2 daysWed, Jan 1 – Thu, Jan 2
New Year's Day · Day after New Year's Day
12
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 3) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
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Long Weekends in New Zealand 2025
New Zealand has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 18 – 21). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayThu, Feb 6
Waitangi Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 7) for 4 days off (Feb 6 – 9).
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 22–24) for 10 days off (Apr 18 – 27).
3 daysFri, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 27
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 22–24) for 10 days off (Apr 18 – 27).
3 daysSat, May 31 – Mon, Jun 2
3112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 3–6) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysFri, Jun 20 – Sun, Jun 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 16–19) for 9 days off (Jun 14 – 22).
3 daysSat, Oct 25 – Mon, Oct 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 28–31) for 9 days off (Oct 25 – Nov 2).
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 29–31) for 11 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 4).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 2 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 3–5 | Feb 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 3–5 + Feb 7 | Feb 1 – 9 |
| 4 | 1d · Feb 7 | Feb 6 – 9 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 21 |
| 10 | 3d · Apr 22–24 | Apr 18 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 3–6 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 16–19 | Jun 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 28–31 | Oct 25 – Nov 2 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 11 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
Computed from New Zealand's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.