New Zealand celebrates 11 public holidays a year, on days of national, religious or cultural significance. The public holidays are:
| Holiday |
Date |
| 1. Christmas Day |
25 December |
| 2. Boxing Day |
26 December |
| 3. New Year's Day |
1 January |
| 4. 2 January |
2 January |
| 5. Waitangi Day |
6 February marking the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi |
| 6. Good Friday |
The Friday before Easter, which usually falls in late March or early April |
| 7. Easter Monday |
The Monday after Easter |
| 8. Anzac Day |
25 April A national day of remembrance that honours the nation's war dead |
| 9. Queen's Birthday |
The Monday after the first weekend in June |
| 10. Labour Day |
The last Monday in October celebrating the introduction of the eight-hour working day |
| 11. Anniversary Day |
The Anniversary Day of each province - dates vary from province to province. |
Every person is entitled to these 11 days' holiday. If any of the first four days happens to fall on a weekend when most people do not work, the holiday itself still occurs on that day, but the legal entitlement to a day off work is transferred to the next Monday or Tuesday.
