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New Zealand Public Holidays 2027

Explore New Zealand's public holidays by year.

Quick answer

HoliWiki currently lists 23 holiday entries for New Zealand in 2027. The calendar and date-ordered table below show the available schedule.

2027

Year

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Holiday entries

January 1, 2027New Year's Day

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January 2027

25*

February 2027

1**

March 2027

22*

26*

29*

30*

April 2027

26*

May 2027

June 2027

25*

July 2027

August 2027

September 2027

27*

October 2027

22*

25*

November 2027

12*

29**

December 2027

27*

28*

Holiday list

23 entries

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Tags	Scope	Categories
January 1, 2027	Friday	New Year's Day	Seasonal & Calendar Family & Social Cultural & Traditional	National	National Public Holidays
January 4, 2027	Monday	Day after New Year's Day	Cultural & Traditional Seasonal & Calendar	National	National Public Holidays
January 25, 2027	Monday	Wellington Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui	Regional Holidays
February 1, 2027	Monday	Auckland Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty	Regional Holidays
February 1, 2027	Monday	Nelson Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Nelson	Regional Holidays
February 8, 2027	Monday	Waitangi Day	National Memorial	National	National Public Holidays
March 8, 2027	Monday	Taranaki Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Taranaki	Regional Holidays
March 22, 2027	Monday	Otago Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Otago	Regional Holidays
March 26, 2027	Friday	Good Friday	Religious	National	National Public Holidays
March 29, 2027	Monday	Easter Monday	Religious	National	National Public Holidays
March 30, 2027	Tuesday	Southland Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Southland	Regional Holidays
April 26, 2027	Monday	Anzac Day	National Memorial	National	National Public Holidays
June 7, 2027	Monday	King's Birthday	National Memorial	National	National Public Holidays
June 25, 2027	Friday	Matariki	National Memorial	National	National Public Holidays
September 27, 2027	Monday	Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Canterbury	Regional Holidays
October 22, 2027	Friday	Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Hawke's Bay	Regional Holidays
October 25, 2027	Monday	Labour Day	workers National Memorial	National	National Public Holidays
November 1, 2027	Monday	Marlborough Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Marlborough	Regional Holidays
November 12, 2027	Friday	Canterbury Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Canterbury	Regional Holidays
November 29, 2027	Monday	Chatham Islands Anniversary Day	National Memorial	Chatham Islands	Regional Holidays
November 29, 2027	Monday	Westland Anniversary Day	National Memorial	West Coast	Regional Holidays
December 27, 2027	Monday	Christmas Day	Religious Family & Social Commercial	National	National Public Holidays
December 28, 2027	Tuesday	Boxing Day	Family & Social Commercial	National	National Public Holidays

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Holiday Stories

Auckland Anniversary Day

Provincial anniversary days show New Zealand's regional calendar layer. Auckland Anniversary Day is one of the best-known examples.

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day recalls the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi and remains a central day for reflecting on New Zealand's national story and treaty relationship.

Anzac Day

Anzac Day is a solemn day of remembrance for New Zealanders and Australians who served and died in war and peacekeeping.

Matariki and the Maori New Year

Matariki is tied to the rising of the star cluster and centers remembrance, food, community and hopes for the year ahead.

Labour Day and the long weekend

New Zealand's Labour Day sits in spring and is tied to the history of the eight-hour working day and labour reform.