Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Day after New Year's Day
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- January 2, 2026
- Day of Week
- Friday
- Status
- Today!
- About this Holiday
- January 2 is a public holiday known as the Day after New Year’s Day in New Zealand
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About Day after New Year's Day
Also known as: Day after New Year's Day
Te Rā i muri i te Rā o te Tau Hou ki Aotearoa: He Aratohu Matawhānui
Ko te rā i muri i te Rā o te Tau Hou he rā whakatā ā-ture motuhake i Aotearoa. Ahakoa he maha ngā whenua huri noa i te ao ka hoki ki te mahi i te rua o ngā rā o Hanuere, ki konei i te motu nei, he wāhanga nui tēnei rā o te hararei raumati roa e hāpai ana i te wairua whakatā o te marea. He rā tēnei e tino kitea ana te ahurea o te "Kiwi summer"—te whakangā i te taha o te moana, te tunu kai i waho, me te whakapau wā kounga ki te taha o te whānau me ngā hoa.
He mea motuhake tēnei rā i Aotearoa nā te mea kei waenganui pū i te wā o te raumati. I te mea ko Hanuere te marama tino mahana o te tau, ko te nuinga o te hunga mahi kei te hararei tonu, ā, ko tēnei rā whakatā hei whakaroa i te whakanui i te tau hou. He rā whakaora hoki tēnei i muri i te hītekiteki me te hākari o te pō o te tau hou me te rā tuatahi o te tau. Ko te tikanga o tēnei rā ko te āta noho, te parekareka ki te taiao, me te whakarite i te hinengaro mo te tau hou e heke mai ana me te kore e pēhia e te mahi.
I te nuinga o te wā, ka kitea te motu katoa e āhua mārie ana. Karekau he huihuinga whaimana, he parades rānei e pā ana ki tēnei rā; engari, ko te manaaki me te noho tahi te kaupapa matua. He rā tēnei e kīia ana ko te "recovery day"—he wā ki te hā, ki te whakakī i te puku ki te toenga kai o te Kirihimete me te rā o te tau hou, me te ruku ki te moana, ki te roto rānei hei whakamauru i te werawera o te rā.
Āhea te rā i te tau 2026?
Mo te tau 2026, koinei ngā kōrero mō te rā whakatā:
Te rā: January 2, 2026 Te rā o te wiki: Friday Te roa ki te rā: He 0 noa iho ngā rā e toe ana.
He rā whakatā tēnei e rerekē ana te rā e whakanuia ana i runga i te raupapa o te wiki, nā te ture "Mondayisation" i Aotearoa. Ki te taka te rā 2 o Hanuere ki te rāhoroi, ka nuku te rā whakatā ki te mōneke e whai ake ana. Ki te taka ki te rātapu, ka nuku ki te tūrei (nā te mea ko te mōneke te rā whakatā mō te Rā o te Tau Hou). Mo te tau 2026, i te mea he Friday te rā, ka whakanuia i taua rā tonu, e hanga ana i te wiki roa e whā ngā rā mai i te tāite tae noa ki te rātapu.
Te Takenga mai me te Kaupapa
I whakatūria tēnei rā whakatā e te Whare Paremata o Aotearoa mā te Ture Hararei 2003 (Holidays Act 2003). Ahakoa he ture hou tēnei putanga, kua roa te tikanga o te whakatā i te rua o ngā rā o Hanuere e mau ana i roto i te hapori. Karekau he hitori tōrangapū, he kōrero tuku iho rānei e pā ana ki tētahi kaupapa motuhake i tēnei rā, pēnei i te rā o Waitangi, i te rā Anzac rānei. Ko tōna kaupapa matua he kaupapa ā-pāpori: he whakaroa i te whakanui i te tau hou me te tuku wā ki te hunga mahi ki te hoki mai ki te ao mārama i muri i ngā huihuinga nui.
