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New Zealand Holidays 2026

All public holidays, festivals and observances in New Zealand for 2026

Total holidays

38

Public holidays

11

Long weekends

11

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Marlborough Anniversary Day

Mon, Nov 2

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New Zealand holidays 2026

Showing 38 of 38 holidays

  • Nov2Mon

    Marlborough Anniversary Day

    Monday, November 2, 2026Tomorrow

  • Nov5Thu

    Guy Fawkes Night

    Thursday, November 5, 2026

  • Nov13Fri

    Canterbury Anniversary Day

    Friday, November 13, 2026

  • Nov30Mon

    Chatham Islands Anniversary Day

    Monday, November 30, 2026

  • Nov30Mon

    Westland Anniversary Day

    Monday, November 30, 2026

  • Dec22Tue

    December Solstice

    Tuesday, December 22, 2026

  • Dec24Thu

    Christmas Eve

    Thursday, December 24, 2026

  • Dec25Fri

    Christmas Day

    Friday, December 25, 2026

  • Dec26Sat

    Boxing Day

    Saturday, December 26, 2026

  • Dec31Thu

    New Year's Eve

    Thursday, December 31, 2026

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for New Zealand. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Frequently asked questions

How many holidays are there in New Zealand in 2026?

There are 11 public holidays and 38 holidays and observances in total in New Zealand in 2026. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How do I add New Zealand holidays to my calendar?

Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.

How to retrieve the New Zealand holidays list via API?

Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NZ&year=2026 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:

// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
  country: 'NZ',
  year: '2026'
});
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=NZ&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"