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flag New Zealand fixed a school calendar error that nearly shortened the 2027 school year by one day.

flag A New Zealand Ministry of Education error nearly cut the 2027 school year by one day by omitting the Matariki holiday from term calculations, reducing required half-days from 380 to 378. flag To compensate, the start of Term 1 was moved from February 4 to February 3, 2027, approved by Education Minister Erica Stanford in October 2025. flag Revised dates were published in the New Zealand Gazette and will be communicated to schools via a February bulletin. flag A new checking tool was introduced to prevent future miscalculations.

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