Current Date And Time In Chatham Islands, New Zealand
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
23:59:49 NZST
Capital: Waitangi
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Timezone: UTC +12:00 (NZST)
Population: 750
Area: 966.00 km²
State Code: CIT
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Chatham Islands.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Chatham Islands observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Chatham Islands, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Waitangi Day on February 6) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is New Zealand's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on New Zealand's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Chatham Islands and the rest of New Zealand, not a separate Chatham Islands-specific calendar.
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These are New Zealand's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on New Zealand's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in New Zealand, including Chatham Islands. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitangi Day | February 6 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Holidays Act 2003) | www.employment.govt.nz |
| ANZAC Day | April 25 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Morning Retail Restrictions) | www.employment.govt.nz |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Chatham Islands close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in New Zealand are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Chatham Islands, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Chatham Islands's capital, Waitangi observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Chatham Islands.