Public holidays and anniversary dates
Observed dates for national public holidays and regional anniversary days.
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Holidays at weekends
If a holiday falls on the weekend check the Employment NZ website or with the council for actual and observed holiday dates. Some councils move the holiday date depending on when Easter, Labour Day or other regional events occur.
National public holidays 2020
- New Year’s Day: Wednesday 1 January
- Day after New Year’s Day: Thursday 2 January
- Waitangi Day: Thursday 6 February
- Good Friday: Friday 10 April
- Easter Monday: Monday 13 April
- Anzac Day: Saturday 25 April or Monday 27 April
- Queen’s Birthday: Monday 1 June
- Labour Day: Monday 26 October
- Christmas Day: Friday 25 December
- Boxing Day: Saturday 26 December or Monday 28 December
Regional anniversary days 2020
- Auckland: Monday 27 January, Auckland Council
- Buller: Monday 3 February, Buller District Council
- Canterbury (South): Monday 28 September, Environment Canterbury
- Canterbury: Friday 13 November, Environment Canterbury
- Chatham Islands: Monday 30 November, Environment Canterbury
- Hawke’s Bay: Friday 23 October, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
- Marlborough: Monday 2 November, Marlborough District Council
- Nelson: Monday 3 February, Nelson City Council
- Northland: Monday 27 January, Northland Regional Council
- Otago: Monday 23 March, Otago Regional Council
- Southland: Tuesday 14 April, Southland District Council
- Taranaki: Monday 9 March, Taranaki Regional Council
- Wellington: Monday 20 January, Wellington City Council
- Westland: Monday 30 November, Westland District Council
National public holidays 2021
- New Year’s Day: Friday 1 January
- Day after New Year’s Day: Saturday 2 January or Monday 4 January
- Waitangi Day: Saturday 6 February or Monday 8 February
- Good Friday: Friday 2 April
- Easter Monday: Monday 5 April
- Anzac Day: Sunday 25 April or Monday 26 April
- Queen’s Birthday: Monday 7 June
- Labour Day: Monday 25 October
- Christmas Day: Saturday 25 December or Monday 27 December
- Boxing Day: Sunday 26 December or Tuesday 28 December
Regional anniversary days 2021
- Auckland: Monday 1 February, Auckland Council
- Buller: Monday 1 February, Buller District Council
- Canterbury (South): Monday 27 September, Environment Canterbury
- Canterbury: Friday 12 November, Environment Canterbury
- Chatham Islands: Monday 29 November, Environment Canterbury
- Hawke’s Bay: Friday 22 October, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
- Marlborough: Monday 1 November, Marlborough District Council
- Nelson: Monday 1 February, Nelson City Council
- Northland: Monday 1 February, Northland Regional Council
- Otago: Monday 22 March, Otago Regional Council
- Southland: Tuesday 6 April, Southland District Council
- Taranaki: Monday 8 March, Taranaki Regional Council
- Wellington: Monday 25 January, Wellington City Council
- Westland: Monday 29 November, Westland District Council
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