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    NEW ZEALAND
  • New Zealand employees could choose to swap existing public holidays for celebrations or holidays of other religions, under an idea put forward as part of a review of holiday legislation.
    
    Parakash Soma, president of the Wellington Indian Association, said that as he celebrated traditional New Zealand festivities, he hoped the general population could join in celebrating the festivals of other cultures, such as the Indian festival of Diwali, or Indian New Year. “If it’s recognized nationally then everybody recognizes each others’ culture.”