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Holidays and Observances in New Zealand in 2019

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Holidays and Observances in New Zealand in 2019

Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1TuesdayNew Year's DayNational holiday 
Jan 2WednesdayDay after New Year's DayNational holiday 
Jan 21MondayWellington Anniversary DayLocal holidayManawatu-Wanganui*, Wellington
Jan 28MondayNorthland Anniversary DayLocal holidayNorthland
Jan 28MondayAuckland Anniversary DayLocal holidayAUK, BOP, GIS, HKB*, MWT*, WKO
Feb 4MondayNelson Anniversary DayLocal holidayCAN*, NSN, TAS, WTC*
Feb 6WednesdayWaitangi DayNational holiday 
Feb 14ThursdayValentine's DayObservance 
Mar 11MondayTaranaki Anniversary DayLocal holidayTaranaki
Mar 21ThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason 
Mar 25MondayOtago Anniversary DayLocal holidayOtago
Apr 1MondayApril FoolsObservance 
Apr 19FridayGood FridayNational holiday 
Apr 20SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance 
Apr 21SundayEaster SundayObservance 
Apr 22MondayEaster MondayNational holiday 
Apr 23TuesdaySouthland Anniversary DayLocal holidaySouthland
Apr 25ThursdayANZAC DayNational holiday 
May 12SundayMother's DayObservance 
Jun 3MondayQueen's BirthdayNational holiday 
Jun 22SaturdayJune SolsticeSeason 
Sep 1SundayFather's DayObservance 
Sep 23MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason 
Sep 23MondaySouth Canterbury Anniversary DayLocal holidayCanterbury*
Oct 25FridayHawke's Bay Anniversary DayLocal holidayHawke's Bay*
Oct 27SundayDiwali/DeepavaliObservance 
Oct 28MondayLabour DayNational holiday 
Oct 31ThursdayHalloweenObservance 
Nov 4MondayMarlborough Anniversary DayLocal holidayMarlborough
Nov 5TuesdayGuy Fawkes NightObservance 
Nov 15FridayCanterbury Anniversary DayLocal holidayCanterbury*
Dec 2MondayChatham Islands Anniversary DayLocal holidayChatham Islands
Dec 2MondayWestland Anniversary DayLocal holidayWest Coast*
Dec 22SundayDecember SolsticeSeason 
Dec 24TuesdayChristmas EveObservance 
Dec 25WednesdayChristmas DayNational holiday 
Dec 26ThursdayBoxing DayNational holiday 
Dec 31TuesdayNew Year's EveObservance 

* Observed only in part of this region.

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