New Zealand Public Holidays
2015

The following is a calendar guide to the New Zealand public holidays 2015 to help in planning the booking of your holiday.

Visits to any locations, venues or special events that are held at these times of year can be listed in your travel plans to coincide with your tour of NZ.

This information covers one year. For dates for future years select the links from the box on the right > > >

At these times of the year there will be all kinds of local and national events to visit. However, keep it in mind that the population of NZ will also be on holiday at the same time.

Competition for accommodation and travel is high during New Zealand public holidays so be sure to book well in advance.

Keep it in mind that a lot of shops, garages, and other places you would normally expect to be open for business may well be closed on some of these days.

Public Holiday	Date
2015
New Year	Thursday 1st January 2015
Day After New Year	Friday 2nd January 2015
Waitangi Day	Friday 6th February 2015
Good Friday	Friday 29th March 2015
Easter Monday	Monday 1st April 2015
ANZAC Day	Saturday 25th April 2015
Queen's Birthday	Monday 3rd June 2015
Labour Day	Monday 28th October 2015
Christmas Day	Friday 25th December 2015
Boxing Day	Monday 26th December 2015

Some of the above New Zealand public holidays 2015 are officially taken as the following working day if the holiday date falls on a weekend day. This is in place so that working New Zealanders do not miss having a day off work for the public holiday. For example, if the holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday is taken as the holiday day. It is therefore advisable to check the dates of public holiday events in advance of travel to ensure you know the exact date of the event.

The venue of any event will be able to advise you of any day changes for any particular year according to the public holiday. You don't want to arrive a day early or a day late!

Although the above information is believed to be accurate at time of publishing, it is provided as an information and educational guide only. It is your responsibility to ensure you check with specific venues and events that fall on these New Zealand Public Holidays 2015 prior to booking your vacation. Please refer to the site Disclaimer.