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Upcoming Holidays
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Good Friday
Apr 7, . Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of ... -
Easter Monday
Apr 10, . Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the ... -
Southland Anniversary Day
Apr 11, . The provincial anniversary day for Southland is celebrated on Easter Tuesday -
Anzac Day
Apr 25, . Marks the anniversary of the first key military action fought by Australian and New ... -
King's Birthday
Jun 5, . Celebrates the birthday of King Charles III on the first Monday in June. -
Matariki
Jul 14, . Matariki is named after the bright stars of the Pleiades star cluster, which rise in the ...
List of Holidays in New Zealand in 2023
| Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Monday | Day after New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Tuesday | New Year's Day (in lieu) | National Holiday | |
| Monday | Wellington Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Nelson Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Auckland Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Waitangi Day | National Holiday | |
| Monday | Taranaki Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Otago Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Southland Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Anzac Day | National Holiday | |
| Sunday | Mother's Day | Not A Public Holiday | |
| Monday | King's Birthday | National Holiday | |
| Friday | Matariki | National Holiday | |
| Sunday | Father's Day | Not A Public Holiday | |
| Monday | South Canterbury Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Friday | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Labour Day | National Holiday | |
| Monday | Marlborough Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Friday | Christchurch Show Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Westland Anniversary Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | National Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day | National Holiday |
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Notes
- Since 2014, if ANZAC Day and Waitangi Day fall on weekend the following Monday will be a holiday.
- Statutory holidays are legislated by several Acts of Parliament, particularly the Holidays Act 2003.
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