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New Zealand Public Holidays 2026

36 holidays, festivals, and observances · 11 long weekends

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🎉 Long Weekends in 2026

Jan 18, 2026 – Jan 19, 2026 3 days

Sunday – Monday

Includes: Wellington Anniversary Day

Jan 25, 2026 – Jan 26, 2026 3 days

Sunday – Monday

Includes: Auckland Anniversary Day

Feb 1, 2026 – Feb 2, 2026 3 days

Sunday – Monday

Includes: Nelson Anniversary Day

Mar 8, 2026 – Mar 9, 2026 3 days

Sunday – Monday

Includes: Taranaki Anniversary Day

Mar 22, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026 3 days

Sunday – Monday

Includes: Otago Anniversary Day

May 30, 2026 – Jun 1, 2026 3 days

Saturday – Monday

Includes: King's Birthday, Samoan Language WeekWeekMay 31 - Jun 6

January 2026

Day after New Year's Day

Jan 1, 2026 · Thursday

New Year Holiday

Jan 1, 2026 · Thursday

New Year's Day

Jan 1, 2026 · Thursday

Wellington Anniversary Day

Jan 19, 2026 · Monday

Wellington Anniversary

Jan 19, 2026 · Monday

National Penguin

Jan 20, 2026 · Tuesday

Auckland Anniversary Day

Jan 26, 2026 · Monday

Auckland Anniversary

Jan 29, 2026 · Thursday

February 2026

Nelson Anniversary Day

Feb 2, 2026 · Monday

Waitangi Day

Feb 6, 2026 · Friday

Waitangi Day Holiday

Feb 6, 2026 · Friday

March 2026

Taranaki Anniversary Day

Mar 9, 2026 · Monday

Otago Anniversary Day

Mar 23, 2026 · Monday

April 2026

Easter Monday

Apr 2, 2026 · Thursday

Southland Anniversary Day

Apr 7, 2026 · Tuesday

Anzac Day

Apr 25, 2026 · Saturday

Anzac Day Holiday

Apr 25, 2026 · Saturday

May 2026

Labour Day

May 1, 2026 · Friday

Samoan Language WeekWeekMay 31 - Jun 6

May 31, 2026 · Sunday

June 2026

King's Birthday

Jun 1, 2026 · Monday

July 2026

Matariki

Jul 10, 2026 · Friday

September 2026

South Canterbury Anniversary Day

Sep 28, 2026 · Monday

October 2026

Loud Shirt Day

Oct 16, 2026 · Friday

Hawkes' Bay Anniversary Day

Oct 23, 2026 · Friday

New Zealand Labour Day

Oct 26, 2026 · Monday

November 2026

Marlborough Anniversary Day

Nov 2, 2026 · Monday

Canterbury Anniversary Day

Nov 13, 2026 · Friday

Christchurch Show Day

Nov 13, 2026 · Friday

New Zealand Flowers WeekWeekNov 22 to 26

Nov 22, 2026 · Sunday

Wolfenoot

Nov 23, 2026 · Monday

Chatham Islands Anniversary Day

Nov 30, 2026 · Monday

Westland Anniversary Day

Nov 30, 2026 · Monday

December 2026

Crate Day

Dec 5, 2026 · Saturday

Christmas Holiday

Dec 24, 2026 · Thursday

Boxing Day

Dec 26, 2026 · Saturday

Boxing Day Holiday

Dec 26, 2026 · Saturday