2026 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that have happened or are expected to happen during 2026 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

• Regal and vice-regal
• Government
• Other party leaders in parliament
• Judiciary
• Main centre leaders

Regal and vice-regal

• Head of state – Charles III
• Governor-General – Cindy Kiro

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  Charles III
• 
  Cindy Kiro

Government

Legislature term: 54th New Zealand Parliament.

The Sixth National Government, elected in 2023, continues.

• Speaker of the House – Gerry Brownlee
• Prime Minister – Christopher Luxon
• Deputy Prime Minister – David Seymour
• Leader of the House – Chris Bishop
• Minister of Finance – Nicola Willis
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Winston Peters

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  Gerry Brownlee
• 
  Christopher Luxon
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  David Seymour
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  Chris Bishop
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  Nicola Willis
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  Winston Peters

Other party leaders in parliament

• Labour – Chris Hipkins (Leader of the Opposition)
• Green – Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick
• ACT – David Seymour
• NZ First – Winston Peters
• Te Pāti Māori – Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

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  Chris Hipkins
• 
  Marama Davidson
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  Chlöe Swarbrick
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  David Seymour
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  Winston Peters
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  Rawiri Waititi
• 
  Debbie Ngarewa‑Packer

Judiciary

• Chief Justice – Helen Winkelmann
• President of the Court of Appeal – Christine French
• Chief High Court judge – Sally Fitzgerald
• Chief District Court judge – Heemi Taumaunu

• 
  Helen Winkelmann
• 
  Christine French

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – Wayne Brown
• Mayor of Tauranga – Mahé Drysdale
• Mayor of Hamilton – Tim Macindoe
• Mayor of Wellington – Andrew Little
• Mayor of Christchurch – Phil Mauger
• Mayor of Dunedin – Sophie Barker

• 
  Wayne Brown
• 
  Mahé Drysdale
• 
  Tim Macindoe
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  Andrew Little
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  Phil Mauger

