The following are public holidays in the Cook Islands, as prescribed by the Public Holidays Act 1999.Cook Islands Government PDF of national holidays Cook Islands Prime Minister's clarification of public holidays
Date Name Remarks 1-2 January New Year's Day moveable Good Friday moveable Easter Monday 25 April Anzac Day First Monday in June King's Birthday Celebrated on the same day as New Zealand celebrates the holiday. First Friday in July Ra o te Ui Ariki 4 August Constitution Day This marks the date in 1965, when this event was first celebrated. 26 October Gospel Day Christianity was first brought to the islands in the 1820s by John Williams of the London Missionary Society. 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Boxing Day
Also, the regions observe the following regional holidays. Most of the populated islands celebrate their own Gospel Days:Gospel Day Information Date Atoll/Island Name 13 March Penrhyn Island Penrhyn Gospel Day 25 May Palmerston Island Palmerston Gospel Day 15 June Mangaia Mangaia Gospel Day 20 July Atiu Atiu Gospel Day 21 July Mitiaro Mitiaro Gospel Day 25 July Rarotonga Rarotonga Gospel Day 8 August Manihiki Manihiki Gospel Day 15 August Rakahanga Rakahanga Gospel Day 27 October Aitutaki Aitutaki Gospel Day 8 December Pukapuka Pukapuka Gospel Day
References
External links Public Holidays Act 1999