Calendar 2026 - New Zealand

Public Holidays and Observances in 2026

Thursday, 1 Jan
New Year's Day

Friday, 2 Jan
Day After New Year's Day

Saturday, 17 Jan
Southland Anniversary - Actual

Monday, 19 Jan
Wellington Anniversary - Observed

Thursday, 22 Jan
Wellington Anniversary - Actual

Monday, 26 Jan
Auckland Anniversary - Observed

Thursday, 29 Jan
Auckland Anniversary - Actual

Sunday, 1 Feb
Nelson Anniversary - Actual

Monday, 2 Feb
Nelson Anniversary - Observed

Friday, 6 Feb
Waitangi Day

Saturday, 14 Feb
Valentine's Day

Monday, 9 Mar
Taranaki Anniversary - Observed

Saturday, 21 Mar
March Equinox

Monday, 23 Mar
Otago Anniversary - Actual • Otago Anniversary - Observed

Tuesday, 31 Mar
Taranaki Anniversary - Actual

Friday, 3 Apr
Good Friday

Saturday, 4 Apr
Holy Saturday

Sunday, 5 Apr
Easter Sunday

Monday, 6 Apr
Easter Monday

Tuesday, 7 Apr
Southland Anniversary - Observed

Saturday, 25 Apr
ANZAC Day - Actual

Monday, 27 Apr
ANZAC Day - Observed

Sunday, 10 May
Mother's Day

Monday, 1 Jun
King's Birthday

Sunday, 21 Jun
June Solstice

Friday, 10 Jul
Matariki

Sunday, 6 Sep
Father's Day

Wednesday, 23 Sep
September Equinox

Monday, 28 Sep
Canterbury (South) Anniversary - Observed

Friday, 23 Oct
Hawke's Bay Anniversary - Observed

Monday, 26 Oct
Labour Day

Saturday, 31 Oct
Halloween

Sunday, 1 Nov
Hawke's Bay Anniversary - Actual • Marlborough Anniversary - Actual

Monday, 2 Nov
Marlborough Anniversary - Observed

Thursday, 5 Nov
Guy Fawkes Night

Friday, 13 Nov
Canterbury Anniversary - Observed

Monday, 30 Nov
Chatham Islands Anniversary - Actual • Chatham Islands Anniversary - Observed • Westland Anniversary - Observed

Tuesday, 1 Dec
Westland Anniversary - Actual

Wednesday, 16 Dec
Canterburry (South) Anniversary - Actual • Canterburry Anniversary - Actual

Tuesday, 22 Dec
December Solstice

Thursday, 24 Dec
Christmas Eve

Friday, 25 Dec
Christmas Day

Saturday, 26 Dec
Boxing Day - Actual

Monday, 28 Dec
Boxing Day - Observed

Thursday, 31 Dec
New Year's Eve

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Related

• School Holidays Calendar 2026 NZ
• View official dates- www.govt.nz/…

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About NZCalendar

NZCalendar is an online calendar for New Zealand with the information of public holidays, school holidays, and observances.

We have kept this site lightweight to make it load fast even in places with low internet coverage.

Calendar Features

• National level calendar with public holidays.
• Easy to read school holidays calendar.
• Holidays and observances are colour coded for easy reading.
• School holidays calendar also includes public holidays to make holiday planning easier.
• Days of significance such as Mother's Day / Father's Day etc are also included.
• Printer friendly PDF and JPG calendars to download for offline work.
• Option to add an event to your device calendar to get the notifications.
• Calendars have links to the official Government sites to double check the info.