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Public holidays in New Zealand 2026

There are 11 public holidays in New Zealand in 2026, 9 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Fri, Jan 2 Day after New Year's Day
Fri, Feb 6 Waitangi Day
Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Sat, Apr 25 ANZAC Day
Mon, Apr 27 ANZAC Day (substitute day)
Mon, Jun 1 King's Birthday
Fri, Jul 10 Matariki
Mon, Oct 26 Labour Day
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Mon, Dec 28 Boxing Day (substitute day)
Other days in 2026
  • Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Sat, Jan 2 Day after New Year's Day
Mon, Jan 4 Day after New Year's Day (substitute day)
Sat, Feb 6 Waitangi Day
Mon, Feb 8 Waitangi Day (substitute day)
Fri, Mar 26 Good Friday
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Sun, Apr 25 ANZAC Day
Mon, Apr 26 ANZAC Day (substitute day)
Mon, Jun 7 King's Birthday
Fri, Jun 25 Matariki
Mon, Oct 25 Labour Day
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Mon, Dec 27 Christmas Day (substitute day)
Tue, Dec 28 Boxing Day (substitute day)
Other days in 2027
  • Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4: 4 days off · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
  • Fri, Feb 6 – Sun, Feb 8: 3 days off · Waitangi Day
  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, Apr 25 – Mon, Apr 27: 3 days off · ANZAC Day, ANZAC Day (substitute day)
  • Sat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1: 3 days off · King's Birthday
  • Fri, Jul 10 – Sun, Jul 12: 3 days off · Matariki
  • Sat, Oct 24 – Mon, Oct 26: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day)

Bridge days in 2026

This year no single day of leave joins two stretches of days off.

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 4: 4 days off · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (substitute day)
  • Sat, Feb 6 – Mon, Feb 8: 3 days off · Waitangi Day, Waitangi Day (substitute day)
  • Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, Apr 24 – Mon, Apr 26: 3 days off · ANZAC Day, ANZAC Day (substitute day)
  • Sat, Jun 5 – Mon, Jun 7: 3 days off · King's Birthday
  • Fri, Jun 25 – Sun, Jun 27: 3 days off · Matariki
  • Sat, Oct 23 – Mon, Oct 25: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Sat, Dec 25 – Tue, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (substitute day), Boxing Day (substitute day)

Bridge days in 2027

This year no single day of leave joins two stretches of days off.

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in New Zealand in 2026?

11: New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Waitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, ANZAC Day, King's Birthday, Matariki, Labour Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

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