23 official public holidays in 2036, with 23 still ahead and around 240 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Wed, Jan 2 | Wednesday | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Mon, Jan 21 | Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Jan 28 | Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Feb 4 | Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | Public |
| Wed, Feb 6 | Wednesday | Waitangi Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 24 | Monday | Otago Anniversary Day | Public |
| Fri, Apr 11 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 14 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Tue, Apr 15 | Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day | Public |
| Fri, Apr 25 | Friday | Anzac Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 2 | Monday | King's Birthday | Public |
| Fri, Jul 18 | Friday | Matariki | Public |
| Mon, Sep 22 | Monday | Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day Dominion Day | Public |
| Fri, Oct 24 | Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 27 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Nov 3 | Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day | Public |
| Fri, Nov 14 | Friday | Canterbury Anniversary Day Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Dec 1 | Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | Public |
| Mon, Dec 1 | Monday | Westland Anniversary Day | Public |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Public |
Tue, Jan 1 · Tuesday
New Year's Day
Public
Wed, Jan 2 · Wednesday
Day after New Year's Day
Public
Mon, Jan 21 · Monday
Wellington Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Jan 28 · Monday
Auckland Anniversary Day
Auckland/Northland Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Feb 4 · Monday
Nelson Anniversary Day
Public
Wed, Feb 6 · Wednesday
Waitangi Day
Public
Mon, Mar 10 · Monday
Taranaki Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Mar 24 · Monday
Otago Anniversary Day
Public
Fri, Apr 11 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Mon, Apr 14 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Tue, Apr 15 · Tuesday
Southland Anniversary Day
Public
Fri, Apr 25 · Friday
Anzac Day
Public
Mon, Jun 2 · Monday
King's Birthday
Public
Fri, Jul 18 · Friday
Matariki
Public
Mon, Sep 22 · Monday
Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day
Dominion Day
Public
Fri, Oct 24 · Friday
Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Oct 27 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Nov 3 · Monday
Marlborough Anniversary Day
Public
Fri, Nov 14 · Friday
Canterbury Anniversary Day
Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Dec 1 · Monday
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Public
Mon, Dec 1 · Monday
Westland Anniversary Day
Public
Thu, Dec 25 · Thursday
Christmas Day
Public
Fri, Dec 26 · Friday
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
23
in 2036
Working days remaining
240
across all of 2036
Upcoming holidays
23
during 2036
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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.