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New Zealand Public Holidays 2026

See also: 2026 public holidays in ANZ, APEC, Australia, Oceania, OECD and worldwide.

New Zealand public holidays by region: Auckland (AUK), Canterbury (CAN), Chatham Islands (CIT), Hawkes Bay (HKB), Marlborough (MBH), Nelson (NSN), Otago (OTA), Southland (STL), Taranaki (TKI), Wellington (WGN), Westland (WTC).

This page contains the list of New Zealand 2026 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of New Zealand public holidays in 2026 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Thursday New Year's Day
Friday Second Day of the New Year
Monday Wellington Provincial Anniversary Day (WGN) regional
Monday Auckland Provincial Anniversary Day (AUK) regional
Monday Nelson Provincial Anniversary Day (NSN) regional
Friday Waitangi Day (National Day)
Monday Taranaki Provincial Anniversary Day (TKI) regional
Monday Otago Provincial Anniversary Day (OTA) regional
Friday Good Friday
Monday Easter Monday
Tuesday Southland Provincial Anniversary Day (STL) regional
Saturday ANZAC Day
Monday ANZAC Day Holiday
Monday King's Birthday
Friday Matariki (Māori New Year)
Monday Canterbury South Provincial Anniversary Day (CAN*) regional
Friday Hawke's Bay Provincial Anniversary Day (HKB) regional
Monday Labour Day
Monday Marlborough Provincial Anniversary Day (MBH) regional
Friday Canterbury Provincial Anniversary Day (CAN) regional
Monday Chatham Islands Provincial Anniversary Day (CIT) regional
Monday Westland Provincial Anniversary Day (WTC) regional
Friday Christmas Day
Saturday Boxing Day
Monday Christmas Holiday

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Global Holidays Observed in New Zealand


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in New Zealand, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

New Zealand Background Information and Links


New Zealand Regional Abbreviations


Below is a list of the New Zealand regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.