New Zealand

New Zealand public holidays 2027

New Zealand has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, and 11 to 12 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2027 has 250 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in New Zealand in 2027
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Friday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Saturday	Day after New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 4Monday	Day after New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jan 25Monday	Wellington Anniversary DayGreater Wellington
February
Feb 1Monday	Auckland Anniversary DayAuckland, Northland
Feb 1Monday	Nelson Anniversary DayNelson
Feb 6Saturday	Waitangi DayNationwide
Feb 8Monday	Waitangi Day Day off in lieuNationwide
March
Mar 8Monday	Taranaki Anniversary DayTaranaki
Mar 22Monday	Otago Anniversary DayOtago
Mar 26Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Mar 29Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
Mar 30Tuesday	Southland Anniversary DaySouthland
April
Apr 25Sunday	Anzac DayNationwide
Apr 26Monday	Anzac Day Day off in lieuNationwide
June
Jun 7Monday	King's BirthdayNationwide
Jun 25Friday	MatarikiNationwide
September
Sep 27Monday	South Canterbury Anniversary DaySouth Canterbury
October
Oct 22Friday	Hawke's Bay Anniversary DayHawke's Bay
Oct 25Monday	Labour DayNationwide
November
Nov 1Monday	Marlborough Anniversary DayMarlborough
Nov 12Friday	Canterbury Anniversary DayCanterbury
Nov 29Monday	Chatham Islands Anniversary DayChatham Islands Territory
Nov 29Monday	West Coast Anniversary DayWest Coast
December
Dec 25Saturday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Sunday	Boxing DayNationwide
Dec 27Monday	Christmas Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Dec 28Tuesday	Boxing Day Day off in lieuNationwide

Nationwide: 11public holidays
By region: 11–12across 18 regions
Working days: 250after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 83 days or more

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2027

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend.

4 daysFri, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 4 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
3 daysSat, Feb 6 – Mon, Feb 8 · Waitangi Day
4 daysFri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29 · Good Friday, Easter Monday5 days in Southland, with Southland Anniversary Day
3 daysSat, Apr 24 – Mon, Apr 26 · Anzac Day
3 daysSat, Jun 5 – Mon, Jun 7 · King's Birthday
3 daysFri, Jun 25 – Sun, Jun 27 · Matariki
3 daysSat, Oct 23 – Mon, Oct 25 · Labour Day4 days in Hawke's Bay, with Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
4 daysSat, Dec 25 – Tue, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in New Zealand in 2027?

11 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Day after New Year's Day (Jan 2); Waitangi Day (Feb 6); Good Friday (Mar 26); Easter Monday (Mar 29); Anzac Day (Apr 25); King's Birthday (Jun 7); Matariki (Jun 25); Labour Day (Oct 25); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26). Regions add 12 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2027?

250 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.