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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September 2036

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  1. Wednesday 3 September 2036

    • Merchant Navy Day (New Zealand)

      Awareness

      Annual national commemoration on 3 September at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park honouring merchant seafarers who served in wartime.

  2. Friday 5 September 2036

    • Bird of the Year (Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau)

      Awareness5 to 21 September 2036

      Bird of the Year is Forest and Bird's public vote for New Zealand's favourite native bird, held each September with the winner announced at the end.

  3. Sunday 7 September 2036

    • Father's Day

      Commercial and retail

      A day to thank dads, held on the third Sunday in June in both the UK and the USA.

    • Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week

      Religious and cultural7 to 13 September 2036

      A New Zealand week in early September for the Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin language, one of the Pacific Language Weeks. In 2026 it ran 6 to 12 September.

  4. Sunday 14 September 2036

    • Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week)

      Religious and cultural14 to 20 September 2036

      Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is New Zealand's Māori Language Week, held each September from 14 September to encourage everyday use of te reo Māori.

  5. Tuesday 16 September 2036

  6. Friday 19 September 2036

    • Suffrage Day (New Zealand)

      Awareness

      Marked each year on 19 September, the anniversary of New Zealand women winning the right to vote in national elections in 1893.

  7. Saturday 20 September 2036

    • Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week

      Awareness20 to 27 September 2036

      Clean Up Week is a nationwide week each September when communities, schools and businesses pick up litter, coordinated by Keep New Zealand Beautiful.

  8. Sunday 28 September 2036

    • Tuvalu Language Week

      Religious and cultural28 September to 4 October 2036

      A New Zealand week in late September for the Tuvaluan language, one of the Pacific Language Weeks. In 2026 it ran 27 September to 3 October.

  9. Monday 29 September 2036

    • World Heart Day

      Awareness

      A global day on 29 September that raises awareness of heart disease and stroke and how to prevent them.