Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Day off for ANZAC Day
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- April 27, 2026
- Day of Week
- Monday
- Status
- 114 days away
- About this Holiday
- ANZAC Day commemorates Australians and New Zealanders fighting in World War I.
Day off for ANZAC Day
New Zealand • April 27, 2026 • Monday
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About Day off for ANZAC Day
Also known as: Day off for ANZAC Day
Te Rā o ANZAC: He Rā Whakamaharatanga ā-Motu ki Aotearoa
Ko te Rā o ANZAC tētahi o ngā rā tino nui, tino tapu hoki i runga i te maramataka o Aotearoa. He rā tēnei hei tuohu ki te hunga i mahi i roto i ngā pakanga, i ngā pakanga riri, me ngā mahi pupuri rongo puta noa i te ao. Ehara noa tēnei i te rā whakatā noa iho; he wā tēnei mo te motu katoa kia kotahi ai te whakaaro, kia maumahara ai ki te hunga i tuku i o rātou oranga mō te haumaru o te ao me tō tātou motu. Ko te wairua o te rā e pā ana ki te māia, te takatū, me te whakahoahoa i waenga i te Māori me te Pākehā, me te hononga hohonu i waenga i a Aotearoa me tō tātou hoa tata, a Ahitereiria.
I te rā nei, ka rongo te tangata i te hūmārie o te ata hāpara. I ngā tāone nunui me ngā hapori ririki, ka huihui te iwi i mua i te whitinga o te rā. He mīharo te kite i ngā reanga katoa—mai i te hunga tawhito e mau ana i ā rātou mētara, ki ngā tamariki e tū ana i te taha o o rātou mātua. Ko te Rā o ANZAC he tohu nō te tūmanako me te rongo, ahakoa i ahu mai i ngā mamae o te pakanga. He wā tēnei hei whakaaroaro me pēhea tātou e noho pai ai i tēnei rā, nā runga i ngā riri o neherā.
He rā tēnei e tūhono ana i tō tātou hitori ki tō tātou iwi o nāianei. Ahakoa kua pahemo te kotahi rau tau mai i te pakanga tuatahi ki Gallipoli, kāore te hiahia o te iwi ki te whakamaharatia i tēnei rā i memeha. He kaha ake te wairua o te Rā o ANZAC i ēnei rā i tōna āhua i ngā tekau tau ki muri. He tohu tēnei mō te kaha o te tuakiri o Aotearoa me te whakaute nui ki te hunga i mahi mō te motu.
Āhea te Rā o ANZAC i te tau 2026?
I te tau 2026, ka tū te Rā o ANZAC i te Rāhoroi, te 25 o Paenga-whāwhā. Heoi, nā te mea he rā whakatā tūmatanui tēnei, ā, ka tū i te rā whakatā o te wiki, ka nuku te rā whakatā mō ngā kaimahi ki te Rāhina.
Rā o te wiki: Monday Rā mō te maramataka: April 27, 2026 Te roa ki te rā: 114 ngā rā e toe ana
He rā whakarite tēnei i ia tau i te 25 o Paenga-whāwhā, engari nā te ture "Mondayisation" i Aotearoa, ki te taka te rā ki te Rāhoroi, Rātapu rānei, ka nukuhia te rā whakatā ā-ture ki te Rāhina e whai ake ana. I te tau 2026, ko te Rāhina te 27 o Paenga-whāwhā te rā ka katihia ngā pakihi me te nuinga o ngā mahi.
Te Hitori me te Takenga mai o te Rā o ANZAC
Ko te kupu ANZAC he rāpopototanga mō te "Australian and New Zealand Army Corps". I whakatūria tēnei rōpū hoia i te tīmatanga o te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao (WWI). Ko te rā 25 o Paenga-whāwhā te rā i tau ai ngā hoia o ANZAC ki te kūrae o Gallipoli i Turkey i te tau 1915. He wāhanga tēnei nō tētahi kaupapa nui a ngā Mana Kotahitanga (Allied Forces) ki te hopu i te whakapaunga o Dardanelles hei whakatuwhera i te huarahi ki Constantinople (ko Istanbul i tēnei rā).
