New Zealand
Public holidays in New Zealand in 2026
The next public holiday in New Zealand is Labour Day on Monday, 26 October 2026, in 2 days. New Zealand has 11 public holidays in 2026; 9 fall on weekdays. 2 more weekdays are days off in place of holidays that fall on a weekend.
January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
- Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan4 days off · New Year's Day and Day after New Year's Day
- Fri 6 Feb – Sun 8 Feb3 days off · Waitangi Day
- Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr4 days off · Good Friday and Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr – Mon 27 Apr3 days off · ANZAC Day
- Sat 30 May – Mon 1 Jun3 days off · King's Birthday
- Fri 10 Jul – Sun 12 Jul3 days off · Matariki
- Sat 24 Oct – Mon 26 Oct3 days off · Labour Day
- Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec4 days off · Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Counted with the weekend in New Zealand (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.
All public holidays in New Zealand in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| Fri 2 Jan | Day after New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| Fri 6 Feb | Waitangi Day | Public holiday |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | Public holiday |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday | Public holiday |
| Sat 25 Apron a weekend | ANZAC Day | Public holiday |
| Mon 27 Apr | ANZAC Day (substitute day) | Public holiday |
| Mon 1 Jun | King's Birthday | Public holiday |
| Fri 10 Jul | Matariki | Public holiday |
| Mon 26 Oct | Labour Day | Public holiday |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
| Sat 26 Decon a weekend | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
| Mon 28 Dec | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Public holiday |
Good to know
- Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked day by day against Nager.Date’s for 2026 to 2028.
- Where a holiday falls on a weekend and the law gives the day off on another day, that day is listed as a substitute day.
- Holidays kept only in some regions of New Zealand aren’t listed here: date-holidays and Nager.Date disagree on where they apply.
- A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.