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The following lists events that have happened or are expected to happen during 2025 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

• 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 – Winston Peters
• Leader of the House – Chris Bishop
• Minister of Finance – Nicola Willis
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Winston Peters

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

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

• Chris Hipkins
• Marama Davidson
• Chlöe Swarbrick
• David Seymour
• Winston Peters
• 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 – Paula Southgate
• Mayor of Wellington – Tory Whanau
• Mayor of Christchurch – Phil Mauger
• Mayor of Dunedin – Jules Radich

• Wayne Brown
• Mahé Drysdale
• Paula Southgate
• Tory Whanau
• Phil Mauger
• Jules Radich

Events

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

January

• 1 January – A driver runs over two police officers on a foot patrol in Nelson, killing one and injuring the other. A 32-year old man is arrested.
• 3 January:
  • A 32-year old man is charged with the murder of Nelson police officer Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming.
  • Biosecurity New Zealand launches a major biosecurity operation after an oriental fruit fly is detected in South Auckland.
  • Thousands attend a vigil in Nelson for slain police officer Lyn Fleming.
  • Air New Zealand flight NZ677 from Auckland to Dunedin is cancelled due to a phone threat, affecting 170 passengers.
• 4 January – Interislander and Bluebridge cancel a total of seven ferry crossings in response to rough weather conditions in the Cook Strait.
• 5 January – Interislander and Bluebridge cancel five ferry crossings in response to continuing rough weather in the Cook Strait.
• 6 January:
  • The Desert Road closes for two months of repairs.
  • Interislander and Bluebridge suspend ferry crossings due to rough weather in the Cook Strait.

Predicted and scheduled

• 1 April – The minimum wage will rise by 1.5% from $23.15 to $23.50. In addition, training and starting wages will rise to $18.80.
• 2 June – The 2025 King's Birthday Honours will be announced.
• 11 October – The 2025 local elections will be held.
• 31 December – The 2026 New Year Honours will be announced.

Holidays and observances

Public holidays in New Zealand in 2025 are as follows:

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

Sport

• Cricket
• Tennis

Cricket

January

• New Zealand completes a 2–1 series win over Sri Lanka in a three-match Twenty20 International series in New Zealand.

Tennis

The ASB Classic tournament is held in Auckland from 28 December 2024 to 11 January 2025:

• Women's singles – Clara Tauson
• Women's doubles – Jiang Xinyu / Wu Fang-hsien
• Men's singles – in progress
• Men's doubles – in progress

Deaths

January

• 2 January – Lex Clark, Olympic rower (1964) (born 1943).
• 3 January – Dame Tariana Turia, politician, Labour list MP (1996–2002), MP for Te Tai Hauāuru (2002–2014), co-leader of the Māori Party (2004–2014), Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector (2003–2004, 2008–2011), Minister for Disability Issues (2009–2014), Minister for Whānau Ora (2010–2014) (born 1944).

• Dame Tariana Turia

References

1. Graham-McLay, Charlotte (1 January 2025). "Driver runs down two New Zealand police officers, killing one". AP News. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. Gordon, Pretoria (3 January 2025). "Nelson police officer's 'tragic and senseless' death mourned". RNZ. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
3. Franks, Raphael (3 January 2025). "Oriental fruit fly found in Auckland: Restrictions on fruit, vegetables to come into force in Papatoetoe". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
4. Gordon, Pretoria (3 January 2025). "Thousands of people gather at vigil for slain police officer in central Nelson". RNZ. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
5. Shaw, Ruby; Littlewood, Matthew (4 January 2025). "Phone threat forces passengers off plane". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
6. "Interislander and Bluebridge cancel Cook Strait ferry crossings". Radio New Zealand. 4 January 2025. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
7. ^ "Large swells cancel Cook Strait ferry crossings". 1News. 5 January 2025. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
8. Tweed, Mike (19 November 2024). "State Highway 1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru to close for repairs". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
9. "Weather: Cold snap brings summer snow, cancels ferry crossings". RNZ. 6 January 2025. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
10. "Smallest minimum wage increase 'since the 1990s'". RNZ. 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
11. Council, Auckland. "Local versus general elections". Auckland Council. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
12. "Holidays and anniversary dates". Employment New Zealand. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
13. "Cricket: Sri Lanka avoid clean sweep in T20 series". RNZ News. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
14. "Tauson claims Auckland title after injured Osaka retires from final". WTA Tour. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
15. "Death notices – Clark, Alexander Grant (Lex)". Gillions. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
16. Howell, Azaria; Lyth, Jaime (3 January 2025). "Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia dies". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

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