Term 2 (9 weeks)

Monday 28 April to Friday 27 June 2025 (86 half days). Public holidays: King’s Birthday – Monday 2 June and Matariki Friday – 20 June.

New Zealand Music Month 2025

May 2025 NZ Music Month is a promotion run by the NZ Music Commission in association with other organisations including NZ On Air, Recorded Music New Zealand, APRA, The Music Managers […]

New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week 2025

New Zealand Sign Language is an official and unique language of New Zealand. It is the language of New Zealand’s Deaf community. Like other signed languages, NZSL uses the hands, the […]

TENZ Wednesday Webinar | May 2025

The opportunity to experience food production and sustainability at the kura level offers potential for future, continued production at the whānau and kāinga levels. Mahinga kai in kura is not […]

Pink Shirt Day 2025

Pink Shirt Day is about working together to stop bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting kindness and inclusiveness. It’s about creating a community where all people feel safe, valued and […]

Tech Week 2025

Techweek25 is a celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand Tech – the opportunity for the tech ecosystem to come together to inspire, inform, educate, and showcase how we are creating tech […]

Schools’ Pride Week 2025

Schools’ Pride Week is an annual event which celebrates rainbow students, staff and whānau. This event is intended for everyone within the LGBTQIA+ community and non-rainbow allies, and is aimed […]

Matariki 2025

Matariki is the Māori name for a group of stars that are also known as the Pleiades star cluster. The physical appearance of Matariki in the sky was traditionally used […]

Term 3 (10 weeks)

Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September 2025 (100 half days).

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Term 4 (up to 11 weeks)

Monday 6 October to no later than Friday 19 December 2025 (up to 108 half days) *. Public holiday: Labour Day – Monday 27 October.

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 […]