| Auckland Anniversary Day | |
|---|---|
 Fireworks for the 2011 Auckland Anniversary Day | |
| Also called | Northland Anniversary Day (locally in that region) |
| Observed by | former Auckland Province, New Zealand |
| Date | Monday closest to 29 January |
| 2023 date | 30 January |
| 2024 date | 29 January |
| 2025 date | 27 January |
| 2026 date | 26 January |
| Frequency | annual |
Auckland Anniversary Day is a public holiday observed in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, being the area's provincial anniversary day. It is observed throughout the historic Auckland Province, even though the provinces of New Zealand were abolished in 1876. The modern area of observation consists of all of the Northland (where it is known as Northland Day[1]), Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne regions, as well as some parts of the Manawatū-Whanganui and Hawke's Bay regions north of the 39th parallel.[2] The holiday falls on the Monday closest to 29 January, the anniversary of the arrival of William Hobson, later the first Governor of New Zealand, in the country in 1840.[3]
- ^ "Public holidays and anniversary dates". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Auckland Province and Provincial Districts". Te Ara – An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966.
- ^ "Hobson, William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.