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New Zealand · 2025
New Zealand public holidays 2025
2025 at a glance
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Official public holidays in New Zealand for 2025 — dates, weekdays and the long weekends you can build around them with 1–3 days off. Bars show how many holidays fall in each month of the year.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| 2 Jan 2025 | Thursday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day regional | |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day · Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day regional | |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day regional | |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Thursday | Waitangi Day | |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day regional | |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Monday | Otago Anniversary Day regional | |
| 18 Apr 2025 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| 21 Apr 2025 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day regional | |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Friday | Anzac Day | |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Friday | Matariki | |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Monday | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day · Dominion Day regional | |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day regional | |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day regional | |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Friday | Canterbury Anniversary Day · Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day regional | |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day regional | |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Monday | Westland Anniversary Day regional | |
| 25 Dec 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Friday | Boxing Day |
Calendar view
Public holidays highlighted, weekends shaded.
January
MTWTFSS
1New Year's Day
2Day after New Year's Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20Wellington Anniversary Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
27Auckland Anniversary Day
28
29
30
31
- 1 JanNew Year's Day
- 2 JanDay after New Year's Day
- 20 JanWellington Anniversary Day
- 27 JanAuckland Anniversary Day
February
MTWTFSS
1
2
3Nelson Anniversary Day
4
5
6Waitangi Day
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
- 3 FebNelson Anniversary Day
- 6 FebWaitangi Day
March
MTWTFSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10Taranaki Anniversary Day
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24Otago Anniversary Day
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 10 MarTaranaki Anniversary Day
- 24 MarOtago Anniversary Day
April
MTWTFSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18Good Friday
19
20
21Easter Monday
22Southland Anniversary Day
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
29
30
- 18 AprGood Friday
- 21 AprEaster Monday
- 22 AprSouthland Anniversary Day
- 25 AprAnzac Day
May
MTWTFSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
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17
18
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31
June
MTWTFSS
1
2King's Birthday
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20Matariki
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
- 2 JunKing's Birthday
- 20 JunMatariki
July
MTWTFSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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31
August
MTWTFSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
September
MTWTFSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
- 22 SepCanterbury (South) Anniversary Day
October
MTWTFSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
25
26
27Labour Day
28
29
30
31
- 24 OctHawke's Bay Anniversary Day
- 27 OctLabour Day
November
MTWTFSS
1
2
3Marlborough Anniversary Day
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14Canterbury Anniversary Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
- 3 NovMarlborough Anniversary Day
- 14 NovCanterbury Anniversary Day
December
MTWTFSS
1Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day
27
28
29
30
31
- 1 DecChatham Islands Anniversary Day, Westland Anniversary Day
- 25 DecChristmas Day
- 26 DecBoxing Day
Public holidayWeekend
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
10days off
Anzac Day
25–27 Apr 2025
3 days · no leave1 PTO → 4 days2 PTO → 10 days
6days off
Christmas Day
25–28 Dec 2025
4 days · no leave1 PTO → 5 days2 PTO → 6 days
6days off
New Year's Day
1–2 Jan 2025
2 days · no leave1 PTO → 5 days2 PTO → 6 days
6days off
Waitangi Day
6 Feb 2025
1 days · no leave1 PTO → 4 days2 PTO → 6 days
6days off
Labour Day
24–27 Oct 2025
4 days · no leave1 PTO → 5 days2 PTO → 6 days
5days off
King's Birthday
31 May – 2 Jun 2025
3 days · no leave1 PTO → 4 days2 PTO → 5 days
5days off
Matariki
20–22 Jun 2025
3 days · no leave1 PTO → 4 days2 PTO → 5 days
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FAQ
- Does New Zealand have holidays on weekends in 2025?
- Some holidays fall on weekends; where a country has a substitute day, it is included as a separate entry.
- How do I use these dates to plan leave in 2025?
- Open the long weekend page, pick a run, and see how many days of leave connect it to the next weekend.