Heoi, i rerekē te haere o ngā mahi. I tūpono atu ngā hoia ki tētahi pakanga uaua, he pikitanga tiketike, ā, he hoariri i tino takatū. I roa te pakanga mō te waru marama, ā, he tokomaha ngā tāne i mate i reira. Tata ki te 14,000 ngā hoia nō Aotearoa i whai wāhi ki tēnei riri, ā, 2,700 i mate, neke atu i te 4,800 i whara. Ahakoa ehara i te wikitoria i te taha ki te riri, ko te māia me te kaha o ngā hoia i Gallipoli i whakatakoto i te tūāpapa mō te tuakiri o Aotearoa hei iwi tū motuhake.
I te tau 1916, i whakaingoatia te 25 o Paenga-whāwhā ko te Rā o ANZAC. I te tau 1922, ka whakamanahia hei rā whakatā ā-motu ki Aotearoa. I te tīmatanga, he rā noa iho hei whakamaharatanga ki te hunga i mate i te Pakanga Tuatahi, engari i muri i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao, ka piki te hira o te rā hei tirohanga ki te hunga katoa i mahi i ngā pakanga katoa. I ēnei rā, neke atu i te 300,000 ngā tāngata nō Aotearoa kua mahi i ngā mahi hoia puta noa i te ao, ā, tata ki te 30,000 kua mate i te wā o te mahi.
Ngā Tikanga me ngā Whakanuitanga
He maha ngā tikanga motuhake e whai ana i te Rā o ANZAC ki Aotearoa:
1. Te Karakia o te Ata Hāpara (Dawn Service) Koinei te hui tino nui o te rā. Ka tīmata i te 6:00 i te ata, i te wā i tau ai ngā hoia ki Gallipoli. He hui hūmārie tēnei i te taha o tētahi tohu whakamaharatanga (cenotaph). Ka rangona te pupuhi pū, te whakatangi i te "Last Post" ki te pūtetere, me te wā o te noho puku hei whakaaroaro. I muri i te karakia, he rārangi hoia tawhito me te hunga kei te mahi tonu e hīkoi ana i mua i te iwi.
2. Te Puāwai Poaka (The Red Poppy) Ko te poaka whero te tohu o te Rā o ANZAC. I ahu mai tēnei i ngā māra o Flanders i Belgium, i reira i tupu ai ngā poaka whero i runga i ngā rua kōiwi o ngā hoia i muri i te pakanga. Ka mau te iwi i tētahi poaka pepa ki o rātou kākahu hei whakaatu i te tautoko ki te whakahaere a te RSA (Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association). He rā motuhake tō te poaka, ko "Poppy Day", i te nuinga o te wā ko te Rāhoroi i mua i te Rā o ANZAC, hei kohi moni mō te hunga hoia tawhito.
3. Ngā Pihikete ANZAC (Anzac Biscuits) He pihikete rongonui ēnei i hangaia i te wā o te pakanga. He mea hanga mai i te ōti, te kokonati, me te tirikara koura (golden syrup). He uaua ēnei pihikete, ā, kāore e pirau i te huarahi roa ki tāwāhi. I ēnei rā, he kai reka ēnei e mahia ana i roto i ngā kāinga puta noa i te motu hei whakanui i te wairua o te rā.
4. Te Purei "Two-Up" Ahakoa he ture pāpā ki te petipeti i ngā rā noa, i te Rā o ANZAC, ka whakaaetia te purei "Two-Up" i roto i ngā karapu RSA. He kēmu tēnei i purei ai ngā hoia i te wā o te pakanga, he maka i ngā moni e rua ki te rangi me te matapae mehemea ka heke iho he "heads" he "tails" rānei.
He rā whakatā tūmatanui tēnei?
