⌂ Calendars of different countries → New Zealand Holiday Calendar for New Zealand![]() New Zealanders observe 10 common national public holidays a year (also known as statutory holidays) legislated by the Holidays Act 2003. Stat holidays are mostly cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays. Additionally all New Zealand’s provinces celebrate regional anniversary days also specified as public holidays. List of National and Provincial stat holidays, and other observances in NZ for 2025-2026 yearApril 2025Saturday 26 April - International Sculpture Day (Held on the last Saturday of April) May 2025Sunday 11 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe); National Chocolate Fish Day in New Zealand Sunday 25 May - Gospel Day in Palmerston, Cook Islands (commemorating the arrival of Christianity on this atoll) June 2025Sunday 1 June - World Naturist Day (Starts on the first Sunday of June in the northern hemisphere and on the first Sunday of December in the southern hemisphere) Monday 2 June - King's Birthday in New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji (celebrated on the first Monday in June) Sunday 15 June - National Volunteer Week in New Zealand (Held from the third Sunday in June); Mangaia Gospel Day (Cook Islands) July 2025Tuesday 1 July - International Tartan Day (Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on 6 April, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. It originated in Canada in the mid-1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora in the 1990s. In Australia the similar International Tartan Day is held on 1 July, the anniversary of the repeal of the 1747 Act of Proscription that banned the wearing of tartan. Tartan Days typically have parades of pipe bands, Highland dancing and other Scottish-themed events) August 2025September 2025Wednesday 3 September - Tokehega Day (Tokelau, New Zealand) Sunday 7 September - Father's Day in Australia (also Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea is celebrated on the first Sunday of September) Friday 26 September - Dominion Day (New Zealand) Monday 29 September - National Coffee Day; South Canterbury Anniversary Day in New Zealand (on the last monday of September) October 2025Monday 6 October - Vet Nurse Awareness Week in New Zealand (Starts on the first Monday in October) Monday 13 October - No Bra Day (On this day women are encouraged to forgo wearing no bra as a means to encourage breast cancer awareness) Friday 17 October - National Sausage Day in New Zealand (celebrated on the third Friday of October) Sunday 19 October - Niue Constitution Day (in honor of the country's independence, self-governing in free association with New Zealand in 1974) Friday 24 October - Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Holiday is actually the 1st of November but it is observed on the Friday before Labour Day) Monday 27 October - Labour Day in New Zealand (Celebrated on the fourth Monday in October) November 2025Monday 3 November - Marlborough Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Date for 2024. Holiday is actually the 1st of November but it is observed on the first Monday after Labour Day) Wednesday 5 November - Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada); International Volunteer Managers Day Tuesday 11 November - Armistice Day (New Zealand, France, Belgium and Serbia. End of World War I-related observances) Friday 14 November - Canterbury Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Holiday is actually the 16th of December but it is observed on the second Friday after the first Tuesday in November. This is also Christchurch Show Day. Canterbury Anniversary applies to the North and Central Canterbury Regions which include Christchurch and Ashburton) December 2025Monday 1 December - Westland Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Date for 2025. Holiday is actually the 1st of December but it is observed on the Monday closest to that date. This date can vary outside of Greymouth); Chatham Islands Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Date for 2024. Holiday is actually the 30th of November but it is observed on the Monday closest to that date) Friday 26 December - Boxing day in Australia (also Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Great Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Kiribati, Nauru, Botswana, Ghana, Jamaica) January 2026Friday 2 January - The second day of New Year (a holiday in Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Mauritius, Montenegro, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine. New Year Holiday [Albania, Scotland], if it is a Sunday, the day moves to January 3) Friday 9 January - National Takai Day on the Niue (Held on the second Friday and Saturday after New Year's Day) Monday 19 January - Wellington Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Holiday is actually the 22nd of January but it is observed on the Monday closest to that date. Wellington Anniversary applies to the Wellington Province which includes Wellington, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Kapiti, Feilding, Levin and Masterton) Monday 26 January - Auckland Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Date for 2026. Holiday is actually the 29th of January but it is observed on the Monday closest to that date. Auckland Anniversary applies to the Auckland Province which includes Northland, Auckland, Waikato, King Country, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, East Coast Regions); Northland Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Date for 2026. It is a public holiday in Northland, where it is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed) February 2026Monday 2 February - Nelson Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Holiday