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Easter Sunday dates

Andrew Ecclestone made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The request was refused by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

From: Andrew Ecclestone

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

This is a request under the Official Information Act.

MBIE administers the Holidays Act 2003. The public holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday would seem to be calculated by reference to Easter Sunday.

Please provide me with information which explains the source of information used for the date of Easter Sunday each year. If the information is obtained from an external source, please provide a URL or other description of that source. If the information is generated from an algorithm held, used or developed by MBIE, the source code or formula for that algorithm.

If you need to clarify this request with me, please contact me by replying to the address from which it was received.

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Ecclestone

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2223-0441

 

Dear Andrew

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 2^nd of September 2022 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“MBIE administers the Holidays Act 2003. The public holidays of Good
Friday and Easter Monday would seem to be calculated by reference to
Easter Sunday.

 

Please provide me with information which explains the source of
information used for the date of Easter Sunday each year. If the
information is obtained from an external source, please provide a URL or
other description of that source. If the information is generated from an
algorithm held, used or developed by MBIE, the source code or formula for
that algorithm.

 

If you need to clarify this request with me, please contact me by replying
to the address from which it was received.”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [1][MBIE request email] or
using the contact details below.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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Attachment Response letter DOIA 2223 0441 Andrew Ecclestone.docx
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Tēnā koe Andrew,

 

 

Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment’s
response to your Official Information request.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Awatea More-Ramsay (Awa)

(He/Him)

PA to BETH GOODWIN | Manager, Employment Relations Policy

PA to CHRIS HUBSCHER | Manager, Employment Standards Policy

Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Branch

 

Labour, Science and Enterprise Group

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)

 

[1][email address] | (027 259 2823) |

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New
Zealand 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

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Mark Hanna left an annotation ()

Interesting response. Their description here of how the traditional date of Easter Sunday is determined in the west is not quite correct. It's not based on the actual date of the full moon, but the date of the "paschal full moon" - an approximation created by the Catholic church that doesn't necessarily line up with the actual full moon.

It's really unclear what "The dates... are confirmed by the Catholic Church" means. Does MBIE contact the Catholic church to ask for confirmation of these dates each year, for example?

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