🇳🇿New Zealand 2026 Holidays
Complete holiday list for New Zealand in 2026, including regional holidays such as public holidays, bank holidays, and important festivals.
Holidays
Total 14 Holidays
| Holiday Name | Date | Countdown | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
New Year's Day | 2026-01-01 | 267 days ago | Public Holidays |
Day after New Year's Day | 2026-01-02 | 266 days ago | Public Holidays |
Waitangi Day | 2026-02-06 | 231 days ago | Public Holidays |
Good Friday | 2026-04-03 | 175 days ago | Public Holidays |
Easter Sunday | 2026-04-05 | 173 days ago | Memorial Days |
Easter Monday | 2026-04-06 | 172 days ago | Public Holidays |
ANZAC Day | 2026-04-25 | 153 days ago | Public Holidays |
ANZAC Day (substitute day) | 2026-04-27 | 151 days ago | Public Holidays |
King's Birthday | 2026-06-01 | 116 days ago | Public Holidays |
Matariki | 2026-07-10 | 77 days ago | Public Holidays |
Labour Day | 2026-10-26 | 31 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | 91 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Boxing Day | 2026-12-26 | 92 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Boxing Day (substitute day) | 2026-12-28 | 94 days remaining | Public Holidays |
New Zealand Public Holidays at a Glance
This page covers the patterns behind New Zealand's public holidays across years. If you just want the full list of dates for a single year, pick that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: Three Years Compared
The number of public holidays — and how much time off they really add up to — changes from year to year. The table below is calculated straight from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | On a weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 2027 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Holidays that move every year
5 of New Zealand's public holidays fall on a different date every year, set by a lunar calendar, a religious calendar, or a rule like “the third Monday in January”. These are the ones to watch when you plan ahead:
- Good Friday: 2025-04-18, 2025 · 2026-04-03, 2026 · 2027-03-26, 2027
- Easter Monday: 2025-04-21, 2025 · 2026-04-06, 2026 · 2027-03-29, 2027
- King's Birthday: 2025-06-02, 2025 · 2026-06-01, 2026 · 2027-06-07, 2027
- Matariki: 2025-06-20, 2025 · 2026-07-10, 2026 · 2027-06-25, 2027
- Labour Day: 2025-10-27, 2025 · 2026-10-26, 2026 · 2027-10-25, 2027
Another 6 holidays land on the same date every year and aren't affected by these rules.