Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in New Zealand 2026
New Zealand has 11 public holidays in 2026: all of them on working days. The next one is Labour Day on Monday, October 26, 2026, in 28 days. 12 regions add or change dates of their own: see by region.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in New Zealand
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 11 of the 11 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and none on a weekend.
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 11 of the 11 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and none on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Monday or Friday, with 5 dates.
Ten of the 11 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Day after New Year's Day on Friday, January 2, Waitangi Day on Friday, February 6, Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Easter Monday on Monday, April 6, Anzac Day (observed) on Monday, April 27, King's Birthday on Monday, June 1, and 4 more.
April is the busiest month, with 3 holiday dates. Five months have no public holiday at all (March, May, August, September and November). The longest stretch between two holidays is 108 days, from Matariki on July 10 to Labour Day on October 26, the natural window for a longer break.
2 entries are observed, substitute or bridge days that move holidays onto working days, for example Anzac Day (observed) on April 27.
2027 brings 11 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 11 of the 11 dates fall on a working day, and 10 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in New Zealand
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Waitangi Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| SaturdayMoved | Anzac Day | |
| Monday | Anzac Day (observed) | |
| Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Friday | Matariki | |
| MondayNext | Labour Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| SaturdayMoved | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
2027 public holidays in New Zealand
11 holidays on 11 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| SaturdayMoved | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Day after New Year's Day (observed) | |
| SaturdayMoved | Waitangi Day | |
| Monday | Waitangi Day (observed) | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| SundayMoved | Anzac Day | |
| Monday | Anzac Day (observed) | |
| Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Friday | Matariki | |
| Monday | Labour Day | |
| SaturdayMoved | Christmas Day | |
| SundayMoved | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day (observed) | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day (observed) |
By region: regional public holidays 2026
Twelve of the 17 regions add dates of their own to the national 2026 list. Auckland has the most, with 1 extra date beyond the national calendar. Each card lists only what differs from the national list above: extra 2026 dates, dates on that list the region does not observe, and holidays kept on the same date under a local name.
Auckland
| January 26, Mon | Auckland Anniversary Day |
Canterbury
| November 13, Fri | Canterbury Anniversary Day |
Chatham Islands Territory
| November 30, Mon | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day |
Greater Wellington
| January 19, Mon | Wellington Anniversary Day |
Hawke's Bay
| October 23, Fri | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day |
Marlborough
| November 2, Mon | Marlborough Anniversary Day |
Nelson
| February 2, Mon | Nelson Anniversary Day |
Northland
| January 26, Mon | Auckland Anniversary Day |
Otago
| March 23, Mon | Otago Anniversary Day |
Southland
| April 7, Tue | Southland Anniversary Day |
Taranaki
| March 9, Mon | Taranaki Anniversary Day |
West Coast
| November 30, Mon | West Coast Anniversary Day |
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