Maths Week / Wiki Pāngarau 2025

Maths Week was established by the New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers (NZAMT) in 1998.  It is a premier mathematics event in the New Zealand school calendar, gaining the attention of an estimated audience of more than 250,000 students, teachers and parents from around New Zealand in August each year. Find out more about Maths […]

Conservation Week | Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa 2025

Conservation Week is an annual event run by the Department of Conservation (DOC). Conservation Week was originally launched in 1969 by the New Zealand Scout Association. It aimed to promote greater interest in the environment and encourage people to take practical actions to look after it. The Department of Conservation took over the Conservation Week […]

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2025

Rāhoroi 14 – Rāhoroi 21 o Hepetema 2025. Māori Language Week has been celebrated in Aotearoa since 1975. This special week is an opportunity for the concentrated celebration and promotion of te reo Māori, helping to secure its future as a living, dynamic, and rich language. In the mid-20th century, there were concerns that the Māori […]

Diwali – Festival of lights 2025

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most popular Hindu festivals. It is s celebrated in all parts of New Zealand and the events are held on different dates. The dates for Diwali celebrations in New Zealand are usually the nearest Saturday or Sunday to Diwali day. Diwali, also known as […]

Labour Day 2025

First celebrated in 1890, Labour Day is an annual holiday used to commemorate the efforts of workers to make a standard working day 8 hours. Read more about Labour Day here: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/labour-day  https://www.parliament.nz/mi/get-involved/features/labour-day-celebrates-8-hour-working-day/