Flag Days

Date

Occasion

 Flags

January 1 New Years Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
January 26 Australia Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
January 29 Anniversary Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
February 6 Waitangi Day  WE/NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK/RNZAF/NMF*
2nd Monday in March Commonwealth Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
April Easter Monday  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
April 21 Queens Birthday  WE/NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK/RNZAF
April 25 ANZAC Day  WE/NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK/RNZAF
Nearest Sunday to 20th of May Crete Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
Nearest Sunday to 30th of May US Memorial Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
1st Monday in June Queens Birthday  WE/NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK/RNZAF
June 10 Duke of Edinburgh Birthday  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
September 3 Merchant Navy Day  RED ENSIGN
Sunday following 13th of September Air Forces Commonwealth Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
September 26 Dominion Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
October 23 Alamein Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
October 27 Museums Birthday  WE/NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK/RNZAF
4th Monday in October Labour Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
2nd Sunday in November Remembrance Sunday  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
November 11 Armistice Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
November 14 Prince of Wales Birthday  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK
December 26 Boxing Day  NZ/AUSTRALIA/JACK


Half-masting the New Zealand Flag

Flags are flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning. Visit the Ministry for Culture & Heritage website for more information.


*MNF stands for National Māori Flag.

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