Public Holidays in New Zealand, 2025
New Zealand observes 11 nationwide public holidays in 2025. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records, including the regional ones that are working days elsewhere in the country.
- Public holidays
- 11
- On a weekend
- 0
- Regional only
- 12
- Business days 2025
- 250
Nationwide
New Zealand holiday calendar 2025
Dates marked nationwide are days off across New Zealand. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 2 January 2025 | Thursday | Day after New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 22 January 2025 | Wednesday | Wellington Anniversary Day | 2 regions: NZ-MWT, NZ-WGN |
| 29 January 2025 | Wednesday | Auckland Anniversary Day | 5 regions: NZ-AUK, NZ-BOP, NZ-GIS, NZ-NTL, NZ-WKO |
| 1 February 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Nelson Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-NSN |
| 6 February 2025 | Thursday | Waitangi Day | Nationwide |
| 10 March 2025 | Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-TKI |
| 23 March 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Otago Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-OTA |
| 18 April 2025 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 21 April 2025 | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 22 April 2025 | Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-STL |
| 25 April 2025 | Friday | Anzac Day | Nationwide |
| 2 June 2025 | Monday | King's Birthday | Nationwide |
| 20 June 2025 | Friday | Matariki | Nationwide |
| 22 September 2025 | Monday | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-CAN |
| 24 October 2025 | Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-HKB |
| 27 October 2025 | Monday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 3 November 2025 | Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-MBH |
| 14 November 2025 | Friday | Canterbury Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-CAN |
| 30 November 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-CIT |
| 1 December 2025 | Monday | Westland Anniversary Day | 1 region: NZ-WTC |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 December 2025 | Friday | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?
11 of New Zealand's 11 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year.
After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 250 business days in New Zealand.
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