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...
Plastic Free July is a global movement that encourages us to not to use or reduce the amount of plastic that we use for the month of July. www.plasticfreejuly.org or check out Facebook - Plastic Free July Aotearoa 2024 for ideas, giveaways and events.
September is Bee Aware Month, a month dedicated to celebrating Bees.
The theme for 2024 is still to be announced. Details can be found here https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/events/conservation-week/
Bird of the Year will kick-off on 2 September for 2024, with voting closing at 5pm on Sunday 15 September. Check out the contestants here https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/
Celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this year from the 14th - 21st September https://en.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/te-wiki https://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/National-events-and-the-NZC/Te-Wiki-o-te-Reo-Maori
Get involved in a global movement to clean up our world. More details can be found here https://www.worldcleanupday.org/
Keep New Zealand Beautiful's Clean Up week starts on World Clean Up Day and encourages New Zealanders to take up in New Zealands largest movement against litter. More details can be found here https://www.knzb.org.nz/programmes/clean-new-zealand-beautiful/clean-up-week/
A worldwide celebration of our waterways. More details can be found here https://worldriversday.com/
World Animal Day exists to raise the status of animals and improve welfare standards around the globe. More details can be found here https://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/
This years theme is "Space and Climate Change" More details can be found here https://www.worldspaceweek.org/
The United Nations’ (UN) World Habitat Day is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October. This years theme is "Engaging youth to create a better urban future". More details can be found here https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/whd