Holiday hours
Some of our hours are a little different over public holidays for our Council and community services. The following times apply to all New Zealand public holidays unless otherwise stated.
Service centres and libraries
Our service centres and libraries will be closed on the following public holidays:
2025
- Wellington Anniversary Day (Monday 20 January)
- Waitangi Day (Thursday 6 February)
- Good Friday (Friday 18 April)
- Easter Sunday (Sunday 20 April)
- Easter Monday (Monday 21 April)
- Anzac Day (Friday 25 April)
- King's Birthday (Monday 2 June)
- Matariki (Friday 20 June)
- Labour Day (Monday 27 October)
- Christmas Day (Thursday 25 December)
- Boxing Day (Friday 26 December)
Swimming pools
Opening hours for our swimming pools on public holiday hours are outlined below.
| Holiday | Coastlands Aquatic Centre | Waikanae Pools | Ōtaki Pools |
| New Year's Day | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm |
| Thursday 2 January | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm |
| Friday 3 January | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm |
| Saturday 4 January | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm |
| Sunday 5 January | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm |
| Wellington Anniversary Day | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm | 8am–6pm |
| Waitangi Day | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm |
| Good Friday | 8am–8pm | Closed for winter | 8am–6pm |
| Easter Sunday | 8am–8pm | Closed for winter | 8am–6pm |
| Easter Monday | 8am–8pm | Closed for winter | 8am–6pm |
| Anzac Day | 1–8pm | Closed for winter | 1–6pm |
| King's Birthday | 8am–8pm | Closed for winter | 8am–6pm |
| Matariki | 8am–8pm | Closed for winter | 8am–6pm |
| Labour Day Monday | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | 8am–6pm |
Refuse and recycling collection
Kerbside collections will continue as usual on public holidays, unless otherwise stated by your kerbside collection provider.
Transfer stations
| Location | Public Holiday hours | Closed |
| Ōtaki Resource Recovery Centre | 9am–5pm |
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| Otaihanga Resource Recovery Facility | 9am–5pm |
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| Otaihanga Reuse shop |
Thursday–Sunday 9am–4pm |
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Composting New Zealand
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Public holiday hours may vary, call Composting New Zealand 04 298 8774 or 0800 888 200 to confirm |
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Alcohol licences
None of the days in the period from 20 December to 15 January each year are counted as “working days” for the purposes of filing alcohol licence applications.
Special Licence
20 November 2025 is the final day for filing an application for a Special Licence for an event before March 2026.
Applications for unforeseen events will still be considered on a case by case basis. Contact Council to discuss your needs if you miss the application close-off date.
Licence and Manager’s Certificate
For determination of other applications before Christmas, the latest application dates are:
- New Manager's Certificate – 21 November 2025
- Temporary Authority - 21 November 2025
- New Licence Application - 7 November 2025
Renewals
- Application for renewal of a manager's certificate can be made at any time prior to its expiry.
- Application for renewal of an On, Off or Club licence must be filed at least 20 working days prior to expiry.
- Applications for renewal may not be processed and determined until after 15 January 2026.
As long as the renewal application has been filed on time (20 days before licence expiry), the licence or manager's certificate continues in force until the renewal application has been determined, even if this is past the expiry date.