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Public Holiday Xmas dates 2023


Published 12 Nov 2023

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


(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