Check our opening hours over Christmas and the New Year
2025 public holidays
Waitangi Day
Thursday 6 February Waitangi Day all libraries closed
Easter
Good Friday 18 April: All libraries closed
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April aren't public holidays, so libraries will be open their normal hours except:
- Linwood Library at Eastgate will be closed on Easter Sunday
Monday 21 April: Easter Monday our central library Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed.
Anzac Day
Friday 25 April Anzac Day all libraries closed
King's Birthday
Monday 2 June King's Birthday -Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm, all other libraries closed
Matariki
Friday 20 June Matariki -Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm, all other libraries closed
Labour Day
Monday 27 October
Show Day
Friday 14 November
Christmas
Thursday 25 December
Boxing Day
Friday 26 December
New Year's Day
Thursday 1 January 2026
Day after New Year's Day
Friday 2 January 2026
2025 school holidays
from Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Term 1
Term starts between Monday 27 January (at the earliest) and Friday 7 February (at the latest) and ends Friday 11 April (90-108 half-days)*
Public holidays: Waitangi Day – Thursday 6 February
School holidays: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April, includes Easter: Good Friday 18 April, Easter Monday 21 April, Easter Tuesday 22 April (a school holiday), Anzac Day Friday 25 April
Term 2
Term start and end dates: Monday 28 April to Friday 27 June (86 half days)
Public holidays: King’s Birthday – Monday 2 June, Matariki – Friday 20 June
School holidays: Saturday 28 June to Sunday 13 July
Term 3
Term start and end dates: Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September (100 half days)
Public holidays: None
School holidays: Saturday 20 September to Sunday 5 October
Term 4
Term start and end dates: Starts Monday 6 October, ends no later than Friday 19 December (up to 108 half days)*
Public holidays: Labour Day – Monday 27 October
School holidays: 5 to 6 weeks (from school’s closing day until the opening date the following year)
* For primary, intermediate and specialist schools: or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for a minimum of 386 half days in 2025.
For secondary and composite schools: or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half days in 2025.
