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Public holidays in New Zealand

Next holiday: Labour Day, Mon, October 26, 2026

2026

13 nationwide · 11 regional

Thu, January 1 New Year's Day Rule
Fri, January 2 Day after New Year's Day Rule
Fri, February 6 Waitangi Day Rule
Fri, April 3 Good Friday Rule
Mon, April 6 Easter Monday Rule
Sat, April 25 Anzac Day Rule
Mon, April 27 Anzac Day observed Rule
Mon, June 1 King's Birthday Rule
Fri, July 10 Matariki Rule
Mon, October 26 Labour Day Rule
Fri, December 25 Christmas Day Rule
Sat, December 26 Boxing Day Rule
Mon, December 28 Boxing Day observed Rule

Regional holidays (12)

Mon, January 19 Wellington Anniversary Day Greater Wellington Rule
Mon, January 26 Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland, Northland Rule
Mon, February 2 Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson Rule
Mon, March 9 Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki Rule
Mon, March 23 Otago Anniversary Day Otago Rule
Tue, April 7 Southland Anniversary Day Southland Rule
Mon, September 28 South Canterbury Anniversary Day South Canterbury Rule
Fri, October 23 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay Rule
Mon, November 2 Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough Rule
Fri, November 13 Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury Rule
Mon, November 30 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Territory Rule
Mon, November 30 West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast Rule

2027

16 nationwide · 10 regional

Fri, January 1 New Year's Day Rule
Sat, January 2 Day after New Year's Day Rule
Mon, January 4 Day after New Year's Day observed Rule
Sat, February 6 Waitangi Day Rule
Mon, February 8 Waitangi Day observed Rule
Fri, March 26 Good Friday Rule
Mon, March 29 Easter Monday Rule
Sun, April 25 Anzac Day Rule
Mon, April 26 Anzac Day observed Rule
Mon, June 7 King's Birthday Rule
Fri, June 25 Matariki Rule
Mon, October 25 Labour Day Rule
Sat, December 25 Christmas Day Rule
Sun, December 26 Boxing Day Rule
Mon, December 27 Christmas Day observed Rule
Tue, December 28 Boxing Day observed Rule

Regional holidays (12)

Mon, January 25 Wellington Anniversary Day Greater Wellington Rule
Mon, February 1 Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland, Northland Rule
Mon, February 1 Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson Rule
Mon, March 8 Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki Rule
Mon, March 22 Otago Anniversary Day Otago Rule
Tue, March 30 Southland Anniversary Day Southland Rule
Mon, September 27 South Canterbury Anniversary Day South Canterbury Rule
Fri, October 22 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay Rule
Mon, November 1 Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough Rule
Fri, November 12 Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury Rule
Mon, November 29 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Territory Rule
Mon, November 29 West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast Rule

2028

14 nationwide · 11 regional

Sat, January 1 New Year's Day Rule
Sun, January 2 Day after New Year's Day Rule
Mon, January 3 New Year's Day observed Rule
Tue, January 4 Day after New Year's Day observed Rule
Sun, February 6 Waitangi Day Rule
Mon, February 7 Waitangi Day observed Rule
Fri, April 14 Good Friday Rule
Mon, April 17 Easter Monday Rule
Tue, April 25 Anzac Day Rule
Mon, June 5 King's Birthday Rule
Fri, July 14 Matariki Rule
Mon, October 23 Labour Day Rule
Mon, December 25 Christmas Day Rule
Tue, December 26 Boxing Day Rule

Regional holidays (12)

Mon, January 24 Wellington Anniversary Day Greater Wellington Rule
Mon, January 31 Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland, Northland Rule
Mon, January 31 Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson Rule
Mon, March 13 Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki Rule
Mon, March 20 Otago Anniversary Day Otago Rule
Tue, April 18 Southland Anniversary Day Southland Rule
Mon, September 25 South Canterbury Anniversary Day South Canterbury Rule
Fri, October 20 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay Rule
Mon, October 30 Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough Rule
Fri, November 17 Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury Rule
Mon, November 27 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Territory Rule
Mon, December 4 West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast Rule

2025

11 nationwide · 11 regional

Wed, January 1 New Year's Day Rule
Thu, January 2 Day after New Year's Day Rule
Thu, February 6 Waitangi Day Rule
Fri, April 18 Good Friday Rule
Mon, April 21 Easter Monday Rule
Fri, April 25 Anzac Day Rule
Mon, June 2 King's Birthday Rule
Fri, June 20 Matariki Rule
Mon, October 27 Labour Day Rule
Thu, December 25 Christmas Day Rule
Fri, December 26 Boxing Day Rule

Regional holidays (12)

Mon, January 20 Wellington Anniversary Day Greater Wellington Rule
Mon, January 27 Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland, Northland Rule
Mon, February 3 Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson Rule
Mon, March 10 Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki Rule
Mon, March 24 Otago Anniversary Day Otago Rule
Tue, April 22 Southland Anniversary Day Southland Rule
Mon, September 22 South Canterbury Anniversary Day South Canterbury Rule
Fri, October 24 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay Rule
Mon, November 3 Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough Rule
Fri, November 14 Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury Rule
Mon, December 1 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Territory Rule
Mon, December 1 West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast Rule

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About this data

Official: Matches the government’s official announcement or data
Rule: Computed from the legal rules (not yet checked against official data)
Estimated: Not yet announced, or depends on moon sighting and may change

Holidays are computed with python-holidays (MIT license; python-holidays 0.106 (MIT)).
Region names are shown in English.
Use as JSON: /api/v1/country/nz.json

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