--- title: 'Labour Day, 23 October 2023' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/labour-day-23-october-2023' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/labour-day-23-october-2023.md' date: '2023-10-13' description: 'School will be closed for instruction on Monday 23 October, 2023. What is Labour Day? Labour Day was first celebrated in Aotearoa on 28 October 1890. Labour Day commemorates the day when thousands of trade union members and supporters attended Marches in the main city centres highlighting the need …' --- Public Holiday Labour Day ![labour day](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/1/5/8/a/b158a39dfb3880b2ff8c20ad0d55b16db2de83b9-3holiday.jpg "labour day") # Labour Day, 23 October 2023 Friday, 13th October 2023 at 7:50am School will be closed for instruction on Monday 23 October, 2023. #### What is Labour Day? Labour Day was first celebrated in Aotearoa on 28 October 1890. Labour Day commemorates the day when thousands of trade union members and supporters attended Marches in the main city centres highlighting the need to cap the standard working day to eight-hours. Government employees were given the day off to attend these parades and many businesses closed for at least part of the day. [Click here](https://nzhistory.govt.nz/first-labour-day-celebrations) to read more about Aotearoa's Labour Day History. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 4 2023](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023.md) - Previous: [L3 Business Finalists](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/l3-business-finalists.md) - Next: [Leadership Camps](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/leadership-camps.md)