New Zealand Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day national

First day of the new year

Thu, Jan 1

Day after New Year's Day national

Second day of the new year celebrations

Fri, Jan 2

February

Waitangi Day (Waitangi Day / Te Rā o Waitangi) national

Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 between the British Crown and Māori chiefs

Fri, Feb 6

April

Good Friday national

Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Fri, Apr 3

Easter Monday national

Day after Easter Sunday, part of the Easter holiday period

Mon, Apr 6

ANZAC Day national

Commemorates New Zealand and Australian soldiers who served and died in wars; falls on Saturday, observed Monday

Mon, Apr 27

Actual: Sat, Apr 25

June

King's Birthday national

Official celebration of the reigning monarch's birthday, observed on the first Monday in June

Mon, Jun 1

July

Matariki national

Māori New Year, marked by the rising of the Matariki star cluster (Pleiades). First observed as public holiday in 2022

Fri, Jul 10

October

Labour Day national

Celebrates workers' rights and the eight-hour working day movement

Mon, Oct 26

December

Christmas Day national

Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

Boxing Day national

Day after Christmas Day; falls on Saturday, observed Monday

Mon, Dec 28

Actual: Sat, Dec 26

API Access

/national-holidays/api/NZ/index.json View JSON

All available years for New Zealand

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/national-holidays/api/NZ/2028.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/NZ/2029.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/NZ/2030.json View JSON

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ISO Alpha-3

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Official Name

New Zealand

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