New Zealand public holiday dates 2014-18

2013 dates are now listed under the current year

	Actual Date	Observed Datenotes
		2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
New Year's Day	1 January	Wednesday 1 January	Thursday 1 January	Friday 1 January	Sunday 1 January	Monday 1 January
Day after New Year's Day	2 January	Thursday 2 January	Friday 2 January	Monday 4 January	Monday 2 January	Tuesday 2 January
Waitangi Day	6 February	Thursday 6 February	Friday 6 February	Monday 8 February	Monday 6 February	Tuesday 6 February
Good Friday	varies	Friday 18 April	Friday 3 April	Friday 25 March	Friday 14 April	Friday 30 March
Easter Monday	varies	Monday 21 April	Monday 6 April	Monday 28 March	Monday 17 April	Monday 2 April
ANZAC Day	25 April	Friday 25 April	Monday 27 April	Monday 25 April	Tuesday 25 April	Wednesday 25 April
Queen's Birthday	1st Monday in June	Monday 2 June	Monday 1 June	Monday 6 June	Monday 5 June	Monday 4 June
Labour Day	4th Monday in October	Monday 27 October	Monday 26 October	Monday 24 October	Monday 23 October	Monday 22 October
Christmas Day	25 December	Thursday 25 December	Friday 25 December	Sunday 25 December or Tuesday 27 December	Monday 25 December	Tuesday 25 December
Boxing Day	26 December	Friday 26 December	Monday 28 December	Monday 26 December	Tuesday 26 December	Wednesday 26 December

The Anniversary Day of the Province in which an employee works are observed as follows:

Province	Actual Date	Observed Datenotes
		2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Auckland	29 January	Monday 27 January	Monday 26 January	Monday 1 February	Monday 30 January	Monday 29 January
Taranaki	31 March	Monday 10 March	Monday 9 March	Monday 14 March	Monday 13 March	Monday 12 March
Hawkes' Bay	1 November	Friday 24 October	Friday 23 October	Friday 21 October	Friday 20 October	Friday 19 October
Wellington	22 January	Monday 20 January	Monday 19 January	Monday 25 January	Monday 23 January	Monday 22 January
Marlborough	1 November	Monday 3 November	Monday 2 November	Monday 31 October	Monday 30 October	Monday 29 October
Nelson	1 February	Monday 3 February	Monday 2 February	Monday 1 February	Monday 30 January	Monday 29 January
Canterbury	16 December	Friday 14 November	Friday 13 November	Friday 11 November	Friday 17 November	Friday 16 November
Canterbury (South)	16 December	Monday 22 September	Monday 28 September	Monday 26 September	Monday 25 September	Monday 24 September
Westland	1 December	Monday 1 December	Monday 30 November	Monday 28 November	Monday 4 December	Monday 3 December
Otago	23 March	Monday 24 March	Monday 23 March	Monday 21 March	Monday 20 March	Monday 26 March
Southland	17 January	Tuesday 22 April	Tuesday 7 April	Tuesday 29 March	Tuesday 18 April	Tuesday 3 April
Chatham Islands	30 November	Monday 1 December	Monday 30 November	Monday 28 November	Monday 27 November	Monday 3 December

Notes

Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day & 2 January Holiday	These public holidays are observed on the actual day when they fall on a weekday. When they fall on a Saturday/Sunday: If the employee would normally have worked on the Saturday/Sunday, the public holiday is observed on the Saturday/Sunday If the employee would not normally have worked on the Saturday/Sunday, the public holiday is observed on the following Monday/Tuesday
Waitangi and Anzac Days	From 1 January 2014, Anzac Day and Waitangi Day will be “Mondayised” if they fall on a Saturday or Sunday.
Easter	Easter dates confirmed by Catholic Church.
Provinces	These relate to the former Provinces of 19th Century New Zealand and are not related to or determined by present-day Districts or Regions.
Provincial Anniversary Days	These are generally observed on the Monday nearest to the actual day with exceptions listed below.
Taranaki Anniversary	Moves to 2nd Monday in March to avoid Easter.
Hawkes Bay Anniversary	Moves to Friday before Labour Day.
Marlborough Anniversary	Observed 1st Monday after Labour Day.
Canterbury Anniversary	Northern & Central Canterbury areas observe Christchurch Show Day. The definition for the Canterbury Anniversary Day celebration as decided by Christchurch City is the second Friday after the first Tuesday in November each year. South Canterbury observes Dominion Day, the 4th Monday in September.
Westland Anniversary	Varies throughout Westland, but Greymouth observes the official day.
Otago Anniversary	As there is no easily determined single day of local observance for Otago then the parties should rely on either their employment agreement or their own custom and practice. Where there is no clear custom and practice then the parties should seek to find an agreement on how they will observe Anniversary Day. If parties are unhappy with how this matter has been handled in their workplace they can seek assistance from a Labour Inspector, or if they require help to settle agreement in their workplace they can seek assistance from the Department's mediation service.
Southland Anniversary	In December 2011 the three southern Mayors decided Southland Anniversary Day will be celebrated on Easter Tuesday