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	2017 – Actual Date	Observed 2017
New Year’s Day	1st January	Sunday 1st or 3rd January
Day after New Year’s Day	2nd January	Monday 2nd January
Waitangi Day	6th February	Monday 6th February
Good Friday	varies	Friday 14th April
Easter Monday	varies	Monday 17th April
ANZAC Day	25th April	Tuesday 25th April
Queen’s Birthday	1st June	Monday 5th June
Labour Day	23rd October	Monday 23rd October
Christmas Day	25th December	Monday 25th December
Boxing Day	26th December	Tuesday 26th December

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