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. Wednesday 1 July 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.

    • 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.

  2. Sunday 5 July 2020

    • Kiribati Language Week

      Religious and cultural5 to 11 July 2020

      A New Zealand week in early July for the Kiribati language, one of the Pacific Language Weeks. In 2026 it ran 5 to 11 July.

  3. Monday 20 July 2020

    • Eye Tissue Donation Awareness Week

      Awareness20 to 24 July 2020

      Organ Donation New Zealand's July week explaining eye and corneal tissue donation, held 21 to 25 July in 2025.

  4. Saturday 25 July 2020

    • World Drowning Prevention Day

      Awareness

      World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July highlights the toll of drowning on families and communities and promotes ways to prevent it.

  5. Sunday 26 July 2020

    • Vanuatu Bislama Language Week

      Religious and cultural26 July to 1 August 2020

      A New Zealand week in late July for the Vanuatu Bislama language, one of the Pacific Language Weeks. In 2026 it ran 26 July to 1 August.

  6. Monday 27 July 2020

    • Biosecurity Week (New Zealand)

      Awareness27 July to 2 August 2020

      Biosecurity Week in New Zealand falls in the final week of July and highlights the work protecting the country from pests and diseases.

  7. Friday 31 July 2020

    • Red Nose Day (New Zealand)

      Awareness

      Cure Kids' annual appeal for child health research, held in late July with red noses, school events and fundraising.

    • World Ranger Day

      Awareness

      Held on 31 July, World Ranger Day honours rangers killed or injured on duty and recognises their work protecting nature and cultural heritage.