2022-23 summer public holiday reference - New Zealand

These tables explain the settings and outcomes for the public holidays over the 2022-23 holiday season in New Zealand. They cover the calendar dates of the holidays (the Sunday and Mondays) and the alternate dates (the Tuesdays)

For a step-by-step guide to processing public holidays, see Processing public holidays - New Zealand.
For government guidance on payment rates and leave accruals for the calendar and tuesdayised dates of the public holidays, see Employment New Zealand – Public Holiday Falls on Sunday.

Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Outcomes for the Tuesday public holidays depend on whether both Sunday and Tuesday are OWDs.

Sunday (calendar date)

OWD	Worked	Payment	Alternative holiday	Work Type	Is work type required?
Yes	No	Paid for the day off	Not accrued	Public Holiday Not Worked (PHNW)	Yes
Yes	Yes	Paid time-and-a-half	Accrued	Public Holiday OWD	No*
No	No	Not paid	Not accrued	n/a	n/a
No	Yes	Paid normal rate	Not accrued	n/a	No

Tuesday (alternate date)

Sunday OWD	Tuesday OWD	Worked	Payment	Alternative holiday	Work Type	Is work type required?
Yes	Yes	No	Not paid	Not accrued	n/a (no shift)	n/a (no shift)
Yes	Yes	Yes	Paid normal rate	Not accrued	n/a (not required)	No
Yes	No	No	Not paid	Not accrued	n/a (no shift)	n/a (no shift)
Yes	No	Yes	Paid normal rate	Not accrued	n/a (not required)	No
No	Yes	No	Paid for the day off	Not accrued	Public Holiday Not Worked (PHNW)	Yes
No	Yes	Yes	Paid time-and-a-half	Accrued	Public Holiday OWD	No*
No	No	No	Not paid	Not accrued	n/a (no shift)	n/a (no shift)
No	No	Yes	Paid time-and-a-half	Not accrued	Public Holiday Not OWD	Yes*

*Correct for businesses where public holidays are assumed to be OWDs. Whether work types are required in these instances is controlled by your pay rule, and can differ between companies and employee types.

Boxing Day and Day After New Year's Day – Monday

Boxing Day and the Day After New Year's Day do not have alternate dates.

OWD	Worked	Payment	Alternative holiday	Work Type	Is work type required?
Yes	No	Paid for the day off	Not accrued	Public Holiday Not Worked (PHNW)	Yes
Yes	Yes	Paid time-and-a-half	Accrued	Public Holiday OWD	No*
No	No	Not paid	Not accrued	n/a (no shift)	n/a (no shift)
No	Yes	Paid time-and-a-half	Not accrued	Public Holiday Not OWD	Yes*