Public Holidays in New Zealand — 2028
New Zealand is holiday-rich in 2028, 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 — 13 before July and 10 after it — with January the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 73 days, from Friday, July 14, 2028 to Monday, September 25, 2028; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
19 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 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 (5)
- Longest gap
- 73 days
- Capital
- Wellington
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 3 | Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Tue, Jan 4 | Tuesday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Mon, Jan 24 | Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Jan 31 | Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day | Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day |
| Mon, Jan 31 | Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Feb 7 | Monday | Waitangi Day | |
| Mon, Mar 13 | Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Mar 20 | Monday | Otago Anniversary Day | |
| Fri, Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Mon, Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Tue, Apr 18 | Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day | |
| Tue, Apr 25 | Tuesday | Anzac Day | |
| Mon, Jun 5 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Fri, Jul 14 | Friday | Matariki | |
| Mon, Sep 25 | Monday | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day | Dominion Day |
| Fri, Oct 20 | Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Oct 23 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, Oct 30 | Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day | |
| Fri, Nov 17 | Friday | Canterbury Anniversary Day | Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day |
| Mon, Nov 27 | Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Dec 4 | Monday | Westland Anniversary Day | |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tue, Dec 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day |
How many public holidays does New Zealand have in 2028?
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 2028?
New Year's Day on Monday, January 3, 2028. The last one of the year is Boxing Day on Tuesday, December 26, 2028.
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 2028?
Between Friday, July 14, 2028 and Monday, September 25, 2028 — 73 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2028 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 23 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.