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New Zealand School Holidays
The following are the official 2025 school holiday dates from the New Zealand Ministry of Education. These dates may be subject to change.
Please check regularly for the latest updates.
School Terms | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
2025 Term 1 (up to 11 weeks) | Starts Between Monday 27 January and Friday 7 February | Friday 11 April 2025 (92-108 half days). |
2025 Term 1 Holidays | Saturday 12 April 2025 | Sunday 27 April 2025 |
2025 Term 2 (9 weeks) | Monday 28 April | Friday 27 June 2025 (86 half days) |
2025 Term 2 Holidays | Monday 30 June 2025 | Friday 11 July 2025 |
2025 Term 3 (10 weeks) | Monday 14 July | Friday 19 September 2025 (100 half days). |
2025 Term 3 Holidays | Monday 22 September 2025 | Friday 3 October 2025 |
2025 Term 4 (up to 11 weeks) | Monday 6 October | No later than Friday 19 December 2025 (up to 108 half days)
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Public Holiday | Time |
|---|---|
New Year's Day | 1 January 2025 (Wednesday) |
Day after New Year's Day | 2 January 2025 (Thursday) |
Wellington Anniversary | 20 January 2025 (Monday) |
Auckland Anniversary | 27 January 2025 (Monday) |
Nelson Anniversary | 3 February 2025 (Monday) |
Waitangi Day | 6 February 2025 (Thursday) |
Taranaki Anniversary | 10 March 2025 (Monday) |
Otago Anniversary | 24 March 2025 (Monday) |
Daylight Saving ends | 6 April 2025 (Sunday) |
Good Friday | 18 April 2025 (Friday) |
Easter Monday | 21 April 2025 (Monday) |
Easter Tuesday? | 22 April 2025 (Tuesday) |
Southland Anniversary | 22 April 2025 (Tuesday) |
Anzac Day | 25 April 2025 (Friday) |
King's Birthday | 2 June 2025 (Monday) |
Matariki | 20 June 2025 (Friday) |
South Canterbury Anniversary | 22 September 2025 (Monday) |
Daylight Saving starts | 28 September 2025 (Sunday) |
Hawke's Bay Anniversary | 24 October 2025 (Friday) |
Labour Day | 27 October 2025 (Monday) |
Marlborough Anniversary | 3 November 2025 (Monday) |
Canterbury Anniversary | 14 November 2025 (Friday) |
Chatham Islands Anniversary | 1 December 2025 (Monday) |
Westland Anniversary | 1 December 2025 (Monday) |
Christmas Day | 25 December 2025 (Thursday) |
Boxing Day | 26 December 2025 (Friday) |
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