New Zealand awareness days and key dates

Awareness days, weeks and months, with bank holidays and the big commercial dates. Pick a country and the types you need, then subscribe in your own calendar.

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  1. Monday 1 June 2020

    • Samoa Language Week

      Religious and cultural31 May to 6 June 2020

      A New Zealand week in late May into early June for the Samoan language, one of the Pacific Language Weeks. In 2026 it ran 31 May to 6 June.

    • King's Birthday (New Zealand)

      Public holidays

      New Zealand public holiday marking the sovereign's official birthday, held on the first Monday in June.

  2. Friday 5 June 2020

    • Arbor Day (New Zealand)

      Awareness

      Arbor Day in New Zealand falls on 5 June each year and marks the start of the tree planting season.

    • World Environment Day

      Awareness

      The United Nations day on 5 June for action to protect the environment, with a different host country and theme each year.

  3. Monday 8 June 2020

  4. Monday 15 June 2020

    • Coeliac Awareness Week (New Zealand)

      Awareness15 to 21 June 2020

      Coeliac New Zealand's June week calling for better understanding and earlier diagnosis of coeliac disease, held 15 to 21 June in 2026.

    • Men's Health Week

      Awareness15 to 21 June 2020

      A week in June ending on Father's Day that raises awareness of health problems affecting men and boys.

  5. Thursday 25 June 2020

  6. Friday 26 June 2020

    • Bandanna Day (New Zealand)

      Awareness

      Canteen Aotearoa's appeal on the last Friday of June, when people buy and wear bandannas to support young people affected by cancer.

  7. Saturday 27 June 2020

    • New Zealand Garden Bird Survey

      Awareness27 June to 5 July 2020

      The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey asks people to spend an hour counting the birds in their garden or local park over nine days from late June.

  8. Monday 29 June 2020

    • New Zealand Chinese Language Week

      Awareness29 June to 5 July 2020

      New Zealand Chinese Language Week encourages New Zealanders to learn some Mandarin and explore Chinese culture, held over a week in midyear.