/ or ▁ 2 ▁January ▁fall ▁on ▁a ▁week end ▁or ▁ 2 ▁January ▁falls ▁on ▁a ▁Friday ). ▁ ▁E aster ▁— ▁from ▁ 4 pm ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁Good ▁Friday ▁and ▁ 6 am ▁the ▁following ▁T ues day . ▁ ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁— ▁from ▁ 4 pm ▁on ▁the ▁Friday ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁in ▁June ▁to ▁ 6 am ▁the ▁following ▁T ues day . ▁ ▁Labour ▁Day | Lab our ▁Week end ▁— ▁from ▁ 4 pm ▁on ▁the ▁Friday ▁before ▁the ▁last ▁Monday ▁in ▁October ▁to ▁ 6 am ▁the ▁following ▁T ues day . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁to ll ▁includes ▁death s ▁which ▁occur ▁within ▁ 7 ▁days ▁of ▁a ▁road ▁accident ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁inj uries ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁accident . ▁Death s ▁of ▁ped est ri ans ▁and ▁cycl ists ▁are ▁included , ▁but ▁death s ▁from ▁veh icular ▁acc idents ▁not ▁on ▁legal ▁roads ▁( e . g . ▁on ▁far ms ) ▁are ▁ex cluded . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁road ▁to ll ▁has ▁exhib ited ▁a ▁down ward ▁tr end ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁through ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁factors : ▁ ▁A ▁reduction ▁in ▁drink ▁driving , ▁due ▁to ▁public ▁education ▁and ▁strict ▁polic ing . ▁ ▁Im prov ements ▁in ▁vehicle ▁safety . ▁ ▁An ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁we aring ▁of ▁seat ▁bel ts ▁due ▁to ▁public ▁education