Labour Day falls on Monday, 2026-10-26 — 38 days from today.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | Monday | Labour Day | 38d |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Christmas Day | 98d |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | 99d |
| 2026-12-28 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) | 101d |
| 2027-01-01 | Friday | New Year's Day | 105d |
Source: date-holidays, derived from New Zealand Holidays Act 2003. Updated daily.
250 working days across 2026 (2000 hours at 8h/day), after removing 104 weekend days and 11 public holidays that fall on a weekday.
| Month | Working days | Weekend days | Holidays | Working hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 9 | 2 | 160 |
| February | 19 | 8 | 1 | 152 |
| March | 22 | 9 | 0 | 176 |
| April | 19 | 8 | 4 | 152 |
| May | 21 | 10 | 0 | 168 |
| June | 21 | 8 | 1 | 168 |
| July | 22 | 8 | 1 | 176 |
| August | 21 | 10 | 0 | 168 |
| September | 22 | 8 | 0 | 176 |
| October | 21 | 9 | 1 | 168 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 168 |
| December | 21 | 8 | 3 | 168 |
| 2026 total | 250 | 104 | 13 | 2000 |
Statutory week: 40h (New Zealand Holidays Act 2003). Public and bank holidays only — observances aren't subtracted.
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Labour Day is the next nationwide public holiday in New Zealand. It falls on Monday, 2026-10-26 — 38 days from today (as of 2026-09-18).
New Zealand has 13 nationwide public and bank holidays in the current calendar year, defined by New Zealand Holidays Act 2003. Regional and observance days vary by state or canton and aren't counted here.
After Labour Day, the next 4 are: Christmas Day on Friday 2026-12-25; Boxing Day on Saturday 2026-12-26; Boxing Day (substitute day) on Monday 2026-12-28; New Year's Day on Friday 2027-01-01.
We use New Zealand's official public + bank holiday list (per New Zealand Holidays Act 2003) and pick the first one on or after today's UTC date. The "days from today" count rolls forward each midnight — that's why this page's headline updates daily.
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