Is The New Zealand ETA Processing Time Affected By National Holidays?

Yes, the processing time of the New Zealand ETA will be postponed on national holidays because the Consular Department of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed at this time.

List New Zealand Holidays and Observances below:

Date	Name	Type	States not work
01 Jan	New Year’s Day	National holiday
02 Jan	Day after New Year’s Day	National holiday
22 Jan	Wellington Anniversary Day	Local holiday	MWT*, Wellington
29 Jan	Northland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Northland
29 Jan	Auckland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	AUK, BOP, GIS, HKB, MWT, WKO
29 Jan	Nelson Anniversary Day	Local holiday	CAN, NSN, TAS, WTC
06 Feb	Waitangi Day	National holiday
14 Feb	Valentine’s Day	Observance
11 Mar	Taranaki Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Taranaki
20 Mar	March Equinox	Season
25 Mar	Otago Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Otago
29 Mar	Good Friday	National holiday
30 Mar	Holy Saturday	Observance
31 Mar	Easter Sunday	Observance
01 Apr	Easter Monday	National holiday
01 Apr	April Fools	Observance
02 Apr	Southland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Southland
25 Apr	ANZAC Day	National holiday
12 May	Mother’s Day	Observance
03 Jun	King’s Birthday	National holiday
21 Jun	June Solstice	Season
28 Jun	Matariki	National holiday
01 Sep	Fathers’ Day	Observance
23 Sep	South Canterbury Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Canterbury*
23 Sep	September Equinox	Season
25 Oct	Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Hawke’s Bay*
28 Oct	Labour Day	National holiday
31 Oct	Halloween	Observance
04 Nov	Marlborough Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Marlborough
05 Nov	Guy Fawkes Night	Observance
15 Nov	Canterbury Anniversary Day	Local holiday	Canterbury*
02 Dec	Chatham Islands Anniversary Day	Local holiday	CIT
02 Dec	Westland Anniversary Day	Local holiday	West Coast*
21 Dec	December Solstice	Season
24 Dec	Christmas Eve	Observance
25 Dec	Christmas Day	National holiday
26 Dec	Boxing Day	National holiday
31 Dec	New Year’s Eve	Observance