2025 public holidays
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 Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm, all other libraries closed
Show Day
Friday 14 November Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm, all other libraries closed
Christmas
Thursday 25 December all libraries closed
Boxing Day
Friday 26 December all libraries closed
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)
2026 public holidays
New Year's Day
Thursday 1 January 2026 all libraries closed
Day after New Year's Day
Friday 2 January 2026 all libraries closed
Waitangi Day
Friday 6 February 2026 all libraries closed
Easter
Good Friday 3 April: All libraries closed
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 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 6 April: Easter Monday our central library Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed.
Anzac Day
Saturday 25 April 2026 Anzac Day all libraries closed
Anzac Day (observed)
Monday 27 April 2026 Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm, all other libraries closed
King's Birthday
Monday 1 June 2026 King's Birthday -Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm, all other libraries closed
2026 school holidays
from Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Term 1
Starts between Monday 26 January and Monday 9 February and ends Thursday 2 April 2026 (78-96 half days).
Public holiday: Waitangi Day – Friday 6 February.
Term 2
Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July 2026 (106 half days).
Public holidays: Anzac Day – Saturday 25 April (Anzac Day observed on Monday 27 April) and King’s Birthday – Monday 1 June.
Term 3
Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September 2026 (100 half days).
Term 4
Monday 12 October to no later than Friday 18 December 2026 (up to 98 half days).
Public holiday: Labour Day – Monday 26 October.
2025 holidays
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:
- Saturday 19 April: Aranui Library is closed all day
- Sunday 20 April: Linwood Library at Eastgate and South Colombo are closed on Easter Sunday. Spreydon Library is closing early at 12noon.
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