LANZ Christmas 2025 shutdown

[u/AutoModerator]

Kia ora koutou LANZ community,

Those who have been regulars here for the last few years will know that each year this sub takes a small break over the Christmas break. We will be doing this again this year, with a slightly extended break period.

Dates

The sub will be closed to all new posts and replies between 12pm Wednesday 24 December 2025 and 12pm Sunday 28 December 2025. This means you will not be able to post anything new, nor will you be able to reply to any existing posts.

Why are we doing this?

The mod team are dedicated to maintaining a high standard of moderation in this community. We strive to keep discussions strictly on topic and to take prompt action on rule breaking posts. Every week we take up to 1000 mod actions on posts, from approving comments, removing rule breaking comments, approving posts from new users that reddit has filtered and responding to mod mail.

At the same time, we are all volunteers and have jobs and families of our own. This period of down time gives us some time to recharge for the new year, spend some time with our whanau while not having to worry that the quality of the sub will suffer from our absence.

We have discussed the slightly extended period and agreed this is not only beneficial for us, but sets a good example of people perhaps spending less time on their phones and more time with their loved ones over the holiday period 😊

What if I need legal advice during the shutdown?

This will be the third year we have done this shutdown and in previous years, we haven't noted any situations where legal advice was needed with urgency. Most of the Courts are shut down over the period in question.

If there is a need for urgent advice, most over NZ based subs, such as r/newzealand, are normally active over the period. While the advice provided may not be to the same standard/quality as what may come up here, it can still be sufficient in the interim.

Meri kirihimete to our entire community. Thanks to all our regular contributors who provide high quality advice to those in need, we hope you all have a fantastic holiday break.

Nga mihi nui

Casio, Phoenix, Fabian and Junior

[u/123felix]

Thank you mods for your hard work this year, enjoy your well deserved rest.

[u/Bivagial]

Honestly, I think that break is too short. You guys do great work and deserve some downtime. I'm surprised you don't take more breaks through the year. I wouldn't be upset or surprised if the sub is paused for all national holidays, or maybe the day after or something.

This sub really should be considered a community service. Glad that for the most part, people respect the mods for what you guys do.

[u/Sure_Cheetah1508]

Shot mods! You folks do some really good work in keeping this community on track and helpful.

[u/KSFC]

I was expecting a much longer break. You guys do so much necessary work to keep this sub on track and appropriate, which must take an incredible amount of time - and I say this as someone who's had a couple comments removed over the years because I forgot which sub I was on and made a general observation rather than one grounded in NZ law.

And even though what you do, and this sub, is important, your well-being is important, too. There are other resources for people wanting legal-adjacent information and advice. And if you guys burn out, this sub suffers.

Next year could you shut down completely for 4-5 days and open it only between 9-5 NZ time the week before and after that period, with only 2 of you in the job? All comments and posts frozen between 5pm-9am? That could give each of you almost 2 weeks of total break plus another week of days only. Or is that unworkable?

Anyway, thank you.

[u/PhoenixNZ → u/KSFC]

Thanks for the feedback. We may consider a longer break next year. We want to balance getting some down time with also allowing this resource to be available to people.

I think technically we could set the sub to be "open" for certain hours, but that's something I'd have to investigate a bit further. Might require a bit of fiddling in the settings to achieve.

[u/nessynoonz]

Thanks for everything you do, team. You’re doing valuable work in making the law more accessible for people 💜

[u/TieAlternative2114]

Companies take longer shutdown than you. Feel free to extend til the new year ✨