New Zealand Public Holidays
2021

This calendar dates list and guide to the New Zealand public holidays 2021 will help you when planning your holiday and bookings.

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 New Zealand.

Years

This calendar list covers a year. For dates during different years select from the links in the box to the right > > >

On these dates through the year you will find plenty of local and national events to take part in. However, remember that the population of New Zealand will be on their holidays too.

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

Just as on public holiday days in other countries a lot of the shops, garages, and other services or places that would normally be open for business may very well be closed on some of these dates.

Public Holiday	Date
2021
New Year	Friday 1st January 2021
Day After New Year	Saturday 2nd January 2021 or Monday 4th January 2021
Waitangi Day	Saturday 6th February 2021
Good Friday	Friday 2nd April 2021
Easter Monday	Monday 5th April 2021
ANZAC Day	Sunday 25th April 2021
Queen's Birthday	Monday 7th June 2021
Labour Day	Monday 25th October 2021
Christmas Day	Saturday 25th December 2021 or Monday 27th December 2021
Boxing Day	Sunday 26th December 2021 or Tuesday 28th December 2021

Some of the above New Zealand public holidays 2021 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 2021 prior to booking your vacation. Please refer to the site Disclaimer.