New Zealand Public Holidays

New Zealand Public Holidays for 2011

  • New Years Day - 1 January
  • Day after New Years Day - 2 January
  • Waitangi Day - 6 February (Sunday)
  • Good Friday - 22 April
  • Easter Monday - 25 April
  • Day after Easter Monday - 26 April (Tuesday)
  • Anzac Day - 25 April
  • Queen’s Birthday - 6 June (Monday)
  • Labour Day - 24 October (Monday)
  • Christmas Day - 25 December
  • Boxing Day - 26 December

Anniversary Day Holidays for 2011

  • Southland, Invercargill, Bluff, Milford Sound, Fiordland - Monday 17 January
  • Wellington, Manawatu, Whanganui Monday 24 JanuaryAuckland, Waikato, King Country, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne/East Coast - Monday 31 January
  • Northland, Whangarei - Monday 31 January
  • Nelson, Tasman, Buller and parts of North Canterbury - Monday 31 January
  • Otago, Dunedin, Queenstown - Monday 21 March
  • Taranaki, New Plymouth - Monday 14 March
  • South Canterbury - Monday 26 September
  • Hawke’s Bay, Napier, Hastings - Friday 21 October
  • Marlborough, Blenheim, Picton - Monday 31 October
  • Canterbury, Christchurch, Ashburton - Friday 11 November
  • Chatham Islands - Monday 28 November
  • Westland, Westport, Greymouth - Monday 5 December

Note: Day’s shown are the actual days upon which the holiday falls.

School Holidays for 2011

  • Term 1 holidays - From Saturday 16 April – Sunday 1 May
  • Term 2 holidays - From Saturday 16 July – Sunday 31 May
  • Term 3 holidays - From Saturday 8 October – Monday 25 October
  • Term 4 holidays - From no later than Wednesday 21 December

Note: These dates have been taken from information provided by the Department of Education, but some variation exists from region to region and school to school. Please double check holiday dates with your child’s school before making your booking.