Events

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

January

• 1 January – Manage My Health, provider of the country's biggest patient health information portal, confirms a data breach affecting "6–7 percent of the approximately 1.8 million registered users", around 120,000 people. ^{[1] [2]} The breach may have resulted from ManageMyHealth's outdated encryption software. ^[3] A ransom demand for $60,000, for 108 GB of data, was reportedly made by a person or group named Kazu. ^[3]
• 2 January:
  • Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) stage a one-hour strike at mid-day as part of a pay dispute with Fire and Emergency New Zealand. ^[4]
  • The Mayoral Relief Fund is activated for Horowhenua residents in response to recent windstorm damage in late December 2025. ^[5]
• 3 January:
  • Heavy rain causes flash flooding in Wairoa. MetService issues heavy rain and severe thunderstorm warnings in the upper and eastern North Island. ^[6] Overnight flooding in Tolaga Bay leads to the closure of State Highway 35 between Tolaga Bay and Okitu, and the evacuation of local residents. ^[7]
  • Social networking website Neighbourly confirms that 150 GB of data including usernames, emails, GPS coordinates, posts and messages were stolen during a data breach that occurred on New Year's Day. ^{[8] [9]}
• 5 January – The High Court of New Zealand grants an injunction filed by ManageMyHealth to prevent third parties from accessing patients' data obtained during a recent data breach. Health Minister Simeon Brown commissions a review in response to the ManageMyHealth cyber security breach. ^[10]
• 7 January – High Court Justice David Johnston issues an injunction preventing anyone from publishing stolen data from Neighbourly. ^[9]
• 8 January:
  • The MV Connemara is forced to return to Wellington due to a mechanical fault with its ramp. 200 passengers are stranded overnight. ^[11]
  • 55 pilot whales are stranded on Farewell Spit in the upper South Island. ^[12]
• 9 January:
  • The Department of Conservation reports that the critically endangered kākāpō started breeding previous week for the first time in four years. ^[13]
  • A 5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Waverley, Taranaki at a depth of 107km. ^[14]
  • Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union stage a second one-hour strike at midday during an industrial dispute. The strike coincides with a fire in Pakuranga that destroys a grocery store. ^[15]
  • Six pilot whales die on Farewell Spit. They were part of a pod of whales that had become stranded yesterday. ^[12]
• 11 January - 15 pilot whales restrand themselves in Farewell Spit despite efforts by Project Jonah volunteers to refloat them, with two dying overnight. ^[16]
• 12 January - Project Jonah volunteers euthanize the 13 remaining stranded pilot whales in Farewell Spit following five failed attempts to refloat them. ^[17]
• 13 January – Protesters expressing solidarity with the 2025–2026 Iranian protests gather outside the Iranian Embassy in Wellington. Police monitor the protests and arrest two people for willful damage. ^[18]
• 16 January – Heavy rain causes landslides in the Waioweka Gorge, trapping several commuters and leading to the closure of State Highway 2 between Mātāwai and Waioweka. ^[19] Police and helicopters evacuate 40 people overnight. ^[20]
• 18 January:
  • Heavy rain causes flooding, travel disruptions and landslides in parts of the Northland Region including the Whangarei District, east and south of Kawakawa and south of the Far North District. ^[21]
  • About 100 people march in Army Bay in the Whangaparāoa Peninsula to protest against the depletion of sea life in local rock pools by recreational fishers. ^[22]
• 19 January – Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Kiribati Vice-President Teuea Toatu sign a statement in Tarawa renewing New Zealand's aid assistance to Kiribati. ^[23]
• 20 January – A preemptive state of emergency is declared in the Whangarei District in response to an approaching heavy rain front. ^[24]
• 21 January –
  • Christopher Luxon announces the 2026 New Zealand general election will be held on 7 November. ^{[25] [26]}
  • A precautionary state of emergency is declared in the Thames-Coromandel District in response to expected heavy rain and flooding. ^[27]
• 22 January – Several people are reported missing after a slip crashes into a Mount Maunganui camp-site, and two bodies are recovered after a slip damages a house in Welcome Bay, seriously injuring another person. Multiple roads are closed in the Thames-Coromandel District after widespread flooding and slips. ^[28]
• 24 January — Police confirm the deaths of six missing people during a landslip at a Mount Maunganui campsite on 22 January. ^[29]
• 27 January:
  • New Zealand Post announces that it plans to close 142 retail stores nationwide. ^[30]
  • Sky Network Television signs an exclusive content sharing agreement with Paramount Skydance. ^[31]
• 28 January:
  • Cabinet minister Judith Collins announces she will retire as an MP in the middle of the year. ^[32]
  • The Tauranga City Council evacuates 150 people in Pāpāmoa in response to a new landslip. ^[33]
• 29 January:
  • The governing National and opposition Labour parties agree to co-sponsor new legislation targeting modern slavery despite opposition from the ACT party. ^[34]
  • The New Zealand Parliament passes legislation formalising the New Zealand Crown's Treaty of Waitangi settlement with Ngāti Hāua; which includes NZ$19 million worth of financial redress, the return of 64 culturally-significant sites and posthumous pardons for Mātene Rita Te Whareaitu and Te Rangiātea. ^[35]
• 30 January - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters confirm that New Zealand will not join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which aims to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. ^[36]
• 31 January:
  • EB Games shuts down all of its retail stores in New Zealand, followed by the expected closure of its distribution centre on 28 February. ^[37]
  • The Destiny Church-affiliated The Freedoms & Rights Coalition and Eru Kapa-Kingi's Toitū te Aroha movement hold separate protests in Auckland. Police establish a cordon at the Fanshawe Street motor ramps to prevent Coalition protesters from marching onto the Auckland Harbour Bridge. ^[38]
  • A Black Cat Cruises passenger vessel capsizes in Akaroa Harbour, leading to the evacuation of 38 passengers and three crew members. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) launches an investigation into the incident. ^[39]

February

• 1 February:
  • A change to the Government's fees prescription policy comes into force. People can pay $5 co-payments for 12-monthly prescriptions instead of having to pay $5 for every single prescription. ^[40]
  • General practitioners and nurse practitioners will be able to diagnose adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and prescribe stimulant medicines. ^[41]

Predicted and scheduled

• 30 March – The Greater Wellington Regional Council is expected to introduce contactless payment options alongside Snapper cards on public transportation, citing delays with the national ticket solution Motu Move . ^[42]
• 31 March – One NZ is expected to shut down its 2G call network. Spark NZ is expected to shut down its 3G network. ^[43]
• 12 May – A by-election triggered by the death of Dunedin City Councillor and former Mayor of Dunedin Jules Radich will be held in Dunedin. ^[44]
• 28 May - The 2026 New Zealand budget is expected to be released. ^[45]
• 1 June – The 2026 King's Birthday Honours will be announced.
• 1 November – The New Zealand government is expected to end welfare assistance to 18- and 19-year olds whose parents earn over NZ$65,000. ^[46]
• 7 November – The 2026 general election is expected to be held. ^{[25] [26]}
• 31 December – The 2027 New Year Honours will be announced.