He āhua rite tēnei ki ngā rā whakatā i ētahi atu whenua, pēnei i te "Boxing Day" i muri i te Kirihimete, i te "Bank Holidays" rānei i Ingarangi. Heoi, i Aotearoa, ko te rerekētanga ko te wā o te tau. Ko te marama o Hanuere te wā e katinga ana te nuinga o ngā mahi hanga, ngā tari kāwanatanga, me ngā kura mo te toru ki te whā wiki. Nā reira, ko tēnei rā te tohu o te tīmatanga o te tau hou i roto i te rangimārie.
Te Whakanui a te hunga Kiwi
He rerekē te ahua o te whakanui i tēnei rā ki tēnā whānau, ki tēnā whānau, engari ko te kaupapa matua ko te waho:
- Te Takutai Moana: Koinei te wāhi tino rongonui mo te hunga Kiwi i te rā 2 o Hanuere. He maha ngā whānau kei te puni (camping) i ngā papa rēhia, i ngā takutai rānei. Ka pau te rā ki te kaukau, ki te hī ika, ki te eke ngaru hoki.
- Te Tunu Kai (Barbecue): He tikanga tapu te BBQ i te raumati. Ka huihui ngā hoa ki te tunu hōtiti, steak, me ngā kaimoana. He wā tēnei mo te kōrerorero mōkito me te katakata.
- Ngā Huihuinga hākinakina: I ētahi wāhi, ka tū ngā huihuinga reihi hoiho (pēnei i te Interislander Summer Festival) me ngā whakataetae kirikiti i te takutai. Ko te kirikiti i te onepū tētahi o ngā mahi tino kitea i tēnei rā.
- Te Whakangā noa iho: Mo te hunga kāore i te haere ki te moana, he rā tēnei hei pānui pukapuka i raro i te rākau pōhutukawa, hei mātakitaki kiriata rānei, hei noho noa iho rānei i te taha o te puna kaukau.
Ngā Tikanga me ngā Whakaritenga
Ahakoa he rā whakatā māmā tēnei, he mea nui kia mōhio te tangata ki ētahi o ngā tikanga e pā ana ki te ture me te haumaru:
Te Ture Inapō (Liquor Bans): I te mea he maha ngā rōpū ka huihui ki ngā wāhi tūmatanui, kia mahara he maha ngā tāone me ngā takutai he aukati waipiro tā rātou i te wā o te tau hou. He mea tēnei kia noho haumaru te hapori me ngā whānau. Te Haumaru i te Wai: He mea nui te haumaru i te tai mō te hunga kaukau. I te mea he rā nui tēnei mo te haere ki te moana, ka kī te nuinga o ngā takutai i te tangata, ā, ka mahi te hunga "Surf Life Saving" ki te mataara i te marea. Te Haumaru i te Rā: He tino kaha te hihi o te rā i Aotearoa i te marama o Hanuere. Ko te pepeha "Slip, Slop, Slap, and Wrap" (pania te kirīmi rā, mauhia te pōtae me ngā mōwhiti rā) he mea nui kia kore ai e wera te kiri.
He rā whakatā ā-ture tēnei?
Ae, he rā whakatā ā-ture (public holiday) tēnei huri noa i te motu o Aotearoa. Ko te tikanga o tēnei:
- Ngā Tari me ngā Kura: Ka kati katoa ngā tari kāwanatanga, ngā peke, me ngā tari mahi. Kei te hararei raumati tonu ngā kura i tēnei wā, nō reira karekau he tamariki i te kura.
- Ngā Toa me ngā Ratonga: He maha ngā toa hokohoko nui ka tūhera tonu, engari he maha ngā toa iti me ngā whare kai ka katinga mo te rā, mo te wiki rānei. He mea nui kia mahara ki te "Surcharge" (te utu tāpiri) i ngā whare kai me ngā kawhe. He maha ngā wāhi ka tāpiri i te 15% ki te utu o te kai hei utu i ngā kaimahi e mahi ana i te rā whakatā.
- Ngā Mana Kaimahi: Mo te hunga e mahi ana i tēnei rā, e ai ki te ture, me whiwhi rātou i te "time and a half" (te utu mo te hāora kotahi me te hāwhe) me tētahi rā whakatā i tētahi atu rā (alternative holiday) ki te taka te rā ki tō rātou rā mahi noa.
