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.
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New Zealand Public Holiday
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Actual Date
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Observed Date (2024)
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Christmas Day
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25 Dec
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Wed 25 Dec
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Boxing Day
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26 Dec
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Thurs 26 Dec
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(2025)
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New Year's Day
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1 Jan
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Wed 1 Jan
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Day After New Year's Day
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2 Jan
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Thurs 2 Jan
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Waitangi Day
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6 Feb
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Thurs 6 Feb
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Good Friday
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Varies
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Fri 18 April
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Easter Monday
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Varies
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Mon 21 April
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ANZAC Day
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25 April
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Fri 25 April
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King's Birthday
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1st Monday in June
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Mon 2 June
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Matariki
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Varied
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Fri 20 June
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Labour Day
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4th Mon in Oct
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Mon 27 Oct
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Christmas Day
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25 Dec
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Thurs 25 Dec
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Boxing Day
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26 Dec
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Fri 26 Dec
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NZ Provincial Holidays
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Actual Date
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(2024)
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| Auckland |
29 Jan |
Mon 27 Jan |
| Taranaki |
31 Mar |
Mon 10 Mar
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| 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 |