11 holiday dates and 5 substitute days off in 2027; 11 of these 16 days fall on a weekday. National public holidays (regional anniversary days not included).
New Zealand public holidays 2027
Date
Holiday
Friday 1 January
New Year's Day
Saturday 2 January
Day after New Year's Day
Monday 4 January
Day after New Year's Day day off in lieu
Saturday 6 February
Waitangi Day
Monday 8 February
Waitangi Day day off in lieu
Friday 26 March
Good Friday
Monday 29 March
Easter Monday
Sunday 25 April
Anzac Day
Monday 26 April
Anzac Day day off in lieu
Monday 7 June
King's Birthday
Friday 25 June
Matariki
Monday 25 October
Labour Day
Saturday 25 December
Christmas Day
Sunday 26 December
Boxing Day
Monday 27 December
Christmas Day day off in lieu
Tuesday 28 December
Boxing Day day off in lieu
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Friday 1 January; the last is Boxing Day on Sunday 26 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the New Zealand holidays page. Other years: 2026.
Long weekends in 2027
4 days: Friday 1 January – Monday 4 January (New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day)
3 days: Saturday 6 February – Monday 8 February (Waitangi Day)
4 days: Friday 26 March – Monday 29 March (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
3 days: Saturday 24 April – Monday 26 April (Anzac Day)
3 days: Saturday 5 June – Monday 7 June (King's Birthday)
3 days: Friday 25 June – Sunday 27 June (Matariki)
3 days: Saturday 23 October – Monday 25 October (Labour Day)
4 days: Saturday 25 December – Tuesday 28 December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
Bridge days
No single working day in 2027 bridges a national holiday and a weekend.
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
January 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
53
1
2
3
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
3
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
4
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
7
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
8
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
11
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
12
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
13
29
30
31
April 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
13
1
2
3
4
14
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
15
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
16
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
17
26
27
28
29
30
May 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
17
1
2
18
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
19
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
20
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
21
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
22
31
June 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
22
1
2
3
4
5
6
23
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
24
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
25
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
26
28
29
30
July 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
26
1
2
3
4
27
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
28
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
29
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
30
26
27
28
29
30
31
August 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
30
1
31
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
32
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
33
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
34
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
35
30
31
September 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
35
1
2
3
4
5
36
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
37
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
38
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
39
27
28
29
30
October 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
39
1
2
3
40
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
41
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
42
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
43
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
November 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
44
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
45
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
46
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
47
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
48
29
30
December 2027
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
48
1
2
3
4
5
49
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
50
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
51
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
52
27
28
29
30
31
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: Employment New Zealand — Public holidays and anniversary dates. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.