New Zealand Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in New Zealand 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
2nd JanuaryFridayDay after New Year's DayNational Holiday
19th JanuaryMondayWellington Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
26th JanuaryMondayNorthland Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
26th JanuaryMondayAuckland Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
2nd FebruaryMondayNelson Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
6th FebruaryFridayWaitangi DayNational Holiday
14th FebruarySaturdayValentine's DayObservance
9th MarchMondayTaranaki Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
21st MarchSaturdayMarch EquinoxSeason
23rd MarchMondayOtago Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
1st AprilWednesdayApril FoolsObservance
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayNational Holiday
4th AprilSaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
5th AprilSundayEaster SundayRestricted Trading Day
6th AprilMondayEaster MondayNational Holiday
7th AprilTuesdaySouthland Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
25th AprilSaturdayANZAC DayNational Holiday
27th AprilMondayDay off for ANZAC DayNational Holiday
10th MaySundayMother's DayObservance
1st JuneMondayKing's BirthdayNational Holiday
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
10th JulyFridayMatarikiNational Holiday
6th SeptemberSundayFathers' DayObservance
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
28th SeptemberMondaySouth Canterbury Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
23rd OctoberFridayHawke's Bay Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
26th OctoberMondayLabour DayNational Holiday
31st OctoberSaturdayHalloweenObservance
2nd NovemberMondayMarlborough Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
5th NovemberThursdayGuy Fawkes NightObservance
13th NovemberFridayCanterbury Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
30th NovemberMondayChatham Islands Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
30th NovemberMondayWestland Anniversary DayLocal Holiday
22nd DecemberTuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational Holiday
26th DecemberSaturdayBoxing DayNational Holiday
28th DecemberMondayDay off for Boxing DayNational Holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for New Zealand. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in New Zealand this year in 2026?

There are 13 holidays in New Zealand in 2026

How to retrieve the New Zealand holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NZ&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of New Zealand holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'NZ', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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