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New Zealand
Total 13 public holidays

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Holiday List

January

2 holidays

01

Thursday

New Year's Day

Public holiday

New Year's Day is a public holiday in New Zealand on January 1 each year.

01/01/2026

02

Friday

Day after New Year's Day

Public holiday

January 2 is a public holiday known as the Day after New Year's Day in New Zealand

01/02/2026

February

2 holidays

06

Friday

Waitangi Day

Public holiday

On February 6 every year, New Zealanders celebrate Waitangi Day, a national holiday to commemorate the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document.

02/06/2026

14

Saturday

Valentine's Day

Commemoration

February 14 is Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Feast. The day of love owes its origins to ancient Roman and European Christian traditions.

02/14/2026

April

6 holidays

01

Wednesday

April Fools

Commemoration

April Fools is a observance in New Zealand

04/01/2026

03

Friday

Good Friday

Public holiday

Good Friday is two days before Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in New Zealand.

04/03/2026

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Saturday

Holy Saturday

Commemoration

Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.

04/04/2026

06

Monday

Easter Monday

Public holiday

Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in New Zealand.

04/06/2026

25

Saturday

ANZAC Day

Public holiday

ANZAC Day commemorates Australians and New Zealanders fighting in World War I.

04/25/2026

27

Monday

Day off for ANZAC Day

Public holiday

ANZAC Day commemorates Australians and New Zealanders fighting in World War I.

04/27/2026

May

1 holidays

10

Sunday

Mother's Day

Commemoration

Mother's Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures.

05/10/2026

June

1 holidays

01

Monday

King's Birthday

Public holiday

The King's birthday is an annual public holiday in New Zealand on the first Monday of June.

06/01/2026

July

1 holidays

10

Friday

Matariki

Public holiday

Matariki is a national holiday in New Zealand

07/10/2026

September

1 holidays

06

Sunday

Father's Day

Commemoration

Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September in New Zealand.

09/06/2026

October

2 holidays

26

Monday

Labour Day

Public holiday

Labour Day is a nationwide public holiday in New Zealand on the fourth Monday in October each year.

10/26/2026

31

Saturday

Halloween

Commemoration

Halloween is a festive occasion that is celebrated in many countries on October 31 each year.

10/31/2026

November

1 holidays

05

Thursday

Guy Fawkes Night

Commemoration

Guy Fawkes Night is a observance in New Zealand

11/05/2026

December

5 holidays

24

Thursday

Christmas Eve

Commemoration

Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.

12/24/2026

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Friday

Christmas Day

Public holiday

Christmas Day is a public holiday in New Zealand on December 25 each year.

12/25/2026

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Saturday

Boxing Day

Public holiday

Boxing Day, annually observed on December 26, is a public holiday in New Zealand.

12/26/2026

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Monday

Day off for Boxing Day

Public holiday

Boxing Day, annually observed on December 26, is a public holiday in New Zealand.

12/28/2026

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Thursday

New Year's Eve

Commemoration

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.

12/31/2026