Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Wellington Anniversary Day
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- January 19, 2026
- Day of Week
- Monday
- Status
- 16 days away
- About this Holiday
- Wellington Anniversary Day is a local holiday in New Zealand
Wellington Anniversary Day
New Zealand • January 19, 2026 • Monday
16
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07
Hours
25
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44
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until Wellington Anniversary Day
Pacific/Auckland timezone
About Wellington Anniversary Day
Also known as: Wellington Anniversary Day
Te Rā Whakamaharatanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara: He Aratohu Matawhānui
Ko te Rā Whakamaharatanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Anniversary Day) tētahi rā whakahirahira i te maramataka o Aotearoa, ina rā, mo te hunga e noho ana i te tonga o te Ika-a-Māui. He rā tēnei hei whakatā, hei whakanui hoki i te hītori o te rohe, mai i ngā rā o mua noa atu ki te wā o te taenga mai o ngā taituarā tuatahi mai i rāwāhi. He wāhanga tēnei o te huringa o te tau e kitea ai te tini me te mano o te tangata e pōkai ana i ngā pātaka kai, e haere ana ki ngā tātahi, e whakangahau ana rānei i roto i ngā pāka maha o te tāone matua me ōna piringa.
He ahurei tēnei rā i te mea e tūhono ana i te hītori tāone ki te oranga o nāianei. Ahakoa ko te take matua ko te maharatanga ki te taenga mai o te kaipuke Aurora i te tau 1840, i ēnei rā, kua huri hei whakanui i te tuakiri o te rohe katoa o Te Whanganui-a-Tara—mai i te tāone nui ki te taha moana o Kāpiti, ki ngā mānia o Wairarapa, tae atu ki ngā hiwi o Hutt Valley. He rā tēnei e whakaatuhia ana te wairua o te "Windy Wellington," te manahau o te hapori, me te hanumi o ngā ahurea rerekē e noho tahi ana i tēnei wāhanga o te motu.
I te nuinga o te wā, ko te Rā Whakamaharatanga he tohu hoki mo te tīmatanga o te tau hou me te hokinga mai o ngā kura me ngā mahi i muri i te rākiatitanga o te Kirihimete. Heoi, ko tēnei rā whakatā e tuku ana i tētahi whakawātea whakamutunga i mua i te ruku rīre atu ki ngā mahi o te tau. Ko te hauora o te hinengaro me te whakawhanaungatanga te kaupapa matua, i te mea ka huihui ngā whānau ki te tunu kai, ki te hīkoi i ngā ara maunga, ki te mātakitaki i ngā rēhi kaipuke rānei i te whanga e rongonui ai te rohe.
Āhea te rā i te tau 2026?
I te tau 2026, ka whakanuia te Rā Whakamaharatanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara i te:
Rā: Monday Te rā tonu: January 19, 2026 Te tawhiti: E 16 ngā rā e toe ana tae noa ki te rā whakatā.
He rā rereke tēnei i ia tau, ehara i te rā pūmau pēnei i te rā Kirihimete. E ai ki ngā kōrero tuku iho, ko te rā tūturu o te huritau ko te 22 o Kohitātea (Hānuere). Heoi, kia whai hua ai te marea i tētahi wiki roa (long weekend), ka nekehia te rā whakatā ki te Rāhina e pātata ana ki taua rā 22 o Kohitātea. Mo te tau 2026, kua whakaritea te rā whakatā ki te January 19, 2026, e taea ai e ngā kaimahi me ngā whānau te whakatā mo ngā rā e toru i te rārangi.
Te Hītori me ngā Takenga mai
Ko te Rā Whakamaharatanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara e mārama ai tātou ki te huringa o te wā i Aotearoa. He mea nui kia mahara ko te rohe o Te Whanganui-a-Tara he wāhi nohoia e te Māori mo ngā whakatupuranga maha i mua i te taenga mai o te tangata nō Ūropi. Ko ngā iwi pēnei i a Kurahaupō, Whatonga, me muri mai ko Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Whānui, me ētahi atu, kua pūmau tō rātou noho ki tēnei whenua, ki tēnei moana hoki.
