Public holidays in New Zealand 2026
Dates, local names, and English names. Regional holidays are marked with their region.
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January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 New Year's Day 2 Day after New Year's Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Wellington Anniversary Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Auckland Anniversary Day 27 28 29 30 31
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 Nelson Anniversary Day 3 4 5 6 Waitangi Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Taranaki Anniversary Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Otago Anniversary Day 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 Good Friday 4 5 6 Easter Monday 7 Southland Anniversary Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Anzac Day 26 27 Anzac Day (observed) 28 29 30
May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 King's Birthday 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matariki 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day 24 25 26 Labour Day 27 28 29 30 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 Marlborough Anniversary Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Canterbury Anniversary Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day West Coast Anniversary Day
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 28 Boxing Day (observed) 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in New Zealand in 2026
Date Local name English name Regions 2026-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day National 2026-01-02 Day after New Year's Day Day after New Year's Day National 2026-01-19 Wellington Anniversary Day Wellington Anniversary Day Greater Wellington 2026-01-26 Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland, Northland 2026-02-02 Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson 2026-02-06 Waitangi Day Waitangi Day National 2026-03-09 Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki 2026-03-23 Otago Anniversary Day Otago Anniversary Day Otago 2026-04-03 Good Friday Good Friday National 2026-04-06 Easter Monday Easter Monday National 2026-04-07 Southland Anniversary Day Southland Anniversary Day Southland 2026-04-25 Anzac Day Anzac Day National 2026-04-27 Anzac Day (observed) Anzac Day (observed) National 2026-06-01 King's Birthday King's Birthday National 2026-07-10 Matariki Matariki National 2026-10-23 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay 2026-10-26 Labour Day Labour Day National 2026-11-02 Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough 2026-11-13 Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury 2026-11-30 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Territory 2026-11-30 West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast 2026-12-25 Christmas Day Christmas Day National 2026-12-26 Boxing Day Boxing Day National 2026-12-28 Boxing Day (observed) Boxing Day (observed) National
Source: vacanza/holidays 0.106 (MIT). Month and weekday names use your browser's language when it can, and English otherwise.
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