Public Awareness Whats On - Index

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

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 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

EARTH DAY - APRIL 22 INVEST IN OUR PLANET This is the moment to change it all - the business climate the political climate and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage

Join us for #EarthHour on Saturday 28th March 2026 @ 8:30 pm (your local time) and together let's #Connect2Earth Earth Hour will celebrate a worldwide commitment to ongoing change for the betterment of the

Saturday 2nd May 2026 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 i

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

Celebrate International Coffee Day on Wednesday 1st October 2025. The 77 Member States of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and dozens of coffee associations from around the globe will join in cel

Let's celebrate the International Day of Potato on Saturday 30th May 2026 In 2023, the United National General Assembly declared May 30th, 2024, as the first-ever International Day of Potato, signalling the

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Sunday 8th March 2026 marks 115 years since the first International W

The 2026 King's Birthday Long Weekend takes place from Saturday 30th May to Monday 1st June 2026 The 2026 King's birthday public holiday is on Monday 1 June 2026. The King's Birthday public holiday is c

Monday 27th October 2025 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 in 2025 (Maori New Year) will be celebrated on Friday 20th June 2025 Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Māori New Year. Matariki takes place

Monday 29th September 2025 National Police Remembrance Day commemorates police officers from all Australian police services who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the community. Each year the 29

Monday 15th December 2025 The five basic styles of tea are White, Green, Oolong, Black and Pu'erh. All tea comes from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. The world celebrates two TEA days a ye

Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution - so we can have cleaner streets, ocea

The next Public Holiday in New Zealand is.. Matariki 2025 - Maori New Year Friday 20th June 2025 Matariki.. Long weekend: Saturday 31st May 2025 to Monday 2nd June 2025 2025 National public h

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

Tuesday 17th February 2026 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!

Sunday 8th February 2026 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

The next annual Star Wars Day is Monday 4th May 2026 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 is

In 2026, 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

Monday 1st December 2025 marks the 37th annual 'World AIDS Day'. World AIDS Day is an international day of remembrance and support for those people who have lost their lives to, and for those people living w

Monday 7th July 2025 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 Chocolat

World Kindness Day is Thursday 13th November 2025 Every November 13th, the world joins together to celebrate World Kindness Day - a global reminder of how small acts of kindness can create a ripple effect t

World Laughter Day (WLD) is on Sunday 3rd May 2026 Be part of this global attempt to laugh for World Peace, Health & Happiness to make our world a better place for all. The celebration will feature Laug

World Water Day is on 22 March, is about water and climate change - and how the two are inextricably linked. Adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect health and save lives. Using water