# Check working days for a date range

Count weekdays using national observed holidays, then make excluded local dates and calendar limits clear.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/recipes/nz-working-days/

## What this workflow produces

A date-range count based on Monday-to-Friday working days and New Zealand national observed holidays, with additional supplied exclusions recorded for review.

## Choose the calendar tool

- [NZ national public holidays](https://aroai.com/tools/nz_public_holidays): List national holidays and observed weekdays for a supported year.
- [NZ working-day count](https://aroai.com/tools/nz_working_days): Count dates in an inclusive range of up to 366 days.

## Run the count

```text
{
  "start_date": "2026-06-01",
  "end_date": "2026-06-30",
  "exclude_dates": []
}
```

## Interpret the result carefully

- The start and end dates are inclusive.
- Regional anniversary days and individual work rosters are not included unless supplied as excluded dates.
- A calendar count is not a statutory deadline calculation or a promise of staff availability.
- Keep date assumptions in the hand-off so another person can review them.