Public holidays in 2022 in New Zealand

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2022. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 16 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 16 calendar days that fall in 2022.

Key insights

Total holidays

16 days

From 16 holiday records in New Zealand, 2022.

Busiest holiday month

January

4 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

4 days

2022-01-01 - 2022-01-04.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2022New Year's Day
Jan 2, 2022Day after New Year's Day
Jan 3, 2022Day off for New Year's Day
Jan 4, 2022Day off for Day after New Year's Day
Feb 6, 2022Waitangi Day
Feb 7, 2022Day off for Waitangi Day
Apr 15, 2022Good Friday
Apr 18, 2022Easter Monday
Apr 25, 2022ANZAC Day
Jun 6, 2022Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday
Jun 24, 2022Matariki
Sep 26, 2022Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day
Oct 24, 2022Labour Day
Dec 25, 2022Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2022Boxing Day
Dec 27, 2022Day off for Christmas Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in New Zealand in 2022?

New Zealand has about 16 distinct public holiday days in 2022 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 16 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

January has the most holiday days, with 4.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides