Principal dates
A resource for students and staff to stay informed about key deadlines and events.
January 2026
| Thursday | 1 |
New Year's Day |
| Friday | 2 |
New Year's Day observed |
| Monday | 5 |
University reopens H Teaching Period begins C Trimester resumes |
| Tuesday | 20 |
Curriculum Committee |
| Monday | 26 |
Auckland Anniversary Day |
February 2026
| Monday | 2 |
Education Committee |
|
Wednesday |
4 |
Research Committee |
| Friday | 6 |
Waitangi Day |
| Monday | 9 |
2025 Trimester B Special Examinations Trimester C Examinations begin Teaching Period H Examinations begin |
| Tuesday | 10 | Council |
| Wednesday | 11 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 12 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Education Division of Management Division of Health |
| Friday | 13 |
Trimester C Examinations end Teaching Period H Examinations end |
| Monday | 16 |
Teaching Recess begins |
| Tuesday | 17 | Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Wednesday | 18 |
Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Monday | 23 |
Enrolment Weeks begins Orientation Week begins |
| Tuesday | 24 |
Academic Board |
| Friday | 27 |
Deadline for completion of enrolment for papers that commence during Trimester A (2 March 2026 to 26 June 2026) Teaching Recess ends Enrolment Week ends |
March 2026
| Monday | 2 |
Trimester A begins |
| Tuesday | 3 |
Curriculum Committee |
| Wednesday | 4 |
Confirmed C and H Teaching period results available to students |
| Thursday | 26 |
Education Committee |
| Tuesday | 31 |
Council |
April 2026
| Tuesday | 1 |
Research Committee |
| Friday | 3 |
Good Friday |
| Monday | 6 |
Easter Monday |
| Tuesday | 7 |
University Holiday |
| Wednesday | 8 |
Teaching Recess begins H Teaching Period Special Examinations begin |
| Friday | 10 |
Graduation - Tauranga H Teaching Period Special Examinations end |
| Tuesday | 14 |
Graduation - Hamilton begins (The Pā) |
| Friday | 17 |
Graduation - Hamilton ends (The Pā) Teaching Recess ends |
| Friday | 24 | Academic Board |
| Monday | 27 |
Anzac Day observed |
| Wednesday | 29 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Division of STEM Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Thursday | 30 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Education Division of Management Division of Health |
May 2026
| Thursday | 14 |
Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Tuesday | 19 | Council |
| Friday | 22 |
Open Day - Hamilton Campus TBC |
| Wednesday | 27 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 28 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Education Division of Management Division of Health |
June 2026
| Monday | 1 |
King's Birthday |
| Wednesday | 3 |
Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Friday | 5 |
Trimester A ends |
| Monday | 8 |
Study week begins |
| Tuesday | 9 |
Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Friday | 12 | Study week ends |
| Monday | 15 | Trimester A Examinations begin |
| Tuesday | 16 | Curriculum Committee |
| Wednesday | 17 | Research Committee |
| Thursday | 18 | Curriculum Committee |
| Friday | 26 | Trimester A Examinations end |
| Monday | 29 | Teaching Recess begins |
July 2026
| Friday | 3 |
Open Day Tauranga Campus TBC |
| Monday | 6 |
Enrolment Week begins Orientation Week begins |
| Tuesday | 7 |
Council |
| Wednesday | 8 |
Education Committee |
| Thursday | 9 |
Deadline for all enrolment applications for papers that commence during Trimester B (7 July 2026 to 16 October 2026) |
| Friday | 10 |
Matariki Holiday |
| Monday | 13 |
Trimester B begins |
| Monday | 20 |
Confirmed Trimester A results available to students |
| Tuesday | 28 |
Academic Board |
August 2026
| Wednesday | 5 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 6 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Education Division of Management Division of Health |
| Tuesday | 11 |
Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Wednesday | 12 | Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Monday | 24 |
Curriculum Committee Teaching Recess begins |
| Tuesday | 25 | Council |
| Wednesday | 26 | Research Committee |
September 2026
| Friday | 4 | Teaching Recess ends |
| Thursday | 10 | Education Committee |
| Thursday | 17 |
Kīngitanga Day |
October 2026
| Wednesday | 1 |
Academic Board |
| Wednesday | 7 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 8 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Education Division of Management Division of Health |
| Tuesday | 13 |
Pacific Strategic Committee Council |
| Wednesday | 14 |
Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Friday | 16 |
Trimester B ends |
| Monday | 19 |
Study week begins |
| Friday | 23 |
Study week ends |
| Monday | 26 |
Labour Day |
| Tuesday | 27 | Trimester B Examinations begin |
| Wednesday | 28 | Curriculum Committee |
November 2026
| Monday | 3 |
Deadline for enrolment applications for papers that commence during Trimester C (10 November 2025 to 13 February 2026) Deadline for enrolment applications by all students enrolling in G Teaching Period (10 November 2025 to 19 December 2025) |
| Friday | 6 |
Trimester B Examinations end |
| Friday | 7 |
Deadline for completion of enrolment for papers that commence during Trimester C (10 November 2025 to 13 February 2026) Deadline for completion of enrolment for papers that commence during G Teaching Period (10 November 2025 to 19 December 2025) |
| Monday | 9 |
Teaching Recess begins |
| Wednesday | 11 |
Education Committee |
| Friday | 13 |
Teaching Recess ends |
| Monday | 16 |
Trimester C begins G Teaching Period begins |
| Wednesday | 18 |
Research Committee |
| Wednesday | 25 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 26 |
Divisional Boards: Division of Education Division of Management Division of Health |
| Monday | 30 |
Confirmed 2026 results available to students for most undergraduate papers |
December 2026
| Tuesday | 1 |
Pacific Strategic Committee Council |
| Wednesday | 2 |
Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Thursday | 3 |
Academic Board |
| Friday | 18 |
G Teaching Period ends |
| Monday | 21 |
Teaching Recess begins |