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Paid annual leave by country, 2013

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This graph shows the number of paid holidays provided to employees in countries around the world. New Zealanders receive less paid annual leave than some, but have an additional 11 paid statutory holidays each year.

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Source: Expedia, Vacation deprivation study, 2012 (last accessed 19 March 2013)

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Nancy Swarbrick, Holidays – Holidays in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/40736/paid-annual-leave-by-country-2013 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 January 2013.