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Public holidays in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand in 2026
Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand has 14 public holidays in 2026, 12 of them on working days, leaving 249 working days. 11 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | Day after New Year's Day |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Monday | Provincial anniversary day |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Friday | Waitangi Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Saturday | ANZAC Day |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Monday | ANZAC Day (substitute day) |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Monday | King's Birthday |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Friday | Matariki |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday | Labour Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 Dec 2026 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
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Long weekends in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 5 Jan 2026: book Monday 5 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day)
- 16 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2026: book Friday 16 Jan 2026 (Provincial anniversary day)
- 5 Feb 2026 – 8 Feb 2026: book Thursday 5 Feb 2026 (Waitangi Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 24 Apr 2026 – 27 Apr 2026: book Friday 24 Apr 2026 (ANZAC Day, ANZAC Day (substitute day))
- 29 May 2026 – 1 Jun 2026: book Friday 29 May 2026 (King's Birthday)
- 9 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026: book Thursday 9 Jul 2026 (Matariki)
- 23 Oct 2026 – 26 Oct 2026: book Friday 23 Oct 2026 (Labour Day)
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