I te 22 o Kohitātea, 1840, i tau mai te kaipuke Aurora ki Pito-one (Petone). Koinei te kaipuke tuatahi o te New Zealand Company i kawe mai i ngā manene Ūropi ki te whakatū i tētahi tūāpapa mo te tāone hou. Tata ki te 140 ngā tāngata i runga i taua kaipuke, ā, i muri i te haerenga roa mō te whā marama mai i Ingarangi, ehara i te mea he ngāwari te taenga mai. E ai ki ngā pūkete hītori, i mau te kaipuke ki waho o te whanga mo ngā rā e rua nā te kaha o te hau me te kino o te huarere—he whakakite mai pea i te ahua o te rangi e rongonui ai a Te Whanganui-a-Tara i ngā tau kei te heke mai!
I te wā i tauria ai te whenua, me kauhoe, me hīkoi rānei ngā manene i roto i te wai e eke ana ki te pūhope kia tae ki te taha moana. I reira, i tīmata te hanga i ngā whare rākau me ngā tēneti. Ahakoa ko Petone te wāhi tuatahi, i muri tata mai ka kitea he tūpono nui ake ki Thorndon me Te Aro nā te maru o aua wāhi i te hau me te hōhonu o te wai mo ngā kaipuke nunui. Koinei te tīmatanga o te tāone e kīia nei ko te "Coolest Little Capital in the World."
I ēnei rā, ko te Rā Whakamaharatanga he wā hoki hei whakaaroaro ki te whanaungatanga i waenga i te Māori me te Pākehā, me te titiro ki te hītori uaua o te taituarātanga. I te mea e noho ana te tahi 55,000 Māori ki te rohe i tēnei wā, ko te rā tēnei hei whakanui i te kotahitanga me te kanorau o te hapori o nāianei.
Ngā Tikanga me te Whakanui i te Rā
He maha ngā huarahi e whakanuia ai tēnei rā e ngā tāngata o te rohe. I te mea kei waenganui tēnei rā i te raumati, ko te nuinga o ngā mahi kei waho i te rā.
1. Ngā Huihuinga Hapori me ngā Hākari
He rā tēnei mo ngā parade me ngā hākari i ngā pāka nunui. I mua, he mea nui te "Anniversary Day Regatta" i te whanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Koinei tētahi o ngā rēhi kaipuke tawhito rawa atu i Aotearoa, i tīmata mai i te tau 1842. Ahakoa te kaha o te hau, ka kitea tonu ngā kaipuke rā e rere ana i te moana, e whakaatu ana i te pūkenga o ngā kaiwhakatere o te rohe.2. Ngā Whakataetae hākinakina
Ko te kirikiti, te eke hōiho, me te whakataetae hākinakina i ngā papa rēhia he tikanga tawhito. I te nuinga o te wā, ka tū ngā rēhi hōiho i Trentham i te Wiki o te Rā Whakamaharatanga (Wellington Cup Week). He wā tēnei e whakakakahu ai te tangata i ō rātou kāhu papai rawa atu hei tirotiro i te tere o ngā hōiho.3. Te Haere ki te Tātahi me te Pikiniki
Mo te whānau toharite, ko te Rā Whakamaharatanga te wā pai mo te pikiniki. Ka haere te tini ki Oriental Bay, ki Lyall Bay, ki te taha moana rānei o Kāpiti. He wā tēnei mo te huringa o te kai—te BBQ, te ika me te maramara rīwai (fish and chips), me te aihikirimi. Ko te takutai o Petone, te wāhi i u mai ai te Aurora, he wāhi rongonui hoki hei maharatanga ki te hītori.4. Ngā Whare Taonga me ngā Taiwhanga Toi
Ko Te Papa Tongarewa me te Wellington Museum he wāhi matua i tēnei rā. He maha ngā rārangi kōrero me ngā whakaaturanga motuhake e pā ana ki te hītori o te rohe. He huarahi pai tēnei mo te hunga e hiahia ana ki te ako hōhonu atu mo ngā iwi o te whenua me te taenga mai o ngā manene.5. Ngā Mahi ki te Wairarapa
Kaua e wareware ki te Wairarapa! I te mea he wāhanga tēnei rohe o te rā whakatā o Te Whanganui-a-Tara, he maha ngā mākete me ngā hākari wāina kei Martinborough me Greytown. He maha ngā tāngata o te tāone nui ka whakawhiti i te maunga o Remutaka hei whakangā i te tuawhenua.Ngā Mea e mōhiotia ana mo te Huarere
Kua kīia i mua, ko te "Wellington Wind" he nanakia i ētahi wā. I roto i te hītori, he maha ngā wā kua whakakorea ngā huihuinga nui nā te kaha o te hau. I te tau 1842, i te huritau tuatahi, i tīmata te rēhi kaipuke engari i uaua te haere nā te huarere. Heoi, ko te hunga noho i te rohe kua taunga ki ēnei tūāhua. E kī ana te kōrero, "You can't beat Wellington on a good day," ā, ina he rā pai te Rā Whakamaharatanga, kāore he wāhi pai ake i te ao katoa.
