Public Holiday Calendar

New Zealand Public Holiday

Public Holidays/School Holidays

Holidays and Observances in New Zealand in 2024

Date		Name	Type	Details
Date		Name	Type	Details	1 Jan	Monday	New Year’s Day	National holiday
2 Jan	Tuesday	Day after New Year’s Day	National holiday
22 Jan	Monday	Wellington Anniversary Day	Local holiday	MWT*, Wellington
29 Jan	Monday	Northland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Northland
29 Jan	Monday	Auckland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	AUK, BOP, GIS, HKB, MWT, WKO
29 Jan	Monday	Nelson Anniversary Day	Local holiday	CAN, NSN, TAS, WTC
6 Feb	Tuesday	Waitangi Day	National holiday
14 Feb	Wednesday	Valentine’s Day	Observance
11 Mar	Monday	Taranaki Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Taranaki
20 Mar	Wednesday	March Equinox	Season
25 Mar	Monday	Otago Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Otago
29 Mar	Friday	Good Friday	National holiday
30 Mar	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance
31 Mar	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
1 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday	National holiday
1 Apr	Monday	April Fools	Observance
2 Apr	Tuesday	Southland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Southland
25 Apr	Thursday	ANZAC Day	National holiday
12 May	Sunday	Mother’s Day	Observance
3 Jun	Monday	King’s Birthday	National holiday
21 Jun	Friday	June Solstice	Season
28 Jun	Friday	Matariki	National holiday
1 Sep	Sunday	Fathers’ Day	Observance
23 Sep	Monday	South Canterbury Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Canterbury*
23 Sep	Monday	September Equinox	Season
25 Oct	Friday	Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Hawke’s Bay*
28 Oct	Monday	Labour Day	National holiday
31 Oct	Thursday	Halloween	Observance
4 Nov	Monday	Marlborough Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Marlborough
5 Nov	Tuesday	Guy Fawkes Night	Observance
15 Nov	Friday	Canterbury Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Canterbury*
2 Dec	Monday	Chatham Islands Anniversary Day	Local holiday	CIT
2 Dec	Monday	Westland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	West Coast*
21 Dec	Saturday	December Solstice	Season
24 Dec	Tuesday	Christmas Eve	Observance
25 Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	National holiday
26 Dec	Thursday	Boxing Day	National holiday
31 Dec	Tuesday	New Year’s Eve	Observance