Long Weekends & Bridge Days in New Zealand 2028

Consider these long weekends and bridge days to get maximum number of holiday days with a minimum number of leaves.

Note: This list doesn't include the Anniversary holidays to keep the page clean. Please check the actual calendar page for that.

Long Weekends in 2028

Below is the table showing the list of weekends with 3 or more days off.

Days Dates Included Holidays
4 1 Jan - 4 Jan
SaSuMoTu
1234
New Year's Day - Actual, Day After New Year's Day - Actual, New Year's Day - Observed, Day After New Year's Day - Observed
3 5 Feb - 7 Feb
SaSuMo
567
Waitangi Day - Actual, Waitangi Day - Observed
4 14 Apr - 17 Apr
FrSaSuMo
14151617
Good Friday, Easter Monday
3 3 Jun - 5 Jun
SaSuMo
345
King's Birthday
3 14 Jul - 16 Jul
FrSaSu
141516
Matariki
3 21 Oct - 23 Oct
SaSuMo
212223
Labour Day
4 23 Dec - 26 Dec
SaSuMoTu
23242526
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
4 30 Dec - 2 Jan
SaSuMoTu
303112
New Year's Day, Day After New Year's Day

Bridge Days in 2028

Bridge day is a working day in between two non-working days. You can take leave for that one day and have 3 or more days off. Bridge days are highlighted in the table below.

Days Dates Included Holidays
4 22 Apr - 25 Apr
SaSuMoTu
22232425
ANZAC Day