Public holidays in New Zealand 2028
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 New Year's Day (observed) 4 Day after New Year's Day (observed) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Wellington Anniversary Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Auckland Anniversary Day Nelson Anniversary Day
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 Waitangi Day 7 Waitangi Day (observed) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Taranaki Anniversary Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Otago Anniversary Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Good Friday 15 16 17 Easter Monday 18 Southland Anniversary Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Anzac Day 26 27 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 2 3 4 5 King's Birthday 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 11 12 13 14 Matariki 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 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day 21 22 23 Labour Day 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Marlborough Anniversary Day 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Canterbury Anniversary Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day 28 29 30
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 West Coast Anniversary Day 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 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in New Zealand in 2028
Date Local name English name Regions 2028-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day National 2028-01-02 Day after New Year's Day Day after New Year's Day National 2028-01-03 New Year's Day (observed) New Year's Day (observed) National 2028-01-04 Day after New Year's Day (observed) Day after New Year's Day (observed) National 2028-01-24 Wellington Anniversary Day Wellington Anniversary Day Greater Wellington 2028-01-31 Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland, Northland 2028-01-31 Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson Anniversary Day Nelson 2028-02-06 Waitangi Day Waitangi Day National 2028-02-07 Waitangi Day (observed) Waitangi Day (observed) National 2028-03-13 Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki Anniversary Day Taranaki 2028-03-20 Otago Anniversary Day Otago Anniversary Day Otago 2028-04-14 Good Friday Good Friday National 2028-04-17 Easter Monday Easter Monday National 2028-04-18 Southland Anniversary Day Southland Anniversary Day Southland 2028-04-25 Anzac Day Anzac Day National 2028-06-05 King's Birthday King's Birthday National 2028-07-14 Matariki Matariki National 2028-10-20 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day Hawke's Bay 2028-10-23 Labour Day Labour Day National 2028-10-30 Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough Anniversary Day Marlborough 2028-11-17 Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury 2028-11-27 Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Chatham Islands Territory 2028-12-04 West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast Anniversary Day West Coast 2028-12-25 Christmas Day Christmas Day National 2028-12-26 Boxing Day Boxing Day 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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