Holidays and observances

Public holidays in New Zealand in 2026 are as follows: ^[47]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 2 January – Day after New Year's Day
• 6 February – Waitangi Day
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 25 April – Anzac Day
• 27 April – Anzac Day observed
• 1 June – King's Birthday
• 10 July – Matariki
• 26 October – Labour Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day
• 28 December – Boxing Day observed

Sport

• Commonwealth Games
• Horse racing
• Lawn bowls
• Olympics
• Paralympics
• Shooting
• Tennis

Commonwealth Games

Main article: New Zealand at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

A New Zealand team will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July – 2 August.

Horse racing

Thoroughbred racing

• Wellington Cup – Manzor Blue ^[48]

Lawn bowls

• Men's singles champion – Rohan Ware (Belfast Bowling Club) ^[49]
• Men's pair champions – Ethan Kelleher and Hamish Kelleher (Halswell Bowling Club) ^[50]
• Women's singles champion – Mandy Boyd (Elmwood Park Bowling Club) ^[50]
• Women's pair champions – Mandy Boyd (Elmwood Park Bowling Club) and Kirsten Edwards (Stoke Bowling Club) ^[49]

Olympics

Main article: New Zealand at the 2026 Winter Olympics

A New Zealand team will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 6–22 February.

Paralympics

Main article: New Zealand at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

A New Zealand team will compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, 6–15 March.

Shooting

• Ballinger Belt – Mike Collings (Te Puke) ^[51]

Tennis

The ASB Classic tournament was held in Auckland, 5–17 January. ^[52]

• Women's singles – Elina Svitolina ^[53]
• Women's doubles – Guo Hanyu / Kristina Mladenovic ^[53]
• Men's singles – Jakub Menšík ^[54]
• Men's doubles – Theo Arribage / Albano Olivetti ^[55]

Deaths

Deaths January  · February  · March  · April  · May  · June  · July  · August  · September  · October  · November  · December

January

• 1 January
  • Dame Karen Poutasi, public health administrator and public servant, Director-General of Health (1995–2006), chief executive of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (2006–2020), chair of Te Whatu Ora (2023–2024) (born 1950). ^[56]
  • Leslie Snape, oral and maxillofacial surgeon (Christchurch Hospital, University of Otago, Christchurch), president of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (2011–2013), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (since 2007) (born 1947). ^[57]
• 4 January – Jules Radich, businessman and local politician, Dunedin City Councillor (2019–2022, since 2025), Mayor of Dunedin (2022–2025) (born 1954). ^[58]
• 6 January – Justin Taylor, priest and historian (École Biblique) (born 1943). ^[59]
• 7 January – Gus Gale. mathematics educator, principal of Hornby High School (1983–1994), B. H. Neumann award (1992) (born 1934). ^[60]
• 8 January – Sir Tim Shadbolt, activist and politician, Mayor of Waitemata City (1983–1989), Mayor of Invercargill (1993–1995, 1998–2022) (born 1947). ^[61]
• 12 January – Juno Hayes, local politician, Mayor of Clutha (1998–2010) (born c. 1943). ^[62]
• 14 January – Aroha Awarau, journalist (TVNZ, Māori Television) and playwright (born 1976). ^[63]
• 16 January
  • Grant Batty, rugby union player (Wellington, Bay of Plenty, national team) and coach (Yamaha Jubilo) (born 1951). ^[64]
  • Joy Tonks, writer, historian and archivist (NZSO) (born 1939). ^[65]
• 19 January – Richard Wixon, cricketer (Central Districts, Otago) (born 1957). ^[66]
• 20 January – Alan Musgrave, philosopher (University of Otago), Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 2009) (born 1940). ^[67]
• 23 January – Helen Leach, food anthropologist (University of Otago), Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 2004) (born 1945). ^[68]
• 24 January – Iain Sharp, poet, librarian and journalist ( New Zealand Listener ) (born 1953). ^[69]

• 
  Dame Karen Poutasi
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  Jules Radich
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  Sir Tim Shadbolt
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  Juno Hayes
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  Aroha Awarau
• 
  Alan Musgrave
• 
  Helen Leach

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