Public holidays in New Zealand 2025
New Zealand has 11 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2025
104weekend days
The dates listed are the national public holidays. Each region adds its own anniversary day, and Matariki moves each year.
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Waitangi Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Friday | Anzac Day | |
| Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Friday | Matariki | |
| Monday | Labour Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 April 2025Anzac Day
- 3 daysSat 31 May to Mon 2 June 2025King's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 20 to Sun 22 June 2025Matariki
- 3 daysSat 25 to Mon 27 October 2025Labour Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 3 January 2025 for Wed 1 to Sun 5 January 2025New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 7 February 2025 for Thu 6 to Sun 9 February 2025Waitangi Day
Questions about 2025 in New Zealand
- How many working days are there in New Zealand in 2025?
- 250 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does New Zealand have in 2025?
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in New Zealand 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
New Zealand has 11 public holidays and 250 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/new-zealand/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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