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. Tuesday 1 July 2036

    • New Zealand Garden Bird Survey

      Awareness28 June to 6 July 2036

      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

      Awareness30 June to 6 July 2036

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

  2. Sunday 6 July 2036

    • Kiribati Language Week

      Religious and cultural6 to 12 July 2036

      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. Friday 18 July 2036

  4. Monday 21 July 2036

    • Eye Tissue Donation Awareness Week

      Awareness21 to 25 July 2036

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

  5. Friday 25 July 2036

    • 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 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.

  6. Sunday 27 July 2036

    • Vanuatu Bislama Language Week

      Religious and cultural27 July to 2 August 2036

      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.

  7. Monday 28 July 2036

    • Biosecurity Week (New Zealand)

      Awareness28 July to 3 August 2036

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

  8. Thursday 31 July 2036

    • 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.