Public holidays 2026 in Nelson
Nelson has 14 public holidays in 2026; 12 fall on a working day.
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All public holidays with date and weekday
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ||
| Friday | Day after New Year's Day | ||
| Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | ||
| Friday | Waitangi Day | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Saturday | Anzac Day | ||
| Monday | Anzac Day (observed) | ||
| Monday | King's Birthday | ||
| Friday | Matariki | ||
| Monday | Labour Day | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ||
| Saturday | Boxing Day | ||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Anzac Day (Saturday, 25 Apr) and Boxing Day (Saturday, 26 Dec).
Not a public holiday in every region, but in Nelson: Nelson Anniversary Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 13 (Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Manawatū Whanganui, Tasman and Waikato) to 14 (13 regions). Nelson is among the regions with the most public holidays.
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.
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.
Long weekends 2026
9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Feb, Wed 4 Feb, Thu 5 Feb | 31 Jan – 8 Feb 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Nelson Anniversary Day, 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.
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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