is actually the 1st of February but it is observed on the Monday closest to that date); Buller Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Celebrated on the first Monday of February) Friday 6 February - Waitangi Day in New Zealand (Niue, New Zealand, Tokelau; celebrates the founding of New Zealand in 1840) March 2026Sunday 1 March - Children's Day in New Zealand (celebrated on the first Sunday in March) Monday 9 March - Taranaki Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Holiday is actually the 31st of March but it is observed on the second Monday of March. Taranaki Anniversary applies to the Taranaki Region which includes Inglewood, Waitara, Hawera, Stratford, and Eltham) Monday 23 March - Otago Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Holiday is actually the 23rd of March but it is observed on the Monday closest to that date) April 2026Tuesday 7 April - Southland Anniversary Day in New Zealand (Date for 2024. Holiday is actually the 17th of January but it is observed on Easter Tuesday. This was decided in December 2011 by the mayors of Invercargill, Southland, and Gore districts) Friday 24 April - Kapyong Day (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) Saturday 25 April - Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Western Samoa. It commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - ANZAC - on the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915) Some holiday traditions in New ZealandSome of the holidays, like Christmas and New Year, are ’Mondayised’ . Which means that, if the holiday occurs on a weekend then it is transferred to the following Monday or Tuesday. On Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ANZAC Day, and Christmas Day there are special trading restrictions. On those days, generally only dairies, petrol stations, pharmacies, restaurants and cafes, and shops within an airport, train station, and in some very popular tourist towns may open. Even television advertising is totally banned on those days in the country. Provincial anniversary days celebrate the founding days or landing days of the first colonists of the various colonial provinces. These are only celebrated within each province, not nationwide. The actual observance days can vary within each province and is due to local custom, convenience or the proximity of seasonal events or other holidays and may differ from the official observance day. There are plenty of local and national New Zealand holidays and festivals throughout the year and the ones listed below are just the tip of the iceberg: Bluff Oyster & Food Festival in May, Queenstown Winter Festival in June, Matariki Festival, Rally New Zealand in August, Gisborne Wine & Food Festival in October, Wellington International Jazz Festival in November, Auckland Marathon in October, Caroline Bay Carnival in December.
World Malaria Day![]() World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Glo..→
Confederate Memorial Day in Florida (Local observance)![]() Confederate Memorial Day in Florida - Local observance: When April 26 is a Sunday, it is recognized the following Monday.
History: White settle..→
World Intellectual Property Day![]() World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIP..→
Emma ’Grandma’ Gatewood Day in Ohio![]() Emma Rowena Gatewood, better known as Grandma Gatewood (October 25, 1887–June 4, 1973), was an extreme hiker and ultra-light hiking pioneer who ..→
Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia (State holiday)![]() While Florida would later join Georgia in marking April 26 as Confederate Memorial Day, other states celebrated different dates. By 1916, ten so..→
Confederate Memorial Day in Mississippi (State holiday)![]() Whereas, the Legislature has designated the last Monday of April as the day for the observance of Confederate Memorial Day, and under the provis..→
Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust![]() The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (DRVH) is an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic comm..→
World Day for Safety and Health at Work![]() The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an annual international campaign to promote safe, healthy and decent work. It is held on 28 April..→
Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day in Ohio![]() Ohio Revised Code - GENERAL PROVISIONS - Chapter 5: STATE INSIGNIA; SEALS; HOLIDAYS: 5.2238 Heritage and freedom flag of the former republic of ..→
International Dance Day![]() International Dance Day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Council (CID, Conseil International de la Danse), a UNESCO partner NGO..→
OPCW Day (Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare)![]() The Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is an annual event held on April 29 as a "tribute to the victims of chemical war..→
International Jazz Day![]() International Jazz Day is a yearly event on 30 April, organized by UNESCO to celebrate “the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force ..→
Be Kind to Animals Week![]() Be Kind to Animals Week is celebrated each year during the first week in May. It is a great opportunity to celebrate our love of animals and rem..→
International Workers’ Day (May Day)![]() International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in some places, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by t..→
National Day of Prayer![]() For many Americans, every day is a day of prayer. More than half (55%) of Americans say they pray every day, according to a 2014 Pew Research Ce..→
Free Comic Book Day![]() 1933 - First comic book is released. Comic books are a big business. Free Comic Book Day is the best day of the year, where comics from publishe..→
|
Copyright © webplus.info |