Public holidays in New Zealand
This page lists all 46 public holidays for New Zealand held in the site's holiday data file, data/holidays.json, which is generated from the date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country. Coverage runs 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-28. Dates are the source file's own dates, and each holiday's local-language name is printed exactly as the file records it. Each date and name appears once, in ascending date order.
Holiday data as of 2026-08-04 · source: date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country · country code NZ.
| Date | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-02 | Day after New Year's Day | Day after New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-19 | Wellington Anniversary Day | Wellington Anniversary Day |
| 2026-01-26 | Auckland Anniversary Day | Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day |
| 2026-02-02 | Nelson Anniversary Day | Nelson Anniversary Day |
| 2026-02-06 | Waitangi Day | Waitangi Day |
| 2026-03-09 | Taranaki Anniversary Day | Taranaki Anniversary Day |
| 2026-03-23 | Otago Anniversary Day | Otago Anniversary Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-06 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2026-04-07 | Southland Anniversary Day | Southland Anniversary Day |
| 2026-04-27 | Anzac Day | Anzac Day |
| 2026-06-01 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2026-07-10 | Matariki | Matariki |
| 2026-09-28 | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day | Dominion Day |
| 2026-10-23 | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day |
| 2026-10-26 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-11-02 | Marlborough Anniversary Day | Marlborough Anniversary Day |
| 2026-11-13 | Canterbury Anniversary Day | Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day |
| 2026-11-30 | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day |
| 2026-11-30 | Westland Anniversary Day | Westland Anniversary Day |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-28 | Boxing Day | Boxing Day |
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2027-01-04 | Day after New Year's Day | Day after New Year's Day |
| 2027-01-25 | Wellington Anniversary Day | Wellington Anniversary Day |
| 2027-02-01 | Auckland Anniversary Day | Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day |
| 2027-02-01 | Nelson Anniversary Day | Nelson Anniversary Day |
| 2027-02-08 | Waitangi Day | Waitangi Day |
| 2027-03-08 | Taranaki Anniversary Day | Taranaki Anniversary Day |
| 2027-03-22 | Otago Anniversary Day | Otago Anniversary Day |
| 2027-03-26 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2027-03-29 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2027-03-30 | Southland Anniversary Day | Southland Anniversary Day |
| 2027-04-26 | Anzac Day | Anzac Day |
| 2027-06-07 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2027-06-25 | Matariki | Matariki |
| 2027-09-27 | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day | Dominion Day |
| 2027-10-22 | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day |
| 2027-10-25 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-11-01 | Marlborough Anniversary Day | Marlborough Anniversary Day |
| 2027-11-12 | Canterbury Anniversary Day | Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day |
| 2027-11-29 | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day |
| 2027-11-29 | Westland Anniversary Day | Westland Anniversary Day |
| 2027-12-27 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2027-12-28 | Boxing Day | Boxing Day |
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