He rā whakatā mō te marea?
Āe, he rā whakatā matua te Rā Whakamaharatanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara mō te hunga kaimahi i roto i te rohe e whai ake nei:
Te tāone o Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington City) Hutt Valley (Lower Hutt me Upper Hutt) Porirua Kāpiti Coast (tae noa ki Ōtaki) Wairarapa (Masterton, Carterton, South Wairarapa) Tararua District (ētahi wāhanga)He aha te tikanga o tēnei mo te rā January 19, 2026?
Kura: Ka kati ngā kura katoa i te rohe. Mahi: Ko te nuinga o ngā tari me ngā mahi ahumahi ka kati. Ki te mahi te tangata i tēnei rā, e ai ki te ture o Aotearoa, me utu ki te "time and a half" (kotahi me te hāwhe te utu), ā, ka whiwhi hoki i tētahi rā whakatā hei whakakapi (alternative holiday). Toa me te Kai: Ko te nuinga o ngā toa hokohoko me ngā kawhe ka wātea, engari kia tūpato—he maha ngā whare kai ka uta i tētahi "public holiday surcharge" (tāpiritanga utu rā whakatā), ko te nuinga he 15%, hei āwhina i te utu o ngā kaimahi. Ikiiki Marea: Ka rere ngā pahi me ngā tereina i runga i te hōtaka rā whakatā (Sunday/Holiday timetable). He mea nui kia huri ki te taupānga Metlink mo ngā huringa.Whakarāpopototanga
Ko te Rā Whakamaharatanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara he rā hei whakanui i te kanorau me te manahau o te rohe. Mai i te taenga mai o te
Aurora i te tau 1840 ki te tāone hihiri e kite nei tātou i tēnei rā, he roa te huarahi kua hīkoia. I te tau 2026, hei te January 19, 2026, ka whai wāhi anō tātou ki te whakatā, ki te noho tahi me te whānau, me te whakaaroaro ki te whenua e kīia nei ko te kāinga.Ahakoa ko te whakatā i te taha moana, ko te haere rānei ki tētahi mākete i te Wairarapa, ko te kaupapa matua ko te whakanui i te rohe me ōna tāngata. No reira, whakaritea ō mahere, tirohia te matapae huarere, ā, kia pai tō wiki roa i tēnei Rā Whakamaharatanga o Te Whanganui-a-Tara!
Kia mahara: E 16 ngā rā e toe ana ki te January 19, 2026. Taihoa ka tae mai te wā whakatā!*
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Wellington Anniversary Day in New Zealand
Ko te Rā Whakamaharatanga o Pōneke ka whakanuia i te Monday, te January 19, 2026. E 16 ngā rā e toe ana tae noa ki tēnei rā whakatā. Ka whakanuia tēnei rā i te Rāhina e tata ana ki te 22 o Kohitātea i ia tau, kia whai wā ai te hunga noho ki te rohe o Pōneke ki tētahi wiki roa hei whakangā, hei whakanui hoki i te hītori o te rohe.
