“14 Certain days excluded

• “(1) The period commencing on 25 December in 1 year and ending with the close of 15 January in the next year must be disregarded in calculating a period of time within which a particular act is to be done.

  “(2) A Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign's Birthday, and Waitangi Day must be disregarded in calculating a period of time within which a particular act is to be done if the period of time is 6 days or less.

  “(3) Subclauses (1) and (2) are subject to an express provision in any Act or in these rules or to a direction of the Court.”

“155 Service out of New Zealand

• A plaintiff who makes an application under rule 152 or rule 153 must serve the documents specified in rule 154(4) on a defendant who is overseas,—

  • “(a) if the defendant is served in the Commonwealth of Australia, not less than 21 days before the date for hearing the application:

  • “(b) if the defendant is served elsewhere, not less than 35 days before the date for hearing the application.”

“157 Time for service

• “(1) The documents specified in rule 154(4) must be served on the other party to the proceeding not less than 21 days before the date for hearing the application.

  “(2) This rule is subject to rule 155.”

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• In calculating the time for filing your statement of defence you must disregard the period that commences with 25 December and ends with 15 January. [This paragraph must be deleted if it conflicts with a direction by the Court.]”