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Best days to take off in 2028: New Zealand

Tell us how many vacation days you have. We line them up with every public holiday and weekend on the New Zealand calendar to give you the most time off.

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Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend; regional holidays are not included.

🇳🇿 New Zealand · 2028

10 days → 39 off

Every vacation day becomes 3.9 days off

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vacation holiday weekend

Take 3 days: Wed, Jan 5 – Fri, Jan 7

9 days off · Sat, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 9, 2028

New Year's Day · Day after New Year's Day

Take 1 day: Fri, Feb 4

4 days off · Fri, Feb 4 – Mon, Feb 7, 2028

Waitangi Day

Take 1 day: Thu, Apr 13

5 days off · Thu, Apr 13 – Mon, Apr 17, 2028

Good Friday · Easter Monday

Take 1 day: Mon, Apr 24

4 days off · Sat, Apr 22 – Tue, Apr 25, 2028

Anzac Day

Take 1 day: Fri, Jun 2

4 days off · Fri, Jun 2 – Mon, Jun 5, 2028

King's Birthday

Take 1 day: Thu, Jul 13

4 days off · Thu, Jul 13 – Sun, Jul 16, 2028

Matariki

Take 1 day: Fri, Oct 20

4 days off · Fri, Oct 20 – Mon, Oct 23, 2028

Labor Day

Take 1 day: Fri, Dec 22

5 days off · Fri, Dec 22 – Tue, Dec 26, 2028

Christmas Day · Boxing Day

National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction