Public holidays 2027 in Nelson
Nelson has 17 public holidays in 2027; 12 fall on a working day.
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All public holidays with date and weekday
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | ||
| Saturday | Day after New Year's Day | ||
| Monday | Day after New Year's Day (observed) | ||
| Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | ||
| Saturday | Waitangi Day | ||
| Monday | Waitangi Day (observed) | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Sunday | Anzac Day | ||
| Monday | Anzac Day (observed) | ||
| Monday | King's Birthday | ||
| Friday | Matariki | ||
| Monday | Labour Day | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | ||
| Sunday | Boxing Day | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day (observed) | ||
| Tuesday | Boxing Day (observed) |
Falling on a weekend in 2027: Day after New Year's Day (Saturday, 2 Jan), Waitangi Day (Saturday, 6 Feb), Anzac Day (Sunday, 25 Apr), Christmas Day (Saturday, 25 Dec) and Boxing Day (Sunday, 26 Dec).
Not a public holiday in every region, but in Nelson: Nelson Anniversary Day.
For comparison: in 2027 the number of public holidays ranges from 16 (Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Manawatū Whanganui, Tasman and Waikato) to 17 (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 2027
10 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 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan, Thu 7 Jan, Fri 8 Jan | 1 Jan – 10 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (observed) |
| Tue 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb, Thu 4 Feb, Fri 5 Feb | 30 Jan – 8 Feb 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Nelson Anniversary Day, Waitangi Day, Waitangi Day (observed) |
| Tue 9 Feb, Wed 10 Feb, Thu 11 Feb, Fri 12 Feb | 6 Feb – 14 Feb 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Waitangi Day, Waitangi Day (observed) |
| Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar | 20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr | 26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 27 Apr, Wed 28 Apr, Thu 29 Apr, Fri 30 Apr | 24 Apr – 2 May 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Anzac Day, Anzac Day (observed) |
| Tue 8 Jun, Wed 9 Jun, Thu 10 Jun, Fri 11 Jun | 5 Jun – 13 Jun 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | King's Birthday |
| Mon 21 Jun, Tue 22 Jun, Wed 23 Jun, Thu 24 Jun | 19 Jun – 27 Jun 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Matariki |
| Tue 26 Oct, Wed 27 Oct, Thu 28 Oct, Fri 29 Oct | 23 Oct – 31 Oct 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labour Day |
| Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (observed), Boxing 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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