New Zealand schools give four-day weekends amid debate over Waitangi Day closures.

Numerous New Zealand schools are giving students and teachers a four-day weekend following Waitangi Day, despite calls for better attendance from Associate Education Minister David Seymour. Auckland Grammar School's principal supports the extra day off, noting it allows family time and helps with early teaching. The Ministry of Education allows schools to close for up to four half-days without permission, provided six weeks' notice is given to families.

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