23 official public holidays in 2034, with 23 still ahead and around 238 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 2 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Tue, Jan 3 | Tuesday | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Mon, Jan 23 | Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Jan 30 | Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Jan 30 | Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Feb 6 | Monday | Waitangi Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 13 | Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 20 | Monday | Otago Anniversary Day | Public |
| Fri, Apr 7 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 10 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Tue, Apr 11 | Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day | Public |
| Tue, Apr 25 | Tuesday | Anzac Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 5 | Monday | King's Birthday | Public |
| Fri, Jul 7 | Friday | Matariki | Public |
| Mon, Sep 25 | Monday | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day Dominion Day | Public |
| Fri, Oct 20 | Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 23 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 30 | Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day | Public |
| Fri, Nov 17 | Friday | Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Nov 27 | Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Dec 4 | Monday | Westland Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Tue, Dec 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public |
Mon, Jan 2 · Monday
New Year's Day
Public
Tue, Jan 3 · Tuesday
Day after New Year's Day
Public
Mon, Jan 23 · Monday
Wellington Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Jan 30 · Monday
Auckland Anniversary Day
Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Jan 30 · Monday
Nelson Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Feb 6 · Monday
Waitangi Day
Public
Mon, Mar 13 · Monday
Taranaki Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Mar 20 · Monday
Otago Anniversary Day
Public
Fri, Apr 7 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Mon, Apr 10 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Tue, Apr 11 · Tuesday
Southland Anniversary Day
Public
Tue, Apr 25 · Tuesday
Anzac Day
Public
Mon, Jun 5 · Monday
King's Birthday
Public
Fri, Jul 7 · Friday
Matariki
Public
Mon, Sep 25 · Monday
Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day
Dominion Day
Public
Fri, Oct 20 · Friday
Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Oct 23 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Oct 30 · Monday
Marlborough Anniversary Day
Public
Fri, Nov 17 · Friday
Canterbury Anniversary Day
Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Nov 27 · Monday
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Dec 4 · Monday
Westland Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Dec 25 · Monday
Christmas Day
Public
Tue, Dec 26 · Tuesday
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
23
in 2034
Working days remaining
238
across all of 2034
Upcoming holidays
23
during 2034
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New Zealand recognises eleven public holidays under the Holidays Act 2003, plus one anniversary day per region observed only in that region. The national list includes New Year's Day and 2 January, Waitangi Day on 6 February, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day on 25 April, King's Birthday on the first Monday of June, Matariki at a date set annually by the Matariki Advisory Committee (a Maori lunisolar new year added in 2022), Labour Day on the fourth Monday of October, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The eleventh anniversary day varies: Auckland observes it on 29 January, Wellington on 22 January, Canterbury on 16 November.
The Holidays Act 2003 defines an otherwise working day for the purpose of public holiday entitlements as any day the employee would have worked but for the holiday. The Employment Relations Act 2000 governs working time generally. The standard private-sector week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. District Court Rules and High Court Rules treat working day as any day except Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, the period from 25 December to 2 January inclusive and the anniversary day of the locality. Settlement of New Zealand dollar transactions runs on the Reserve Bank's ESAS system.