Public Holidays

To make planning your trip just that bit easier, we’ve got all of the New Zealand national public holidays here in this calendar. So now there’s no excuse for you not to start planning!

Public Holiday Dates

Public Holiday	2018 – Actual Date	Observed 2018
New Year’s Day	1 January	Monday 1 January
Day after New Year’s Day	2 January	Tuesday 2 January
Waitangi Day	6 February	Monday 6 February
Good Friday	varies	Friday 30 March
Easter Monday	varies	Monday 2 April
ANZAC Day	25 April	Wednesday 25 April
Queen’s Birthday	1st Monday in June	Monday 4 June
Labour Day	4th Monday in October	Monday 22 October
Christmas Day	25 December	Tuesday 25 December
Boxing Day	26 December	Wednesday 26 December

For province Anniversary Day public holidays see New Zealand Government. Palmerston North City and Manawatu Region celebrate on Wellington Anniversary Day.