New Zealand

New Zealand public holidays 2029

New Zealand has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2029, and 11 to 12 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2029 has 250 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Monday, January 1, 2029.

Public holidays in New Zealand in 2029
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Monday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Tuesday	Day after New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 22Monday	Wellington Anniversary DayGreater Wellington
Jan 29Monday	Auckland Anniversary DayAuckland, Northland
Jan 29Monday	Nelson Anniversary DayNelson
February
Feb 6Tuesday	Waitangi DayNationwide
March
Mar 12Monday	Taranaki Anniversary DayTaranaki
Mar 26Monday	Otago Anniversary DayOtago
Mar 30Friday	Good FridayNationwide
April
Apr 2Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
Apr 3Tuesday	Southland Anniversary DaySouthland
Apr 25Wednesday	Anzac DayNationwide
June
Jun 4Monday	King's BirthdayNationwide
July
Jul 6Friday	MatarikiNationwide
September
Sep 24Monday	South Canterbury Anniversary DaySouth Canterbury
October
Oct 19Friday	Hawke's Bay Anniversary DayHawke's Bay
Oct 22Monday	Labour DayNationwide
Oct 29Monday	Marlborough Anniversary DayMarlborough
November
Nov 16Friday	Canterbury Anniversary DayCanterbury
December
Dec 3Monday	Chatham Islands Anniversary DayChatham Islands Territory
Dec 3Monday	West Coast Anniversary DayWest Coast
Dec 25Tuesday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Wednesday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 11public holidays
By region: 11–12across 18 regions
Working days: 250after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 5+2 with 1 day off

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 2029

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, Dec 30, 2028 – Tue, Jan 2 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
4 daysSat, Feb 3 – Tue, Feb 6 · Waitangi DayTake Mon, Feb 5 off to join it up
4 daysFri, Mar 30 – Mon, Apr 2 · Good Friday, Easter Monday5 days in Southland, with Southland Anniversary Day
3 daysSat, Jun 2 – Mon, Jun 4 · King's Birthday
3 daysFri, Jul 6 – Sun, Jul 8 · Matariki
3 daysSat, Oct 20 – Mon, Oct 22 · Labour Day4 days in Hawke's Bay, with Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
5 daysSat, Dec 22 – Wed, Dec 26 · Christmas Day, Boxing DayTake Mon, Dec 24 off to join it up

New Zealand public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in New Zealand in 2029?

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 30); Easter Monday (Apr 2); Anzac Day (Apr 25); King's Birthday (Jun 4); Matariki (Jul 6); Labour Day (Oct 22); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26). Regions add 12 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2029?

January and April and December, with 2 nationwide public holidays each. 4 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Auckland, Canterbury, Chatham Islands Territory and 10 more, with 12 in 2029, against 11 in the regions with the fewest. Use the filter above the list to see one region's days.

How many working days are there in 2029?

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.