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Public Holidays in New Zealand 2028

28 total holidays15 national holidays

2028 Holiday Calendar — New Zealand

DateHolidayDayType
2028-01-01New Year's DaySaturdayNational
2028-01-02Day after New Year's DaySundayNational
2028-01-03New Year's DayMondayNational
2028-01-04Day after New Year's DayTuesdayNational
2028-01-24Wellington Anniversary Day
Manawatu-WhanganuiWellington
MondayRegional
2028-01-31Auckland Anniversary Day
AucklandBay of PlentyGisborneHawke's BayManawatu-WhanganuiWaikato
MondayRegional
2028-01-31Nelson Anniversary Day
CanterburyNelsonTasmanWest Coast
MondayRegional
2028-01-31Northland Anniversary Day
Northland
MondayRegional
2028-02-06Waitangi DaySundayNational
2028-02-07Waitangi DayMondayNational
2028-03-13Taranaki Anniversary Day
Taranaki
MondayRegional
2028-03-20Otago Anniversary Day
Otago
MondayRegional
2028-04-14Good FridayFridayNational
2028-04-16Easter SundaySundayNational
2028-04-17Easter MondayMondayNational
2028-04-18Southland Anniversary Day
Southland
TuesdayRegional
2028-04-25ANZAC DayTuesdayNational
2028-06-05King's BirthdayMondayNational
2028-07-14MatarikiFridayNational
2028-09-25South Canterbury Anniversary Day
Canterbury
MondayRegional
2028-10-20Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
Hawke's Bay
FridayRegional
2028-10-23Labour DayMondayNational
2028-10-30Marlborough Anniversary Day
Marlborough
MondayRegional
2028-11-17Canterbury Anniversary Day
Canterbury
FridayRegional
2028-11-27Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
CIT
MondayRegional
2028-12-04Westland Anniversary Day
West Coast
MondayRegional
2028-12-25Christmas DayMondayNational
2028-12-26Boxing DayTuesdayNational

Automate New Zealand holiday data via API

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cURL

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=NZ&year=2028" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=NZ&year=2028",
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();
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Regional Holidays — New Zealand

New Zealand has region-specific public holidays. Select a region to see the full calendar.

AucklandBay of PlentyCanterburyGisborneHawke's BayManawatu-WhanganuiMarlboroughNelsonNorthlandOtagoSouthlandTaranakiTasmanWaikatoWellingtonWest Coast

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