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World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted as an international treaty in 1971. This years theme: Wetlands and Human Wellbeing Find out more...

Waitangi Day

New Zealand’s national day. Every year on 6 February. Commemorates the first signing of New Zealand’s founding document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, The Treaty of Waitangi, on 6 February 1840.

NZ Seaweek

Seaweek – Kaupapa Moana - is New Zealand’s annual national week celebrating the sea. Find out more on the website https://www.seaweek.org.nz/about

Parks Week

Parks Week is about hundreds of organisations across Australia and New Zealand holding events to celebrate the vital role parks play in creating liveable cities and thriving communities. Parks Week 2024 will focus on the how spending time in our parks and open spaces positively...

World Wildlife Day

United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on 3 March to celebrate wild animals and plants. Every year, we recognize the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet.   The WWD2024 Theme is Connecting People and Planet: Exploring...

Earth Day

Planet vs. Plastics For Earth Day 2024, EARTHDAY.ORG is unwavering in our commitment to end plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of ALL plastics by 2040. Find out more on the website https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2024/

Outdoor Classroom Day

Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. On two days of action each year, teachers take children outdoors to play and learn. All year round, the Outdoor Classroom Day community campaigns for more time outdoors every...

World Environment Day

World Environment Day on 5 June 2023 will focus on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience. - https://environment.govt.nz/what-you-can-do/campaigns/world-environment-day/

Arbor Day

Arbor Day https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/32471/arbor-day https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2020/06/05/arbor-day-millions-of-reasons-to-love-your-gulf/

World Ocean Day

2024 Action Theme: Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate https://worldoceanday.org/

Global Wind Day

Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth. - https://globalwindday.org/

Matariki

The Matariki public holiday will be celebrated on the 28th June 2024 this year. The lunar period is 29th June till 2nd July 2024 "The Matariki public holiday is based on the winter rising of the Matariki cluster in the early morning sky during the...