New Zealand Holidays in 2024

List of public holidays in New Zealand 2024 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryMondayNew Year's DayNational holiday
2nd JanuaryTuesdayDay after New Year's DayNational holiday
22nd JanuaryMondayWellington Anniversary DayLocal holiday
29th JanuaryMondayNorthland Anniversary DayLocal holiday
29th JanuaryMondayAuckland Anniversary DayLocal holiday
29th JanuaryMondayNelson Anniversary DayLocal holiday
6th FebruaryTuesdayWaitangi DayNational holiday
14th FebruaryWednesdayValentine's DayObservance
11th MarchMondayTaranaki Anniversary DayLocal holiday
20th MarchWednesdayMarch EquinoxSeason
25th MarchMondayOtago Anniversary DayLocal holiday
29th MarchFridayGood FridayNational holiday
30th MarchSaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
31st MarchSundayEaster SundayObservance
1st AprilMondayEaster MondayNational holiday
1st AprilMondayApril FoolsObservance
2nd AprilTuesdaySouthland Anniversary DayLocal holiday
25th AprilThursdayANZAC DayNational holiday
12th MaySundayMother's DayObservance
3rd JuneMondayKing's BirthdayNational holiday
21st JuneFridayJune SolsticeSeason
28th JuneFridayMatarikiNational holiday
1st SeptemberSundayFathers' DayObservance
23rd SeptemberMondaySouth Canterbury Anniversary DayLocal holiday
23rd SeptemberMondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
25th OctoberFridayHawke's Bay Anniversary DayLocal holiday
28th OctoberMondayLabour DayNational holiday
31st OctoberThursdayHalloweenObservance
4th NovemberMondayMarlborough Anniversary DayLocal holiday
5th NovemberTuesdayGuy Fawkes NightObservance
15th NovemberFridayCanterbury Anniversary DayLocal holiday
2nd DecemberMondayChatham Islands Anniversary DayLocal holiday
2nd DecemberMondayWestland Anniversary DayLocal holiday
21st DecemberSaturdayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberTuesdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberWednesdayChristmas DayNational holiday
26th DecemberThursdayBoxing DayNational holiday
31st DecemberTuesdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for New Zealand. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in New Zealand this year in 2024?

There are 11 holidays in New Zealand in 2024

How to retrieve the New Zealand holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NZ&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of New Zealand holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'NZ', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);
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