Dates and Seasons
When is NZ Labour Day held?
4th Monday of October (Oct 27, 2025)
What jobs did not have 8-hour work days in the late 1800s that pushed the need for one? (Give 3 minimum)
seamen, farm labourers, and hotel, restaurant and shop employees
Most common place of work in NZ
Urban areas
In 1894, New Zealand became the first country to ensure that all union workers made a certain amount of money at their job. What term is used to refer to the amount you legally have to be paid?
Minimum Wage
What does AKA stand for?
It means vine in Te Reo
When did Labour Day become a public holiday (year) ?
1900
What union reflected the need for Labour Day?
Trade Union
Best Paying Jobs in NZ (Give one)
surgeons, anesthetists, and judges in healthcare, CEOs/Managing Directors in leadership, and roles like Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in finance
Director of New Zealand’s two highest grossing, domestically produced films, Taika Waititi, is probably best known internationally for his helming the two most recent Marvel movies named for what blond-maned hammer enthusiast?
Thor
What is a group of owls called?
A Parliament
What year did 8-hour work day start in NZ?
1840
Who were given time off to attend the parades during the first Labour union celebrations?
Government Employees
Lowest paying jobs in NZ (give one)
hotel receptionists, waiters, bar staff, Ambulance officers, Hairdressers, Tertiary teaching assistants and library assistants, Vet nurses
What “R” New Zealand city is home to the NBA’s Steven Adams, the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, and geothermal activity? It comes from the Maori for “second lake.”
Rotorua
How many hours does the average worker spent to look for lost files?
50 minutes
What season does Labour day fall in?
Spring!
Who was the reigning British Monarch when the first Labour Day was implemented?
Queen Victoria
Lowest pay scale in NZ (should be within 10,000 more or less if per annum)
48,880 (full time) or minimum $23.50/hr
They’d have to wait until 1920 in the USA and 1971 in Switzerland! Thanks to the work of Kate Sheppard, among others, New Zealand was the first country in the world to give votes in national elections to what group of people?
Women
Where are people most creative at according to surveys?
The shower
When is the 1st Labour Day?
October 21, 1910
Who is the founder of Labour day in NZ?
Samuel Parnell
Highest pay scale in NZ (should be within 10,000 more or less)
600,000+
What kind of object is New Zealand's Tane Mahuta, which is roughly 2,000 years old, 52.2 meters high, and the largest living kauri in the world?
Tree
How much does a person's IQ drop when multitasking?
10 points