Public holidays in New Zealand 2028

There are 14 nationwide public holidays in 2028. 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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14 national and 12 regional holidays in 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	nationwide
2 Jan 2028	Sunday	Day after New Year's Day	nationwide
3 Jan 2028	Monday	New Year's Day (observed)	nationwide
4 Jan 2028	Tuesday	Day after New Year's Day (observed)	nationwide
24 Jan 2028	Monday	Wellington Anniversary Day	Greater Wellington
31 Jan 2028	Monday	Auckland Anniversary Day	Auckland, Northland
31 Jan 2028	Monday	Nelson Anniversary Day	Nelson
6 Feb 2028	Sunday	Waitangi Day	nationwide
7 Feb 2028	Monday	Waitangi Day (observed)	nationwide
13 Mar 2028	Monday	Taranaki Anniversary Day	Taranaki
20 Mar 2028	Monday	Otago Anniversary Day	Otago
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday	nationwide
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday	nationwide
18 Apr 2028	Tuesday	Southland Anniversary Day	Southland
25 Apr 2028	Tuesday	Anzac Day	nationwide
5 Jun 2028	Monday	King's Birthday	nationwide
14 Jul 2028	Friday	Matariki	nationwide
25 Sep 2028	Monday	South Canterbury Anniversary Day	South Canterbury
20 Oct 2028	Friday	Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day	Hawke's Bay
23 Oct 2028	Monday	Labour Day	nationwide
30 Oct 2028	Monday	Marlborough Anniversary Day	Marlborough
17 Nov 2028	Friday	Canterbury Anniversary Day	Canterbury
27 Nov 2028	Monday	Chatham Islands Anniversary Day	Chatham Islands Territory
4 Dec 2028	Monday	West Coast Anniversary Day	West Coast
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day	nationwide
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	Boxing Day	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

region	public holidays	on Mon–Fri
Public holidays 2028 Auckland	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Bay of Plenty	14	11
Public holidays 2028 Canterbury	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Chatham Islands Territory	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Gisborne	14	11
Public holidays 2028 Greater Wellington	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Hawke's Bay	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Manawatū Whanganui	14	11
Public holidays 2028 Marlborough	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Nelson	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Northland	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Otago	15	12
Public holidays 2028 South Canterbury	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Southland	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Taranaki	15	12
Public holidays 2028 Tasman	14	11
Public holidays 2028 Waikato	14	11
Public holidays 2028 West Coast	15	12

Long weekends 2028

10 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
Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan, Fri 7 Jan	1 Jan – 9 Jan 2028	3	9	3	New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed), Day after New Year's Day (observed)
Tue 8 Feb, Wed 9 Feb, Thu 10 Feb, Fri 11 Feb	5 Feb – 13 Feb 2028	4	9	2.3	Waitangi Day, Waitangi Day (observed)
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 17 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Mon 24 Apr	22 Apr – 25 Apr 2028	1	4	4	Anzac Day
Wed 26 Apr, Thu 27 Apr, Fri 28 Apr	25 Apr – 30 Apr 2028	3	6	2	Anzac Day
Tue 6 Jun, Wed 7 Jun, Thu 8 Jun, Fri 9 Jun	3 Jun – 11 Jun 2028	4	9	2.3	King's Birthday
Mon 10 Jul, Tue 11 Jul, Wed 12 Jul, Thu 13 Jul	8 Jul – 16 Jul 2028	4	9	2.3	Matariki
Tue 24 Oct, Wed 25 Oct, Thu 26 Oct, Fri 27 Oct	21 Oct – 29 Oct 2028	4	9	2.3	Labour Day
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 2 Jan 2029	3	11	3.7	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does New Zealand have in 2028?

14 nationwide holidays, plus 12 that apply only in some regions. 3 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Anzac Day: take 1 day of leave (24 Apr) and you get 4 days off in a row, 22 Apr – 25 Apr 2028.

Which region has the most public holidays in 2028?

13 regions with 15 each; 5 regions have the fewest with 14.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code NZ (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.new_zealand) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026