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Story: Holidays

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Holidays in New Zealand

  3. Paid holidays

  4. Holidays away from home

  5. Holiday destinations

  6. Holiday accommodation

  7. Overseas holidays

  8. Holiday activities

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Holidays in New Zealand

Views on increasing annual leave

Views on increasing annual leave

Paid annual leave by country, 2013

Paid annual leave by country, 2013

No holiday for Mum

No holiday for Mum

From page 2 - Paid holidays

A Boxing Day holiday

A Boxing Day holiday

Last day of school

Last day of school

Working while others play

Working while others play

From page 3 - Holidays away from home

Travelling by horse-drawn coach, 1890s

Travelling by horse-drawn coach, 1890s

Waihī Beach, about 1925

Waihī Beach, about 1925

Promoting holidays: winter skiing

Promoting holidays: winter skiing (1st of 2)

Promoting holidays: a summer break

Promoting holidays: a summer break (2nd of 2)

Two round trips

Two round trips

From page 4 - Holiday destinations

Caroline Bay, Timaru

Caroline Bay, Timaru

Rotorua, thermal resort

Rotorua, thermal resort

Chateau Tongariro

Chateau Tongariro

The delights of tramping, 1951

The delights of tramping, 1951

From page 5 - Holiday accommodation

Waiwera Hotel, 1877

Waiwera Hotel, 1877

A holiday under canvas

A holiday under canvas

A caravan holiday

A caravan holiday

A motel

A motel

Cribs at Jacks Bay, Otago

Cribs at Jacks Bay, Otago

From page 6 - Overseas holidays

First-class lounge on the Monowai

First-class lounge on the Monowai

A flying-boat stewardess

A flying-boat stewardess

TEAL poster

TEAL poster

Māngere International Airport, 1965

Māngere International Airport, 1965

From page 7 - Holiday activities

Fun at the beach

Fun at the beach

Sandcastle competition

Sandcastle competition

Sunbathing

Sunbathing

Dining at the bach

Dining at the bach

Stormy weather: a wet summer holiday

Stormy weather: a wet summer holiday (1st of 2)

Stormy weather: camping in a cyclone

Stormy weather: camping in a cyclone (2nd of 2)

How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/holidays/media (accessed 9 August 2022)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 5 Sep 2013

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