is a bank holiday for the locals and is celebrated by numerous events, one being the Tug Boat race and a chance to show off the classic boats. Fullers provided the excursion on the water. See:Public Holidays in New Zealand
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That was 2009, 2010 was a damp day, the only one we had had for a couple of weeks, far less boats out, but we still went on the cruise.