Āe, he rā whakatā tūmatanui te Rā o ANZAC puta noa i Aotearoa. He rā whakatā ā-ture tēnei, ko te tikanga:
Pakihi me ngā Toa: He ture motuhake e pā ana ki ngā toa hokohoko. I mua i te 1:00 i te poutūmarotanga, me katihia te nuinga o ngā toa. He wā tēnei hei whakaute i te taha wairua o te rā. I muri i te 1:00 pm, ka taea e te nuinga o ngā toa te whakatuwhera, engari he maha tonu ka noho kati. Kaimahi: Mēnā he rā mahi tonu tēnei mōu, ā, ka mahi koe, me utu koe ki te "time and a half" me te whiwhi i tētahi rā whakatā i tētahi atu wā (alternative holiday). Kura me ngā Tari: Ka kati katoa ngā kura, ngā tari kāwanatanga, me te nuinga o ngā pakihi tūmataiti mō te rā katoa.
I te tau 2026, nā te mea ka taka te rā whakatā ki te Rāhina (Mondayisation), ka whiwhi te nuinga o ngā tāngata i tētahi wiki roa (three-day weekend). He wā pai tēnei mō ngā whānau ki te haere ki ngā wāhi ataahua o Aotearoa, ki te toro atu rānei ki o rātou hapori taketake ki te whai wāhi ki ngā huihuinga whakamaharatanga.
Te Wairua o te Rā i ngā Hapori
He rerekē te rā nei ki ia hapori. I ngā marae, ka whakahaerehia he powhiri me ngā karakia hei maumahara ki te Ope Taua Māori (28th Māori Battalion) me ētahi atu i haere ki te pakanga. He hononga hohonu tō te Māori ki tēnei rā, nā te mea he tokomaha ngā tāne Māori i haere ki te pakanga ki tāwāhi hei whakaatu i te mana o te iwi.
I ngā tāone ririki, he rā tēnei e whakakotahi ana i te katoa. I muri i te karakia o te ata, ka hui te iwi ki te karapu RSA mō te "rum coffee" (he kawhe me te rama) me te parakuihi. He wā tēnei mō te kōrero, te tiritiri i ngā kōrero tuku iho, me te hono anō ki ngā hoa tata.
Whakarāpopototanga
Ko te Rā o ANZAC 2026 he wā tino nui mō te hunga e noho ana i Aotearoa. Ahakoa he rā whakatā, ehara i te rā mō te ngahau noa; he rā mō te whakaute, te aroha, me te maumahara. Mai i te ata hāpara i te April 27, 2026 ki te rā whakatā i te Rāhina, ka rere te wairua o te whakawhetai puta noa i te motu.
"E kore rātou e koroheketia, pēnei i a tātou kua mahue nei. E kore hoki rātou e ngoikore i te paunga o ngā tau. I te heketanga o te rā, a te ata hāpara, Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou."
We will remember them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Day off for ANZAC Day in New Zealand
Ko te rā whakatā mō ANZAC Day ka tū i te Monday, te April 27, 2026. E 114 ngā rā e toe ana tae noa ki tēnei rā whakahirahira. Ahakoa ko te rā tūturu o ANZAC Day ko te rāhoroi te 25 o Paenga-whāwhā, i raro i ngā ture o Aotearoa, ka nuku te rā whakatā tūmatanui ki te mōnehu i te mea ka hinga te rā whakanui ki te rāmutu. Mā tēnei ka whai wāhi ngā kaimahi katoa ki te whakatā me te mahara ki ngā hoia i mahi i raro i te haki o te rūnanga o Ahitereiria me Aotearoa.
Ae, he rā whakatā tūmatanui ā-motu tēnei puta noa i Aotearoa. I te tau 2026, ka kīia tēnei rā he 'Mondayised' hararei. Ko te tikanga o tēnei, mēnā kāore koe e mahi i te rāhoroi, ka whai rā whakatā utua koe i te rā mōnehu. He rā tēnei e kati ana te nuinga o ngā pakihi i te ata, ā, he ture motuhake kei te mau mō te hokohoko tae noa ki te kotahi karaka i te awatea hei whakaatu i te whakaute ki te hunga i mate i te pakanga.
