New Zealand celebrates King Charles' birthday on Monday with a public holiday - although his birthday isn't actually until November.

Explainer - New Zealand celebrates King Charles' birthday with a public holiday Monday - even though his birthday isn't until November.

Here's what you need to know about what will be open and closed, your employment rights if you are working and why we celebrate the monarch every June, regardless of when their birthday is.

So is the King giving me a day off work?

Pretty much.