Property Working Days
For New Zealand real estate

Agreement date helper

Find the date.
Count with confidence.

Calculate working days for New Zealand property agreements, with weekends, public holidays, Matariki, local anniversary days and the summer closedown handled for you.

The start date is not Day 1. Counting begins on the next eligible working day—or the previous one when subtracting.
1 Choose the agreement rule
2 Enter the details
Direction
Add another declared or agreed excluded date
Use this for a one-off public holiday or another date your agreement excludes.

What is excluded

Built around the NZ agreement definition.

The selected property province controls the local anniversary day. Westland and Otago observance can vary locally, so confirm those dates when relevant.

WeekendsEvery Saturday and Sunday.
National holidaysWaitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Sovereign’s Birthday and Labour Day.
MatarikiThe statutory observance date for each year from 2022 to 2052.
Summer closedown24 December through 5 January, or through 15 January for a LIM date.
Weekend observanceWaitangi Day and Anzac Day move to Monday when they fall on a weekend.
Local anniversaryThe observed anniversary day for the province where the property is situated.