday timetable.
• On Christmas Day, no buses will commence trips after 6pm.

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

Public Holiday	Date
New Year's Day	Friday 1 January
Day after New Year's Day (observed)	Monday 4 January
Waitangi Day	Saturday 6 February
Good Friday	Friday 2 April
Easter Sunday	Sunday 4 April
Easter Monday	Monday 5 April
ANZAC Day	Sunday 25 April
Queen's Birthday	Monday 7 June
South Canterbury Anniversary	Monday 27 September
Labour Day	Monday 25 October
Canterbury Anniversary (Show Day)	Friday 12 November
Christmas Day	Saturday 25 December
Boxing Day	Sunday 26 December

Term	Date
Primary and Secondary School 1st Term begins	Tuesday 2 February
Primary and Secondary School 1st Term ends	Thursday 1 April
Primary and Secondary School 2nd Term begins	Monday 19 April
Primary and Secondary School 2nd Term ends	Friday 2 July
Primary and Secondary School 3rd Term begins	Monday 19 July
Primary and Secondary School 3rd Term ends	Friday 24 September
Primary and Secondary School 4th Term begins	Monday 11 October
Secondary School 4th Term ends	Tuesday 14 December
Primary School 4th Term ends	Monday 20 December

Please note that term dates can vary for individual schools.