Public holidays in
New Zealand 2020
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22 public holidays fall on a weekday in 2020; bank, school and optional days are marked in the Type column.
Holiday calendar
Regions of New Zealand| Date / weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Day after New Year's Day | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Wellington Anniversary Day | RegionalWellington and Manawatu-Wanganui | Public | |
| Auckland Anniversary Day | RegionalAuckland, Northland, Waikato, Gisborne District and Bay of Plenty | Public | |
| Nelson Anniversary Day | RegionalNelson City | Public | |
| Waitangi Day | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Taranaki Anniversary Day | RegionalTaranaki | Public | |
| Otago Anniversary Day | RegionalOtago | Public | |
| Good Friday | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Easter Monday | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Southland Anniversary Day | RegionalSouthland | Public | |
| Anzac Day | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Queen's Birthday | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day | RegionalCanterbury | Public | |
| Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | RegionalHawke's Bay | Public | |
| Labour Day | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Marlborough Anniversary Day | RegionalMarlborough District | Public | |
| Canterbury Anniversary Day | RegionalCanterbury | Public | |
| Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | RegionalChatham Islands Territory | Public | |
| Westland Anniversary Day | RegionalWest Coast | Public | |
| Christmas Day | All of New Zealand | Public | |
| Boxing Day | All of New Zealand | Public |
The weekend in New Zealand is Saturday and Sunday.
About this answer
Holidays are listed on their observed date. When a country moves a weekend holiday to a weekday, the weekday is shown. Regional holidays apply only in the regions named.
Holiday calendar for New Zealand derived from Nager.Date (MIT, source 2026-09-14) and date-holidays (ISC, CC BY 3.0), generated for 2000 to 2060.