Āe, he rā whakatā tūmatanui tēnei puta noa i te rohe o Pōneke. Ka kati ngā kura, ngā rōpū kāwanatanga, me te maha o ngā kōpaki pakihi i tēnei rā. He wā tēnei mō te hapori ki te whakatā, ki te hui tahi me te whānau, ki te whai wāhi hoki ki ngā huihuinga maha e whakahaerehia ana i te taone me ngā rohe e pātata ana.
E whakamaharatia ana te taenga mai o te tīma Aurora i te 22 o Kohitātea, 1840, me te 140 o ngā tāngata whai tuatahi mai i Ingarangi. Ko tēnei te tīmatanga o te nuku noho a te Pākehā ki tēnei wāhi, ahakoa kua noho kē te Māori ki te rohe mō ngā whakatupuranga maha. I te taenga mai o te tīma, i tatari rātou mō ngā rā e rua i te whanga nā te kino o te huarere, ā, i te mutunga, i meinga rātou kia hīkoi i roto i te wai hōhonu kia tae ki uta.
I tēnei wā, he maha ngā huarahi hei whakanui i te rā, pēnei i ngā huihuinga hapori, ngā hīkoi whakamaumahara, ngā huihuinga puoro, me ngā mahi hākinakina. He pai ki te tini te haere ki ngā whare taonga, te mahi pikiniki i ngā paka nunui o te rohe, te haere rānei ki te tahatika me te whānau. He rā whakangā tēnei hei pai ki te taiao me te ahurea o te whakapaipai o Aotearoa.
Mai i te tau 1842, kua whakanuia tēnei rā ki ngā mahi hākinakina pēnei i te rere kaipuke, te kirikiti, me te reihi hōiho. I mua, he whakaaturanga ahuwhenua hoki, ahakoa he maha ngā wā kua whakakorea ēnei kaupapa nā te kaha o te hau i Pōneke. Ko te whakataetae rere kaipuke tētahi o ngā kōrero tuku iho o te rā mai i te tau tuatahi o te whakanuitanga.
Ahakoa e whakanui ana te rā i te taenga mai o te Pākehā, he mea nui kia mahara kua noho te Māori ki te rohe o Te Whanganui-a-Tara mō ngā rautau i mua i te tau 1840. I ēnei rā, tata ki te 55,000 ngā Māori e noho ana i Pōneke. He wā tēnei rā hei whakaaroaro ki te hītori tāone me te hononga i waenga i te Māori me te hunga whai i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Mēnā ka tae mai koe ki Pōneke i tēnei wiki roa, he mātua tonu te tirotiro i te huarere, i te mea he kaha te pupuhi o te hau i konei. He pai te haere ki te whare taonga o Te Papa, ki te toro rānei i te Zealandia. Kia mahara hoki, i te mea he rā whakatā tūmatanui, ka rerekē pea ngā haora mahi o ngā toa me te rārangi wā o ngā pahi me ngā tereina.
Ahakoa ko te 22 o Kohitātea te rā tūturu o te taenga mai o te Aurora, ka whakanuia te rā whakatā i te Rāhina e tata ana ki taua rā. He ture tēnei i Aotearoa kia whai wā ai ngā kaimahi ki tētahi wiki roa e toru ngā rā. Nā reira, i te tau 2026, ka whakanuia i te January 19, 2026 hei rā whakataunga mō te rohe katoa.
Historical Dates
Wellington Anniversary Day dates in New Zealand from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday | January 20, 2025 |
| 2024 | Monday | January 22, 2024 |
| 2023 | Monday | January 23, 2023 |
| 2022 | Monday | January 24, 2022 |
| 2021 | Monday | January 25, 2021 |
| 2020 | Monday | January 20, 2020 |
| 2019 | Monday | January 21, 2019 |
| 2018 | Monday | January 22, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | January 23, 2017 |
| 2016 | Monday | January 25, 2016 |
| 2015 | Monday | January 19, 2015 |
| 2014 | Monday | January 20, 2014 |
| 2013 | Monday | January 21, 2013 |
| 2012 | Monday | January 23, 2012 |
| 2011 | Monday | January 24, 2011 |
| 2010 | Monday | January 25, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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