Public holidays in New Zealand 2024
New Zealand has 11 public holidays in 2024. 11 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
11weekday days off
251working days in 2024
104weekend days
The dates listed are the national public holidays. Each region adds its own anniversary day, and Matariki moves each year.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Waitangi Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Anzac Day | |
| Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Friday | Matariki | |
| Monday | Labour Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 11 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Tue 2 January 2024New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 June 2024King's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 28 to Sun 30 June 2024Matariki
- 3 daysSat 26 to Mon 28 October 2024Labour Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 5 February 2024 for Sat 3 to Tue 6 February 2024Waitangi Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 April 2024 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 April 2024Anzac Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in New Zealand
- How many working days are there in New Zealand in 2024?
- 251 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does New Zealand have in 2024?
- 11 public holidays. 0 fall on the weekend.
- What counts as the weekend in New Zealand?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in New Zealand 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
New Zealand has 11 public holidays and 251 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/new-zealand/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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