Public holidays · 2026 & 2027

New Zealand Public Holidays 2026

Nationwide public holidays in New Zealand for 2026 and 2027 — plan customs clearance, trucking and container free time around them. Weekend: Saturday and Sunday.

Next holiday: Christmas Day — Friday 25 December 2026.

2026

11 public holidays
DateDayHolidayLocal name
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayNew Year's Day
2 January 2026FridayDay after New Year's DayDay after New Year's Day
6 February 2026FridayWaitangi DayWaitangi Day
3 April 2026FridayGood FridayGood Friday
6 April 2026MondayEaster MondayEaster Monday
27 April 2026MondayAnzac DayAnzac Day
1 June 2026MondayKing's BirthdayKing's Birthday
10 July 2026FridayMatarikiMatariki
26 October 2026MondayLabour DayLabour Day
25 December 2026FridayChristmas DayChristmas Day
28 December 2026MondayBoxing DayBoxing Day

Working days in 2026

250 in total
MonthWorking days
January20
February19
March22
April19
May21
June21
July22
August21
September22
October21
November21
December21

2027

11 public holidays
DateDayHolidayLocal name
1 January 2027FridayNew Year's DayNew Year's Day
4 January 2027MondayDay after New Year's DayDay after New Year's Day
8 February 2027MondayWaitangi DayWaitangi Day
26 March 2027FridayGood FridayGood Friday
29 March 2027MondayEaster MondayEaster Monday
26 April 2027MondayAnzac DayAnzac Day
7 June 2027MondayKing's BirthdayKing's Birthday
25 June 2027FridayMatarikiMatariki
25 October 2027MondayLabour DayLabour Day
27 December 2027MondayChristmas DayChristmas Day
28 December 2027TuesdayBoxing DayBoxing Day

Container landing in New Zealand? Work out the last free day in working days with the demurrage calculator, or let Shyppy track discharge and warn you before free time runs out.

Nationwide public holidays from Nager.Date. Regional holidays, port strikes and terminal-specific closures are not included.

Questions

How many public holidays does New Zealand have in 2026?

New Zealand has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2026; the next one is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.

How many working days are there in New Zealand in 2026?

250 working days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and excluding the 11 national public holidays.

Do public holidays count as demurrage free days in New Zealand?

Usually yes — most carriers count free time in calendar days, including weekends and holidays. If your tariff or contract says working days, holidays and weekends are excluded and the last free day moves later. The Shyppy demurrage calculator can count either way.

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