New Zealand Public Holidays 2027
New Zealand has 11 national public holidays in 2027, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and ending with Boxing Day on 26 December 2027, observed on Tuesday 28 December 2027. Five holidays move this year: Day after New Year's Day falls on 2 January 2027 but the day off is taken on Monday 4 January 2027. It is counted once, on the day observed.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Day after New Year's Day | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Waitangi Day | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Good Friday | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Monday | Monday | Public holiday | |
| ANZAC Day | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| King's Birthday | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Matariki | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Boxing Day | in lieu of | Tuesday | Public holidayMoved |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2027 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The last full review of the dataset behind the New Zealand calendar. No correction specific to New Zealand has been needed since.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for New Zealand.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
The busiest stretch is January (2 holidays), a good window to plan around if you rely on offices, banks or schools being open. None of them falls on a weekend in 2027, so every holiday adds a genuine weekday off. Below you will find the full 2027 list for New Zealand, sorted by date, with the weekday marked for quick planning. Only nationwide public holidays are included here, which keeps the New Zealand calendar clean and comparable.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does New Zealand have in 2027?
New Zealand has 11 national public holidays in 2027. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and the last is Boxing Day on 26 December 2027, observed on Tuesday 28 December 2027.
What is the first public holiday of 2027 in New Zealand?
The first public holiday of 2027 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2027.
When is New Year celebrated in New Zealand in 2027?
In 2027, New Year's Day in New Zealand is on 1 January 2027.
Which 2027 holidays in New Zealand are moved to another day?
5 are: Day after New Year's Day, which falls on 2 January 2027 but is taken on Monday 4 January 2027, Waitangi Day, which falls on 6 February 2027 but is taken on Monday 8 February 2027 and ANZAC Day, which falls on 25 April 2027 but is taken on Monday 26 April 2027, plus 2 more. A moved holiday is one holiday with a shifted day off, not two holidays, so it is counted once here. Sites that list both the weekend date and its replacement report a higher total than the official calendar does.
Are regional holidays included for New Zealand?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of New Zealand are listed separately on the New Zealand holiday hub, together with the anniversary day regions that observe them.
Do the New Zealand holiday dates change from 2027 to the next year?
Some of them do. Five of the 11 holidays in 2027 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter, set weekday of the month and announced per year), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Good Friday on 26 March 2027, Easter Monday on 29 March 2027 and King's Birthday on 7 June 2027, plus 2 more.
How far ahead is the New Zealand calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for New Zealand.
Which New Zealand holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2027. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The New Zealand holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare New Zealand with other countries in the same year, see the 2027 worldwide overview.
Other years for New Zealand
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the New Zealand public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the New Zealand 2027 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend on their own, and where a single day of leave turns a holiday into a four day break. That is on the New Zealand long weekends page for 2027, alongside how many working days 2027 actually has once weekends and holidays come out. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.