- Ngā Ikiiki Tūmatanui: Ka iti ake ngā pahi me ngā tereina i tēnei rā, ā, he maha ka whai i te rārangi wā o te Rātapu. Me matua tirohia te rārangi wā i mua i te haerenga.
He Kōrero mā te hunga haereere me ngā rāwaho
Mēnā kei te toro mai koe ki Aotearoa i tēnei wā, he wā whakamiharo tēnei hei kite i te ahurea o te motu, engari me takatū:
Te Haere i runga i te Rori: Koinei tētahi o ngā wā tino pukumahi i runga i ngā rori o Aotearoa. He maha ngā whānau e hoki ana ki te kāinga, e haere ana rānei ki tētahi atu wāhi hararei. Kia tūpato ki te pukumahi o te waka me te roa o te haerenga. Te Rāhui i mua: Mēnā kei te hiahia koe ki te noho ki tētahi hotera, ki tētahi papa puni rānei, me rāhui i mua noa atu. He maha ngā wāhi ka kī i te marama o Hanuere i te tau i mua atu.
- Ngā Toa Kai: He maha ngā toa hokohoko (supermarkets) ka kī i te tangata i te rā i mua i te rā whakatā, nō reira hokona ō kai i mua noa atu.
Te rerekētanga i waenga i ngā rohe
Kāore he rerekētanga o te Rā i muri i te Rā o te Tau Hou i waenga i ngā rohe o Aotearoa—he rā whakatā motu tēnei. Heoi, kia kaua e pōraruraru ki ngā "Anniversary Days" o ia rohe. Hei tauira, ko te rā huritau o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Anniversary) ka whakanuia i te mutunga o Hanuere, ā, ko tō Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Anniversary) i te waenga o Hanuere. Ko te rā 2 o Hanuere he rā e kotahi ana te motu katoa i roto i te whakatā.
Te Rārangi mō ngā tau e heke mai ana
Mo te hunga e hiahia ana ki te whakamahere i o rātou hararei mo ngā tau kei te heke mai, koinei te raupapa:
| Tau | Rā | Rā o te Wiki | Ngā Tuhipoka | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 2026 | 2 o Hanuere | Friday | Te whakanui paerewa | | 2027 | 2 o Hanuere | Rāhoroi | Ka nuku pea ki te Mōneke, 4 o Hanuere | | 2028 | 2 o Hanuere | Rātapu | Ka nuku pea ki te Tūrei, 4 o Hanuere |
Whakarāpopototanga
Ko te rā i muri i te Rā o te Tau Hou he tohu nui mo te raumati Kiwi. He rā e kore ai te tangata e hūpene i te mahi, engari ka ruku ki te ao o te whakangā me te ngahau. Ahakoa i tīmata mai hei rā ture noa iho, kua uru tēnei rā ki roto i te ngākau o te marea hei wāhanga matua o te hararei raumati. I te tau 2026, i te mea he Friday te rā, he whai wāhitanga pai tēnei mō te katoa ki te tīmata i te tau hou i runga i te rangimārie, i te taha o te whānau, me te parekareka ki te ataahua o te taiao o Aotearoa.
Nō reira, mēnā kei te whakamahere koe i tō rā mō te January 2, 2026, kia mahara ki te whakarite i te hinu rā, te BBQ, me te wairua whakatā. He 0 noa iho ngā rā e toe ana kia tae atu tatou ki taua rā mīharo
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Day after New Year's Day in New Zealand
Ko te rā whakatā mō te rā i muri i te Tau Hou ka tū i te Friday, January 2, 2026. Mai i tēnei rā, e 0 noa iho ngā rā e toe ana tae noa ki taua rā. He wāhanga tēnei rā o tētahi wiki roa e whā ngā rā, ka tīmata i te rā tuatahi o Hanuere, ā, ka haere tonu ki te rā tuarua, ka hono atu ki te wiki mutunga.
