How to use the New Zealand calculator

• Choose Working days to skip weekends and selected holidays or exclusions
• Choose Calendar days to count every date
• Check whether the first and last dates should count

Choose your counting method, set any holiday exclusions, then enter the dates or period you want to calculate.

Calculation type

Choose Deadline to find a date, or Days between to count between two dates you already know.

Counting method

Working days skips weekends, nationwide public holidays and any regional anniversary days or extra exclusions you select. Calendar days counts every date, including holidays and weekends.

Regional anniversary days and Additional excluded periods

For working days, choose the relevant Regional anniversary days and any Additional excluded periods, such as a summer exclusion required by your agreement.

Dates to include

Select Include the start date if the starting date should count. For a deadline, check Include the deadline date. For Days between, the second box is Include the end date. Set each box according to the wording of your rule or agreement.

Start date, Number and Unit

For a deadline, enter the date to count from and the length of the period. For Days between, enter Start date and End date instead.

Direction

For a deadline, Forward counts after the starting date. Backward counts before it, for example when finding a date before an event.

• Five year-end date ranges are available under Additional excluded periods
• Choose the range required by your agreement, law or rule
• Choosing an excluded period does not change your regional anniversary selection

Some agreements and laws leave a block of summer dates out of a working-day count. If that applies to your deadline, select the matching option under Additional excluded periods. These dates are skipped as well as weekends and the public holidays in your chosen calendar. Leave this set to None if no extra exclusion applies.

ADLS / TLANZ–REINZ / NZS 391x

24 Dec – 5 Jan

ADLS agreement — LIM date

24 Dec – 15 Jan

Legislation Act definition

25 Dec – 2 Jan

High Court Rules summer exclusion

25 Dec – 15 Jan

Resource Management Act definition

20 Dec – 10 Jan

Each range includes both the first and last dates shown. Similar ranges can give different answers. Check the wording and version of the document you are using, including any amendments or special clauses.

• Each stage starts from the date reached by the previous one
• Set the counting method, holidays and dates to include for each stage
• Check the stage order before calculating

Choose Sequential when you need to count several periods one after another. Each stage has a tab and its own settings. Select a tab to review or change that stage.

Start date

Enter the date to count the first stage from.

Name each stage

Use the edit icon on a stage tab to give it a useful name, such as Due diligence, Finance or Settlement.

Counting method

Choose working days or calendar days for that stage.

Regional anniversary days and Additional excluded periods

Set Regional anniversary days and Additional excluded periods for each working-day stage. Different stages can use different settings.

Dates to include

Check Include the start date and Include the deadline date for each stage. Use the wording of the rule or agreement for that stage.

Number, Unit and Direction

Enter how long that stage lasts and whether to count forward or backward from its starting date.

Add another period

Select the plus button to add a stage, then fill in its settings.

Move left / Move right

Use the arrow buttons to change the order of the stages.

Calculate

Check each stage, then calculate. The result shows the date reached after every stage as well as the final date.

• Check the settings as well as the answer
• Use the calendar and its key to see which dates were counted
• Read any warnings before using or sharing the result

The result shows both the answer and how the calculator reached it. Use the details below the answer to check your settings.

Result at the top

The calculated date or number of days. Check that it answers the question you intended to ask.

Calculation details

Check the counting method, direction, holiday calendar and whether the first and last dates were included.

Calendar view and Key

Counted days are numbered in order on the calendar, and the key shows what each colour means and how many dates of each kind fall in the period. Dates that are not counted keep their colour and are not numbered. For Sequential, each stage is numbered within its own period.

Non-working dates

Review weekends, holidays, anniversary days and summer exclusions. These dates may still be listed when Calendar days counts them.

Warnings

Read any warnings about missing holiday data or settings that need attention before using the result.

Export to PDF

Download a record of the calculation to keep with your file or share. Check the settings before exporting.