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West Coast, New Zealand 2026 Public Holidays

15 public holidays

Showing West Coast. Days marked in red are public holidays in this region.

  • Public holiday — A day off across West Coast.
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March
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October 1 holidays
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2026 Holiday List · West Coast

15 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Jan 2 Friday Day After New Year's Day Public holiday 2 January.
Feb 2 Monday Nelson Anniversary Day Public holiday Canterbury, Nelson, Tasman, West Coast
Feb 6 Friday Waitangi Day Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 6 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
Apr 25 Saturday ANZAC Day Public holiday
Apr 27 Monday Day off for ANZAC Day Public holiday
Jun 1 Monday King's Birthday Public holiday Varies by country, and often not the monarch's actual birthday.
Jul 10 Friday Matariki Public holiday
Oct 26 Monday Labour Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries.
Nov 30 Monday Westland Anniversary Day Public holiday West Coast
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Saturday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 28 Monday Day off for Boxing Day Public holiday The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.
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Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Feb 14 Saturday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Mar 21 Saturday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Apr 1 Wednesday April Fools Observance
Apr 4 Saturday Holy Saturday Observance The Saturday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 6 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 31 Saturday Halloween Observance 31 October.
Nov 5 Thursday Guy Fawkes Night Observance
Dec 22 Tuesday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Observance 31 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Day After New Year's Day

2 January.

A second public holiday on 2 January, observed in Scotland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Russia and a number of other countries where the New Year break is treated as longer than a single day.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

King's Birthday

Varies by country, and often not the monarch's actual birthday.

Honours the reigning monarch. Australia and New Zealand place it in June regardless of the actual date, to guarantee a long weekend in reliable weather.

Labour Day

1 May in most countries.

International Workers' Day, commemorating the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, and a public holiday in most of the world. The United States and Canada are the notable exceptions, holding their Labor Day in September instead.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Boxing Day

26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The second day of Christmas, a public holiday across the Commonwealth and much of Europe. Known as St Stephen's Day in Ireland, Italy and Central Europe, and as the Second Day of Christmas in the Nordics and the Netherlands.

Day off for Boxing Day

The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.

The substitute day for Boxing Day. When Christmas and Boxing Day both fall on a weekend the substitutes land on the Monday and Tuesday that follow.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com