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Public Holidays 2024/5


Published 16 Dec 2024

If you haven't started planning your operational requirements over the coming holiday period here's a list of the upcoming Public Holidays for Christmas period and beyond into 2025.

New Zealand Public Holiday

Actual Date

Observed Date (2024)

Christmas Day

25 Dec

Wed 25 Dec

Boxing Day

26 Dec

Thurs 26 Dec



(2025)

New Year's Day

1 Jan

Wed 1 Jan

Day After New Year's Day

2 Jan

Thurs 2 Jan

Waitangi Day

6 Feb

Thurs 6 Feb

Good Friday

Varies

Fri 18 April

Easter Monday

Varies

Mon 21 April

ANZAC Day

25 April

Fri 25 April

King's Birthday

1st Monday in June

Mon 2 June

Matariki

Varied

Fri 20 June

Labour Day

4th Mon in Oct

Mon 27 Oct

Christmas Day

25 Dec

Thurs 25 Dec

Boxing Day

26 Dec

Fri 26 Dec

NZ Provincial Holidays

Actual Date

(2024)

Auckland 29 Jan Mon 27 Jan
Taranaki 31 Mar

Mon 10 Mar

Hawke's Bay 1 Nov Fri 24 Oct
Wellington 22 Jan Mon 20 Jan
Marlborough 1 Nov Mon 3 Nov
Nelson 1 Feb Mon 3 Feb
Canterbury 16 Dec Fri 14 Nov
Canterbury (South) 16 Dec Mon 22 Sept
Westland 1 Dec Mon 1 Dec
Otago 23 Mar Mon 24 Mar
Southland 17 Jan Tues 22 Apr
Chatham Islands 30 Nov Mon 1 Dec