Public Holidays in New Zealand — 2025
New Zealand is holiday-rich in 2025, with 23 public holidays spread across the year.
Every one of them falls on a working day this year, because none collide with the local Saturday + Sunday weekend.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 14 before July and 9 after it — with January the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 94 days, from Friday, June 20, 2025 to Monday, September 22, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
18 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
New Zealand sits in Oceania, is run from Wellington, pays in New Zealand Dollar, and has about 4.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 23
- Days off work
- 23
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- January (4)
- Longest gap
- 94 days
- Capital
- Wellington
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thu, Jan 2 | Thursday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Mon, Jan 20 | Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Jan 27 | Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day | Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day |
| Mon, Feb 3 | Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | |
| Thu, Feb 6 | Thursday | Waitangi Day | |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Mar 24 | Monday | Otago Anniversary Day | |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Tue, Apr 22 | Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day | |
| Fri, Apr 25 | Friday | Anzac Day | |
| Mon, Jun 2 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Fri, Jun 20 | Friday | Matariki | |
| Mon, Sep 22 | Monday | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day | Dominion Day |
| Fri, Oct 24 | Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Oct 27 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, Nov 3 | Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day | |
| Fri, Nov 14 | Friday | Canterbury Anniversary Day | Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day |
| Mon, Dec 1 | Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Dec 1 | Monday | Westland Anniversary Day | |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day |
How many public holidays does New Zealand have in 2025?
23 — of which 23 fall on a working day and 0 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in New Zealand in 2025?
New Year's Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Boxing Day on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in New Zealand?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in New Zealand in 2025?
Between Friday, June 20, 2025 and Monday, September 22, 2025 — 94 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 23 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.