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Dates for public holidays and anniversary days

Dates when employees get national public holidays and regional anniversary days.

National public holidays

These dates are:

  • for all of New Zealand
  • when employees typically get each holiday.

2024 — National public holidays

Holiday Date
New Year’s Day Monday 1 January
Day after New Year’s Day Tuesday 2 January 
Waitangi Day Tuesday 6 February
Good Friday Friday 29 March
Easter Monday Monday 1 April
Anzac Day Thursday 25 April
King’s Birthday Monday 3 June
Matariki Friday 28 June
Labour Day Monday 28 October
Christmas Day Wednesday 25 December
Boxing Day Thursday 26 December

More information — contact Employment New Zealand

Public holidays and anniversary dates — Employment New Zealand

Getting a national public holiday on a different day

You might get a national public holiday on a different day if:

Regional anniversary days

Each region in New Zealand has its own anniversary day at a different time of the year. If you do not know which anniversary day your area celebrates, check your local council’s website or contact them.

Contact your local council: profiles by region — Department of Internal Affairs

How anniversary days are chosen

Anniversary days are:

  • set by regional or city councils
  • based on local customs and practice — the anniversary day your area celebrates does not always match the one you expect it to be.

2024 — Regional anniversary days

Region Date
Auckland Monday 29 January
Canterbury (South) Monday 23 September
Canterbury Friday 15 November
Chatham Islands Monday 2 December
Hawke’s Bay Friday 25 October
Marlborough Monday 4 November
Nelson Monday 29 January
Otago Monday 25 March
Southland Tuesday 2 April
Taranaki Monday 11 March
Wellington Monday 22 January
Westland Monday 2 December

School holidays

The Ministry of Education lists the school terms and holidays for:

  • state schools
  • state-integrated schools
  • kura.

School terms and holiday dates — Ministry of Education

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