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Holidays and Observances in New Zealand in 2026

DateWeekdayNameTypeDetails
Jan 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
Jan 2FridayDay after New Year's DayNational Holiday
Jan 19MondayWellington Anniversary DayLocal HolidayMWT Manawatū-Whanganui , WGN Wellington
Jan 26MondayNorthland Anniversary DayLocal HolidayNTL Northland
Jan 26MondayAuckland Anniversary DayLocal HolidayAUK Auckland , BOP Bay of Plenty , GIS Gisborne , HKB Hawke's Bay , MWT Manawatū-Whanganui , WKO Waikato
Feb 2MondayNelson Anniversary DayLocal HolidayCAN Canterbury , NSN Nelson , TAS Tasman , WTC West Coast
Feb 6FridayWaitangi DayNational Holiday
Feb 14SaturdayValentine's DayObservance
Mar 9MondayTaranaki Anniversary DayLocal HolidayTKI Taranaki
Mar 21SaturdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 23MondayOtago Anniversary DayLocal HolidayOTA Otago
Apr 1WednesdayApril FoolsObservance
Apr 3FridayGood FridayNational Holiday
Apr 4SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
Apr 5SundayEaster SundayObservance
Apr 5SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
Apr 6MondayEaster MondayNational Holiday
Apr 7TuesdaySouthland Anniversary DayLocal HolidaySTL Southland
Apr 25SaturdayANZAC DayNational Holiday
Apr 27MondayDay off for ANZAC DayNational Holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
Jun 1MondayKing's BirthdayNational Holiday
Jun 21SundayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 10FridayMatarikiNational Holiday
Sep 6SundayFather's DayObservance
Sep 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 27SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
Sep 28MondaySouth Canterbury Anniversary DayLocal HolidayCAN Canterbury
Oct 23FridayHawke's Bay Anniversary DayLocal HolidayHKB Hawke's Bay
Oct 26MondayLabour DayNational Holiday
Oct 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
Nov 2MondayMarlborough Anniversary DayLocal HolidayMBH Marlborough
Nov 5ThursdayGuy Fawkes NightObservance
Nov 13FridayCanterbury Anniversary DayLocal HolidayCAN Canterbury
Nov 30MondayChatham Islands Anniversary DayLocal HolidayCIT Chatham Islands
Nov 30MondayWestland Anniversary DayLocal HolidayWTC West Coast
Dec 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
Dec 25FridayChristmas DayNational Holiday
Dec 26SaturdayBoxing DayNational Holiday
Dec 28MondayDay off for Boxing DayNational Holiday
Dec 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance

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