Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for New Zealand and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Fri	Day after New Year's Day
19 Jan	Mon	Wellington Anniversary Day
26 Jan	Mon	Auckland Anniversary Day
2 Feb	Mon	Nelson Anniversary Day
6 Feb	Fri	Waitangi Day
9 Mar	Mon	Taranaki Anniversary Day
23 Mar	Mon	Otago Anniversary Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
7 Apr	Tue	Southland Anniversary Day
25 Apr	Sat	Anzac Day
27 Apr	Mon	Anzac Day Holiday
1 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday
10 Jul	Fri	Matariki
28 Sep	Mon	South Canterbury Anniversary Day
23 Oct	Fri	Hawkes' Bay Anniversary Day
26 Oct	Mon	Labour Day
2 Nov	Mon	Marlborough Anniversary Day
13 Nov	Fri	Canterbury Anniversary Day
30 Nov	Mon	Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
30 Nov	Mon	Westland Anniversary Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
28 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sat	Day after New Year's Day
4 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday
25 Jan	Mon	Wellington Anniversary Day
1 Feb	Mon	Auckland Anniversary Day
1 Feb	Mon	Nelson Anniversary Day
6 Feb	Sat	Waitangi Day
8 Feb	Mon	Waitangi Day Holiday
8 Mar	Mon	Taranaki Anniversary Day
22 Mar	Mon	Otago Anniversary Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
30 Mar	Tue	Southland Anniversary Day
25 Apr	Sun	Anzac Day
26 Apr	Mon	Anzac Day Holiday
7 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday
25 Jun	Fri	Matariki
27 Sep	Mon	South Canterbury Anniversary Day
22 Oct	Fri	Hawkes' Bay Anniversary Day
25 Oct	Mon	Labour Day
1 Nov	Mon	Marlborough Anniversary Day
12 Nov	Fri	Canterbury Anniversary Day
29 Nov	Mon	Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
29 Nov	Mon	Westland Anniversary Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday
28 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sun	Day after New Year's Day
3 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday
24 Jan	Mon	Wellington Anniversary Day
31 Jan	Mon	Auckland Anniversary Day
31 Jan	Mon	Nelson Anniversary Day
6 Feb	Sun	Waitangi Day
13 Mar	Mon	Taranaki Anniversary Day
20 Mar	Mon	Otago Anniversary Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
18 Apr	Tue	Southland Anniversary Day
25 Apr	Tue	Anzac Day
5 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday
14 Jul	Fri	Matariki
25 Sep	Mon	South Canterbury Anniversary Day
20 Oct	Fri	Hawkes' Bay Anniversary Day
23 Oct	Mon	Labour Day
30 Oct	Mon	Marlborough Anniversary Day
17 Nov	Fri	Canterbury Anniversary Day
27 Nov	Mon	Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
4 Dec	Mon	Westland Anniversary Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

National holidays are regulated under the Holiday Act 2003. This Act sets forth the 11 national holidays that are celebrated and provides the government with the authority to declare one-time national holidays or present ideas for new reoccurring holidays to Parliament.

Subsection 50 of the Holiday Act requires employers to provide employees with a paid day off for all national holidays if these holidays occur on a regular working day. Holidays which occur on a day of rest (Sunday) are not considered a paid holiday if that employee would normally not work that day. If the employee would normally work on any day considered a national holiday, employers must pay that employee no less than one and a half times their hourly rate for every hour worked on those days.

With the exception of New Year’s Day, Christmas and the Provincial holidays, all holidays must remain on the date they occur. Provincial holidays are generally moved to the closest Monday (either prior or future) to their celebration date. When the Christmas and New Year holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday they are officially recognised on the following Monday.