New Zealand
New Zealand public holidays 2028
New Zealand has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2028, and 11 to 12 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 249 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Saturday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| Jan 2Sunday | Day after New Year's DayNationwide |
| Jan 3Monday | New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide |
| Jan 4Tuesday | Day after New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide |
| Jan 24Monday | Wellington Anniversary DayGreater Wellington |
| Jan 31Monday | Auckland Anniversary DayAuckland, Northland |
| Jan 31Monday | Nelson Anniversary DayNelson |
| February | |
| Feb 6Sunday | Waitangi DayNationwide |
| Feb 7Monday | Waitangi Day Day off in lieuNationwide |
| March | |
| Mar 13Monday | Taranaki Anniversary DayTaranaki |
| Mar 20Monday | Otago Anniversary DayOtago |
| April | |
| Apr 14Friday | Good FridayNationwide |
| Apr 17Monday | Easter MondayNationwide |
| Apr 18Tuesday | Southland Anniversary DaySouthland |
| Apr 25Tuesday | Anzac DayNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 5Monday | King's BirthdayNationwide |
| July | |
| Jul 14Friday | MatarikiNationwide |
| September | |
| Sep 25Monday | South Canterbury Anniversary DaySouth Canterbury |
| October | |
| Oct 20Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary DayHawke's Bay |
| Oct 23Monday | Labour DayNationwide |
| Oct 30Monday | Marlborough Anniversary DayMarlborough |
| November | |
| Nov 17Friday | Canterbury Anniversary DayCanterbury |
| Nov 27Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary DayChatham Islands Territory |
| December | |
| Dec 4Monday | West Coast Anniversary DayWest Coast |
| Dec 25Monday | Christmas DayNationwide |
| Dec 26Tuesday | Boxing DayNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 11public holidays
- By region
- 11–12across 18 regions
- Working days
- 249after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 7+1 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2028
Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.
- 4 daysSat, Jan 1 – Tue, Jan 4 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat, Feb 5 – Mon, Feb 7 · Waitangi Day
- 4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17 · Good Friday, Easter Monday5 days in Southland, with Southland Anniversary Day
- 4 daysSat, Apr 22 – Tue, Apr 25 · Anzac DayTake Mon, Apr 24 off to join it up
- 3 daysSat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5 · King's Birthday
- 3 daysFri, Jul 14 – Sun, Jul 16 · Matariki
- 3 daysSat, Oct 21 – Mon, Oct 23 · Labour Day4 days in Hawke's Bay, with Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
- 4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day