If you haven't started planning your upcoming xmas staffing requirements and holidays here's a list of the upcoming Public Holidays for the holiday season ahead and 2024.
| New Zealand Public Holiday | Actual Date | Observed Date (2023) |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec | Mon 25 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 26 Dec | Tue 26 Dec |
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| (2024) |
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan | Mon 1 Jan |
| Day After New Year's Day | 2 Jan | Mon 2 Jan |
| Waitangi Day | 6 Feb | Tues 6 Feb |
| Good Fri | Varies | Fri 29 Mar |
| Easter Mon | Varies | Mon 1 April |
| ANZAC Day | 25 April | Thurs 25 April |
| King's Birthday | 1st Mon in June | Mon 3 June |
| Matariki | Varied | Fri 28 June |
| Labour Day | 4th Mon in Oct | Mon 28 Oct |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec | Wed 25 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 26 Dec | Thur 26 Dec |
| NZ Provincial Holidays | Actual Date | (2024) |
| Auckland | 29 Jan | Mon 29 Jan |
| Taranaki | 31 Mar | Mon 11 Mar |
| Hawke's Bay | 1 Nov | Fri 25 Oct |
| Wellington | 22 Jan | Mon 22 Jan |
| Marlborough | 1 Nov | Mon 4 Nov |
| Nelson | 1 Feb | Mon 29 Jan |
| Canterbury | 16 Dec | Fri 15 Nov |
| Canterbury (South) | 16 Dec | Mon 23 Sept |
| Westland | 1 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
| Otago | 23 Mar | Mon 25 Mar |
| Southland | 17 Jan | Tues 2 Apr |
| Chatham Islands | 30 Nov | Mon 2 Dec |