Long weekends from Auckland

The next 12 months

Each long weekend is the public holiday and the weekend beside it, with places a short flight from Auckland and the cheapest weekend fare we’ve found there. See all weekend getaways.

1. Christmas

   3 days, in 53 days

   25–27 Dec 2026

   Wellingtonfrom $360 Christchurchfrom $598 Brisbanefrom $780 Sydneyfrom $805

2. New Year’s Day

   3 days

   1–3 Jan 2027

   Brisbanefrom $780 Sydneyfrom $805 Nadifrom $825 Queenstownfrom $827

3. Easter

   4 days

   26–29 Mar 2027

   Hobartfrom $1,371 Brisbanefrom $780 Canberrafrom $1,335 Gold Coastfrom $1,694

4. King’s Birthday

   3 days

   5–7 Jun 2027

   Noumeafrom $1,009 Canberrafrom $1,335 Hobartfrom $1,371 Gold Coastfrom $1,694

5. Matariki

   3 days

   25–27 Jun 2027

   Hobartfrom $1,371 Gold Coastfrom $1,694 Wellingtonfrom $360 Christchurchfrom $598

6. Labour Day

   3 days

   23–25 Oct 2027

   Wellingtonfrom $360 Christchurchfrom $598 Brisbanefrom $780 Sydneyfrom $805

Dates follow New Zealand’s public holiday rules. Holidays that move to a Monday when they fall on a weekend, and regional ones, aren’t shown, so check the official list before you book leave.

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