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King's Birthday in New Zealand

King's Birthday falls on Monday 7 June 2027 in New Zealand. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.

King's Birthday in New Zealand, year by year
Year Date Weekday What that means
2025 2 June Monday long weekend
2026 1 June Monday long weekend
2027 7 June Monday long weekend
2028 5 June Monday long weekend

4 of 4

  • 02 06 King's Birthday Monday
  • 01 06 King's Birthday Monday
  • 07 06 King's Birthday Monday
  • 05 06 King's Birthday Monday

A date that moves

King's Birthday does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.

FAQ

When is King's Birthday in New Zealand in 2027?

Monday, 7 June 2027.

Is King's Birthday on the same date every year?

No. It moves: 2 June 2025, 1 June 2026, 7 June 2027, 5 June 2028.

Which years does King's Birthday make a long weekend?

2025 (Monday), 2026 (Monday), 2027 (Monday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly.

All holidays in New Zealand: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028