New Zealand Public Holidays 2026
Find out when all 2026 public holidays are in New Zealand, as well as regional anniversary days.
Updated 22 December 2025
All the dates for national and regional public holidays published in one place.
All the dates for national and regional public holidays published in one place.
Upcoming New Zealand Public Holidays 2026
Official Date |
Day |
|
1 January 2026 |
Thursday |
New Year's Day |
2 January 2026 |
Friday |
Day Following New Year's Day |
19 January 2026 |
Monday |
Wellington Anniversary Day |
26 January 2026 |
Monday |
Auckland Anniversary Day |
2 February 2026 |
Monday |
Nelson Anniversary Day |
6 February 2026 |
Friday |
Waitangi Day |
9 March 2026 |
Monday |
Taranaki Anniversary Day |
23 March 2026 |
Monday |
Otago Anniversary Day |
3 April 2026 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
6 April 2026 |
Monday |
Easter Monday |
7 April 2026 |
Tuesday |
Southland Anniversary Day |
27 April 2026 |
Monday |
Anzac Day |
1 June 2026 |
Monday |
King's Birthday |
10 July 2026 |
Friday |
Matariki |
28 September 2026 |
Monday |
Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day |
23 October 2026 |
Friday |
Hawkes' Bay Anniversary Day |
26 October 2026 |
Monday |
Labour Day |
2 November 2026 |
Monday |
Marlborough Anniversary Day |
13 November 2026 |
Friday |
Canterbury Anniversary Day |
30 November 2026 |
Monday |
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day |
30 November 2026 |
Monday |
Westland Anniversary Day |
25 December 2026 |
Friday |
Christmas Day |
28 December 2026 |
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.
