Public Awareness Whats On - Index
Public Awareness Whats On - Index
◉ Change Smoke Alarm Batteries Day
➲ When: Sunday 27th September 2026
Firebrigades and fire specialists urge everyone to change their smoke detector alarm batteries whenever Daylight Saving starts or ends.
Residents are urged to change every smoke detector alarm battery.
So .. ◉ Day of Immunology 2027
➲ When: Thursday 29th April 2027
Day of Immunology is celebrated on the 29th April each year.
Celebrate your amazing immune system by attending events around Australia and New Zealand.
Established in 2005 by the European Federation of Im .. ◉ Daylight Saving 2026 | Start - New Zealand
➲ When: Sunday 27th September 2026
Daylight saving starts each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September, and ends at 3am on the first Sunday in April.
This is a reminder to turn your clocks FORWARD one hour for .. ◉ Daylight Saving 2026/2027 | Ends - New Zealand
➲ When: Sunday 4th April 2027
Daylight saving begins each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September, and ends at 3am on the first Sunday in April.
This is a reminder to turn your clocks BACK one hour for th .. ◉ Earth Day 2027 - Thursday 22nd April 2027
➲ When: Thursday 22nd April 2027
EARTH DAY - APRIL 22
OUR POWER OUR PLANET
This Earth Day, people of all backgrounds and generations are called to stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of the only home we share.
Join us on April 22 t .. ◉ Earth Hour 2027
➲ When: Saturday 27th March 2027
Join us for #EarthHour on Saturday 28th March 2026 @ 8:30 pm (your local time) and together let's #Connect2Earth
Take time out for nature and join the world's biggest movement to protect our planet!
For .. ◉ Free Comic Book Day 2027
➲ When: Saturday 1st May 2027
Saturday May 2027
Free Comic Book Day is a single day when comic book shops around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE* to anyone who comes into their stores.
Free Comic Book Day is an inter .. ◉ IDAHOBiT 2027 - International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia Interphobia and Transphobia
➲ When: Monday 17th May 2027
May 17th is IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia.
A day to go rainbow and show your pride and support for the LGBTQIA+ community, whether you're a part of th .. ◉ International Coffee Day 2026
➲ When: Thursday 1st October 2026
Celebrate International Coffee Day on Thursday 1st October 2026
The 77 Member States of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and dozens of coffee associations from around the globe will join in celeb .. ◉ International Day of Happiness 2027
➲ When: Saturday 20th March 2027
Happy International Day of Happiness New Zealand!
Saturday 20th March 2027
In 2012 the United Nations (UN) declared March 20 to be observed as the International Day of Happiness.
The day recognizes t .. ◉ International Day of People with Disability 2026
➲ When: Thursday 3rd December 2026
Thursday 3rd December 2023 is International Day of People with Disability.
International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of peop .. ◉ International Jazz Day 2027
➲ When: Friday 30th April 2027
International Jazz Day 2027 will take place on Friday, April 30, 2027.
International Jazz Day 2027 marks the 16th anniversary of the global celebration.
The global celebration culminates with a spectacu .. ◉ International Women's Day 2027
➲ When: Monday 8th March 2027
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
Monday 8th March 2027 marks 116 years since the first International W .. ◉ Labour Day 2026 | New Zealand
➲ When: Monday 26th October 2026
Monday 26th October 2026
Labour Day commemorates the eight-hour working day initiated by the labour union movement over a century ago.
Labour Day is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general pop .. ◉ Matariki 2026 - Maori New Year
➲ When: Friday 10th July 2026
Matariki in 2026 (Maori New Year) will be celebrated on Friday 10th July 2026
Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Maori New Year.
Matariki takes place .. ◉ National Police Remembrance Day 2026
➲ When: Tuesday 29th September 2026
Tuesday 29th September 2026 -
National Police Remembrance Day commemorates police officers from all Australian police services who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the community.
Each year th .. ◉ QUIT | World No Tobacco Day 2027
➲ When: Monday 31st May 2027
Every year World No Tobacco Day on May 31, aims to raise awareness of the devastating toll of tobacco through smoking-related death and disease.
We encourage everyone to quit smoking together on World No T .. ◉ Random Acts of Kindness Day is 17th February 2027
➲ When: Wednesday 17th February 2027
Wednesday 17th February 2027
Change the world with kindness in less than a minute!
Make kindness the norm starting TODAY
Being KIND will change our world, a future without hate, greed or bullying! .. ◉ Silent Letter Day 2027
➲ When: Monday 8th February 2027
Monday 8th February 2027 is the next international Silent Letter Day.
A day when we celebrate words with a silent letter in them! Oh yes there are thousands of them: Hour Half suBtle weDnesday Honest gHos .. ◉ Star Wars Day 2027 | May the 4th
➲ When: Tuesday 4th May 2027
The next annual Star Wars Day is Tuesday 4th May 2027
May the force be with you
International Star Wars Day
The International Star Wars Day date is 'May the 4th' (sounds like 'May the force').
May 4 i .. ◉ Waitangi Day 2027
➲ When: Saturday 6th February 2027
In 2027, New Zealand Celebrates 186th Waitangi Day
Every year on 6 February, New Zealand marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
In that year, representatives of the British Crown and over 5 .. ◉ World Chocolate Day 2026
➲ When: Tuesday 7th July 2026
Tuesday 7th July 2026
As if we need a reason to eat more chocolate...
Get your friends and family together to celebrate the best day of the year!
World Chocolate Day (also called International Chocola .. ◉ World Gin Day 2027
➲ When: Saturday 12th June 2027
Sunday 12th June 2027
Gin lovers of the world rejoice as World Gin Day returns for its 18th year in 2026!
World Gin Day is a global celebration of all things gin, on the second Saturday in June organis .. 


































