New Zealand Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in New Zealand. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one. Days observed only in some regions carry the regions they apply to.
New Zealand has 23 public holidays in 2026, 0 of which fall on a weekend. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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69 public holidays in New Zealand
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2025 · 23 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.01.02Thu | Day after New Year's Day | |
| 2025.01.20Mon | Wellington Anniversary Day2 regionsMWT · WGN | |
| 2025.01.27Mon | Auckland Anniversary Day5 regionsAUK · BOP · GIS · NTL · WKOAuckland/Northland Anniversary Day | |
| 2025.02.03Mon | Nelson Anniversary Day1 regionsNSN | |
| 2025.02.06Thu | Waitangi Day | |
| 2025.03.10Mon | Taranaki Anniversary Day1 regionsTKI | |
| 2025.03.24Mon | Otago Anniversary Day1 regionsOTA | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2025.04.22Tue | Southland Anniversary Day1 regionsSTL | |
| 2025.04.25Fri | Anzac Day | |
| 2025.06.02Mon | King's Birthday | |
| 2025.06.20Fri | Matariki | |
| 2025.09.22Mon | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day1 regionsCANDominion Day | |
| 2025.10.24Fri | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day1 regionsHKB | |
| 2025.10.27Mon | Labour Day | |
| 2025.11.03Mon | Marlborough Anniversary Day1 regionsMBH | |
| 2025.11.14Fri | Canterbury Anniversary Day1 regionsCANCanterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day | |
| 2025.12.01Mon | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day1 regionsCIT | |
| 2025.12.01Mon | Westland Anniversary Day1 regionsWTC | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | Boxing Day |
New Zealand public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.01.02Fri | Day after New Year's Day | |
| 2026.01.19Mon | Wellington Anniversary Day2 regionsMWT · WGN | |
| 2026.01.26Mon | Auckland Anniversary Day5 regionsAUK · BOP · GIS · NTL · WKOAuckland/Northland Anniversary Day | |
| 2026.02.02Mon | Nelson Anniversary Day1 regionsNSN | |
| 2026.02.06Fri | Waitangi Day | |
| 2026.03.09Mon | Taranaki Anniversary Day1 regionsTKI | |
| 2026.03.23Mon | Otago Anniversary Day1 regionsOTA | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2026.04.07Tue | Southland Anniversary Day1 regionsSTL | |
| 2026.04.27Mon | Anzac Day | |
| 2026.06.01Mon | King's Birthday | |
| 2026.07.10Fri | Matariki | |
| 2026.09.28Mon | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day1 regionsCANDominion Day | |
| 2026.10.23Fri | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day1 regionsHKB | |
| 2026.10.26Mon | Labour Day | |
| 2026.11.02Mon | Marlborough Anniversary Day1 regionsMBH | |
| 2026.11.13Fri | Canterbury Anniversary Day1 regionsCANCanterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day | |
| 2026.11.30Mon | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day1 regionsCIT | |
| 2026.11.30Mon | Westland Anniversary Day1 regionsWTC | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.28Mon | Boxing Day |
2027 · 23 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.01.04Mon | Day after New Year's Day | |
| 2027.01.25Mon | Wellington Anniversary Day2 regionsMWT · WGN | |
| 2027.02.01Mon | Auckland Anniversary Day5 regionsAUK · BOP · GIS · NTL · WKOAuckland/Northland Anniversary Day | |
| 2027.02.01Mon | Nelson Anniversary Day1 regionsNSN | |
| 2027.02.08Mon | Waitangi Day | |
| 2027.03.08Mon | Taranaki Anniversary Day1 regionsTKI | |
| 2027.03.22Mon | Otago Anniversary Day1 regionsOTA | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2027.03.30Tue | Southland Anniversary Day1 regionsSTL | |
| 2027.04.26Mon | Anzac Day | |
| 2027.06.07Mon | King's Birthday | |
| 2027.06.25Fri | Matariki | |
| 2027.09.27Mon | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day1 regionsCANDominion Day | |
| 2027.10.22Fri | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day1 regionsHKB | |
| 2027.10.25Mon | Labour Day | |
| 2027.11.01Mon | Marlborough Anniversary Day1 regionsMBH | |
| 2027.11.12Fri | Canterbury Anniversary Day1 regionsCANCanterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day | |
| 2027.11.29Mon | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day1 regionsCIT | |
| 2027.11.29Mon | Westland Anniversary Day1 regionsWTC | |
| 2027.12.27Mon | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.28Tue | Boxing Day |
2025 · 8 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed ~ 01.05Sun | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.02.06Thu ~ 02.09Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.21Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.04.25Fri ~ 04.27Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.31Sat ~ 06.02Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.06.20Fri ~ 06.22Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.10.25Sat ~ 10.27Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
New Zealand Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break | |
| 2026.02.06Fri ~ 02.08Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.06Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2026.04.25Sat ~ 04.27Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.30Sat ~ 06.01Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.07.10Fri ~ 07.12Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.10.24Sat ~ 10.26Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.28Mon | 4-day break |
2027 · 8 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.04Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.02.06Sat ~ 02.08Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.29Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.04.24Sat ~ 04.26Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.06.05Sat ~ 06.07Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.06.25Fri ~ 06.27Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.10.23Sat ~ 10.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.12.25Sat ~ 12.28Tue | 4-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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