| 1 Jan, 2026 (Thu) | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 2 Jan, 2026 (Fri) | Day after New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 19 Jan, 2026 (Mon) | Wellington Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 26 Jan, 2026 (Mon) | Northland Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 26 Jan, 2026 (Mon) | Auckland Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 2 Feb, 2026 (Mon) | Nelson Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 6 Feb, 2026 (Fri) | Waitangi Day | National Holiday |
| 14 Feb, 2026 (Sat) | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 9 Mar, 2026 (Mon) | Taranaki Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 21 Mar, 2026 (Sat) | March Equinox | Season |
| 23 Mar, 2026 (Mon) | Otago Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 1 Apr, 2026 (Wed) | April Fools | Observance |
| 3 Apr, 2026 (Fri) | Good Friday | National Holiday |
| 4 Apr, 2026 (Sat) | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 5 Apr, 2026 (Sun) | Easter Sunday | Restricted Trading Day |
| 6 Apr, 2026 (Mon) | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 7 Apr, 2026 (Tue) | Southland Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 25 Apr, 2026 (Sat) | ANZAC Day | National Holiday |
| 27 Apr, 2026 (Mon) | Day off for ANZAC Day | National Holiday |
| 10 May, 2026 (Sun) | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 1 Jun, 2026 (Mon) | King's Birthday | National Holiday |
| 22 Jun, 2026 (Mon) | June Solstice | Season |
| 10 Jul, 2026 (Fri) | Matariki | National Holiday |
| 6 Sep, 2026 (Sun) | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 23 Sep, 2026 (Wed) | September Equinox | Season |
| 28 Sep, 2026 (Mon) | South Canterbury Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 23 Oct, 2026 (Fri) | Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 26 Oct, 2026 (Mon) | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| 31 Oct, 2026 (Sat) | Halloween | Observance |
| 2 Nov, 2026 (Mon) | Marlborough Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 5 Nov, 2026 (Thu) | Guy Fawkes Night | Observance |
| 13 Nov, 2026 (Fri) | Canterbury Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 30 Nov, 2026 (Mon) | Chatham Islands Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 30 Nov, 2026 (Mon) | Westland Anniversary Day | Local Holiday |
| 22 Dec, 2026 (Tue) | December Solstice | Season |
| 24 Dec, 2026 (Thu) | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25 Dec, 2026 (Fri) | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 26 Dec, 2026 (Sat) | Boxing Day | National Holiday |
| 28 Dec, 2026 (Mon) | Day off for Boxing Day | National Holiday |
| 31 Dec, 2026 (Thu) | New Year's Eve | Observance |