Ko te kupu ANZAC he rāpopototanga mō te 'Australian and New Zealand Army Corps'. I ahu mai tēnei ingoa i te pakanga tuatahi o te ao i te wā i mahi tahi ai ngā hoia o Aotearoa me Ahitereiria i Gallipoli, Tākei. I te rā 25 o Paenga-whāwhā 1915, i timata tā rātou whakaeke nui ki reira. I tēnei rā, ka whakanuia te toa me te patunga tapu o te hunga katoa i mahi i roto i ngā rōpū hoia o ēnei whenua e rua i ngā pakanga katoa o te ao.
I tīmata te whakanui i te rā ANZAC i te tau 1916 hei maumahara ki te whakaekenga o Gallipoli, i reira tata ki te 2,700 ngā hoia o Aotearoa i mate. I te tau 1922, ka whakatūria hei rā maumahara ā-motu mō te hunga i mate i te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao. I roto i ngā tau, kua huri tēnei hei rā whakahonore i te hunga katoa — neke atu i te 300,000 te tokomaha — kua mahi i roto i ngā pakanga o te ao me ngā mahi pupuri rongo, tae atu ki te hunga 30,000 i mate i te wā o te mahi.
Ko te tikanga matua o tēnei rā ko ngā karakia o te atatū (Dawn Services) e tū ana puta noa i te motu. Ka huihui te iwi i mua i te whitinga o te rā ki ngā whakamaharatanga hoia (cenotaphs) ki te whakatakoto pūreirei, ki te whakarongo ki te whakatangi o te 'Last Post', me te noho puku mō te wā poto. He wā tēnei e kotahi ai te motu i roto i te whakaaroaro me te mihi ki te hunga i whakapae i ō rātou oranga mō te haumaru o te motu.
Ka mau te iwi o Aotearoa i te pua poppi whero hei tohu maumahara mō ngā hoia i mate i te pakanga. He tikanga tēnei i ahu mai i ngā pua poppi i tipu i ngā marae pakanga i Flanders i te wā o te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao. Ahakoa ka karangahia te rā ko 'Poppy Day' i ētahi wā, ko te rā tūturu mō te hoko poppi ko te rāhoroi i mua i te rā ANZAC. Ko ngā moni ka kohia, ka haere ki te rōpū RSA hei āwhina i ngā hoia tawhito me ō rātou whānau.
I te ata o te rā ANZAC, ka kati te nuinga o ngā toa, ngā hokomaha, me ngā wharekai tae noa ki te 1:00 i te awatea na runga i te ture. He wā tēnei hei whakaute i te kaupapa o te ata. I muri i te kotahi karaka, ka tiwaitia te nuinga o ngā pakihi ki te whakatuwhera i ō rātou kūwaha. Mēnā he manuhiri koe ki Aotearoa, he pai te whakarite i mua mō te kai me te hokohoko i te ata, i te mea he iti noa iho ngā wāhi ka tuwhera i taua wā.
I te mea he mutunga wiki roa tēnei i te tau 2026, he maha ngā whānau ka whai wāhi ki te haereere ki ngā wāhi ataahua o Aotearoa. I muri i ngā huihuinga o te ata, ka huri te rā ki te whakangā me te noho tahi me te whānau. He maha ngā tāngata ka haere ki ngā rōpū RSA ki te kai me te kōrero tahi me ngā hoia tawhito. I te mea ko te mutunga o te marama o Paenga-whāwhā tēnei, he pai te huarere mō te hīkoi i te ngahere, te toro ki ngā whānau, me te noho marie i mua i te kōpaka o te takurua.
Historical Dates
Day off for ANZAC Day dates in New Zealand from 2015 to 2021
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Monday | April 26, 2021 |
| 2020 | Monday | April 27, 2020 |
| 2015 | Monday | April 27, 2015 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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