Public holidays 2026 in New Zealand
There are 13 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 12 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Day after New Year's Day | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day | Greater Wellington | ||
| Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day | Auckland, Northland | ||
| Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | Nelson | ||
| Friday | Waitangi Day | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day | Taranaki | ||
| Monday | Otago Anniversary Day | Otago | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | nationwide | ||
| Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day | Southland | ||
| Saturday | Anzac Day | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Anzac Day (observed) | nationwide | ||
| Monday | King's Birthday | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Matariki | nationwide | ||
| Monday | South Canterbury Anniversary Day | South Canterbury | ||
| Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | Hawke's Bay | ||
| Monday | Labour Day | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day | Marlborough | ||
| Friday | Canterbury Anniversary Day | Canterbury | ||
| Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | Chatham Islands Territory | ||
| Monday | West Coast Anniversary Day | West Coast | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | Boxing Day | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) | nationwide |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Public holidays by region
Long weekends 2026
9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Feb, Tue 3 Feb, Wed 4 Feb, Thu 5 Feb | 31 Jan – 8 Feb 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Waitangi Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr, Fri 1 May | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Anzac Day, Anzac Day (observed) |
| Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun, Fri 5 Jun | 30 May – 7 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | King's Birthday |
| Mon 6 Jul, Tue 7 Jul, Wed 8 Jul, Thu 9 Jul | 4 Jul – 12 Jul 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Matariki |
| Tue 27 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Fri 30 Oct | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labour Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed) |
| Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 4 Jan 2027 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code NZ (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.new_zealand) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027