New Zealand Public Holidays 2022
Find out when all 2022 public holidays are in New Zealand, as well as regional anniversary days.
Updated 30 March 2022
All the dates for national and regional public holidays published in one place
Upcoming New Zealand Public Holidays 2022
Official Date |
Day |
|
1 January 2022 |
Saturday |
New Year's Day |
2 January 2022 |
Sunday (2 January) or Tuesday (4 January) |
Day Following New Year's Day |
24 January 2022 |
Monday |
Wellington Anniversary Day |
31 January 2022 |
Monday |
Auckland Anniversary Day |
31 January 2022 |
Monday |
Nelson Anniversary Day |
6 February 2022 |
Sunday (6 February) or Monday (7 February) |
Waitangi Day |
8 March 2022 |
Monday |
Taranaki Anniversary Day |
21 March 2022 |
Monday |
Otago Anniversary Day |
15 April 2022 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
18 April 2022 |
Monday |
Easter Monday |
19 April 2022 |
Tuesday |
Southland Anniversary Day |
25 April 2022 |
Monday |
Anzac Day |
6 June 2022 |
Monday |
Queen's Birthday |
24 June 2022 |
Friday |
Matariki |
21 October 2022 |
Friday |
Hawkes' Bay Anniversary Day |
24 October 2022 |
Monday |
Labour Day |
31 October 2022 |
Monday |
Marlborough Anniversary Day |
11 November 2022 |
Friday |
Canterbury Anniversary Day |
28 November 2022 |
Monday |
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day |
28 November 2022 |
Monday |
Westland Anniversary Day |
25 December 2022 |
Sunday (25 December) or Tuesday (27 December) |
Christmas Day |
26 December 2022 |
Monday |
Boxing Day |
Source: MBIE
Working on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day or 2 January?
- When they fall on a Saturday/Sunday, if you would normally have worked on the Saturday/Sunday, the public holiday is observed on the Saturday/Sunday.
- If you would not normally have worked on the Saturday/Sunday, the public holiday is observed on the following Monday/Tuesday.