Ae, he rā whakatā ā-ture tēnei puta noa i te motu o Aotearoa. E ai ki te Ture Hararei 2003, he rā whakatā tēnei e whai mana ana ki ngā kaimahi katoa. Mena ka taka tēnei rā ki te wiki mutunga, ka nekehia te rā whakatā ki te Mane, ki te Tūrei rānei, kia kore ai e ngaro te rā whakatā i te hunga mahi. I te tau 2026, ka whakanuia i tōna rā ake.
I whakatūria tēnei rā e te Paremata o Aotearoa hei whakaroa i ngā whakanui o te Tau Hou. Kāore he kaupapa hītori, kaupapa ahurea motuhake rānei e pā ana ki tēnei rā; ko tōna tino kaupapa he tuku wā ki te marea ki te whakatā me te whakaora ake i muri i ngā huihuinga o te pō o te Tau Hou. He rite tēnei ki ngā mahi i ētahi atu whenua e whakanui ana i te tīmatanga o te tau hou mō te rua rā karapīpiti.
I te nuinga o te wā, ka kati ngā tari kāwanatanga, ngā pēke, me ngā kura (kua kati kē ngā kura mō ngā hararei raumati). He maha ngā pakihi ka kati, engari ko ētahi kōpaki hokohoko me ngā ratonga tūruhi ka tūwhera tonu me ngā hāora iti. He motika tō ngā kaimahi ki te whiwhi i te rā whakatā me te utu mēnā he rā mahi noa tēnei mō rātou.
He rā whakatā noa iho tēnei, kāore he huihuinga mana, he hīkoi rānei. He pai ki ngā tāngata o Aotearoa te whakapau wā ki waho i te rā, i te mea he raumati te kaupeka. He maha ngā whānau ka haere ki te takutai moana, ka tunu kai ki te rorerore (BBQ), ka noho tahi rānei i ngā pāka. He wā whakahirahira tēnei mō te whakatā me te whakangā i te taha o ngā hoa me te whānau.
Mēnā kei te toro koe ki Aotearoa, me mahara he tino pukumahi ngā huarahi i te mea he maha ngā tāngata kei te haere ki o rātou wāhi hararei. He mea nui kia whakarite wawe koe i āu waka kawe, pēnei i te rererangi me te feri. Kia mōhio hoki ka iti iho ngā ratonga kawe tūmatanui, ā, ka kati pea ētahi toa iti, nō reira me whakamahere i mua.
Kāore he pānga o ngā rā whakatā ā-rohe (Provincial Anniversary Days) ki te rā i muri i te Tau Hou. Hei tauira, ko te rā whakatā o Tāmaki Makaurau ka tū i te mutunga o Hanuere, nō reira he rā whakatā motuhake tērā. Ko te rā tuarua o Hanuere he rā whakatā nō te motu katoa, ahakoa kei hea koe i Aotearoa.
Ko te 'Mondayisation' te tikanga ka nekehia te rā whakatā ki te Mane mēnā ka taka te rā o te maramataka ki te Rahoroi, ki te Rātapu rānei. Mō te rā i muri i te Tau Hou, mēnā ka taka ki te Rātapu, ka nekehia ki te Tūrei (nō te mea ko te Mane te rā whakatā mō te Tau Hou). I te tau 2026, ka whakanuia i te Friday, nō reira kāore e hiahiatia te neke i te rā.
Historical Dates
Day after New Year's Day dates in New Zealand from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday | January 2, 2025 |
| 2024 | Tuesday | January 2, 2024 |
| 2023 | Monday | January 2, 2023 |
| 2022 | Sunday | January 2, 2022 |
| 2021 | Saturday | January 2, 2021 |
| 2020 | Thursday | January 2, 2020 |
| 2019 | Wednesday | January 2, 2019 |
| 2018 | Tuesday | January 2, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | January 2, 2017 |
| 2016 | Saturday | January 2, 2016 |
| 2015 | Friday | January 2, 2015 |
| 2014 | Thursday | January 2, 2014 |
| 2013 | Wednesday | January 2, 2013 |
| 2012 | Monday | January 2, 2012 |
| 2011 | Sunday | January 2, 2011 |
| 2010 | Saturday | January 2, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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