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Want to make the most of your annual leave 2025?

With a bit of clever planning, you can turn your leave into longer getaways and extra long weekends without using up all your days. This guide will show you how to take advantage of public holidays, long weekends, and smart leave strategies to get more time off and make 2025 your most relaxing year yet. Whether you're after a few mini-breaks or a big holiday, we’ve got tips to help you stretch those precious days. Check out our calendar below. 

new years 2025

Use just 1 day leave for 5 days off  

Wednesday, 1 January - Public Holiday

Thursday, 2 January – Public Holiday

Friday, 3 January – Annual Leave

Saturday, 4 & Sunday, 5 January – Weekend

Waitangi Day 2025

use 1 day leave for 4 days off

Thursday, 6 February – Public Holiday

Friday, 7 February – Annual Leave

Saturday, 8 & Sunday, 9 February – Weekend

Easter & ANZAC Day 2025

use just 7 days leave for 14 days off

Monday, 14 April - Thursday, 17th April - Annual Leave

Friday, 18 April - Public Holiday

Saturday, 19 & Sunday, 20 April – Weekend

Monday, 21 April - Public Holiday

Tuesday, 22 to Thursday, 24 April – Annual Leave

Friday, 25 April - Public Holiday

Saturday, 26 & Sunday, 27 April – Weekend

Kings Birthday

for 1 day leave, get 4 fays off

Friday, 30 May - Annual Leave

Saturday, 31 & Sunday, 1 June - Weekend

Monday, 2 June - Public Holiday

matariki

use 4 days leave to get 7 days off  

Monday, 16 June - Thursday, 19 June - Annual Leave

Friday, 20 June - Public Holiday

Saturday, 21 & Sunday, 22 October - Weekend

Labour Day

use 1 days leave to get 4 days off  

Friday, 24 October - Annual Leave

Saturday, 25 & Sunday, 26 October - Weekend

Monday, 27 October - Public Holiday

Christmas 2025

use 6 days leave, get 12 days off

Monday, 22 - Wednesday 24 December- Annual Leave

Thursday, 25 & Friday, 26 December - Public Holiday

Saturday, 27 & Sunday, 28 December - Weekend

Monday, 29 - Wednesday, 31 December - Annual Leave

Thursday, 1 January - Public Holiday

Friday, 2 January - Public Holiday

 

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NZ public holidays

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