Selwyn's deputy mayor Brendan Shefford has labelled the Mondayisation of Anzac Day as “woke”.

This year marked the fourth time the Monday following Anzac Day has been observed as a public holiday since rules changed in 2014 to provide an additional day off when it falls on a weekend.

The former soldier, now a real estate agent, took to social media on April 27 to express his opposition to the extra day off.

“The Mondayisation of ANZAC day is due to the woke ideology of the MPs who passed it into legislation,” he said.

“The ANZACs would be turning in their graves if they knew this rubbish was happening.…