New Zealand lights up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2024

More than 80 of New Zealand's most iconic landmarks and buildings are lighting up in pink this October for the Global Illuminations campaign.

The campaign helps Breast Cancer Foundation NZ to spread the message breast cancer is most survivable with early detection.

The campaign also draws attention to the charity’s annual Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, taking place on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 October this year. Around the country, thousands of collectors will be shaking their pink buckets, collecting donations for breast cancer research, education campaigns and patient support programmes.

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s chief executive, Ah-Leen Rayner, says Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an opportunity for all New Zealanders to help change the dial on breast cancer: “One in nine women today will learn they have breast cancer, but early detection is the key to successful treatment.

“We’re grateful to have so many sites across New Zealand helping us to raise awareness and vital funds this October. Every dollar donated to the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal will make a massive difference to support Kiwis undergoing treatment and aid us towards our vision of zero deaths from breast cancer.”

Help raise awareness by taking a photo of your nearest pink landmark (see table below), sharing it on social media and tagging @PinkRibbonNZ

City/town	Location	Dates
Arrowtown	Lakes District Museum & Gallery	1^st – 31^st October
Auckland	Vero Centre	1^st –31^st October
Auckland	Queen Street Lights	4^th –21^st October
Auckland	Sky Tower	18^th October
Auckland	Spark Arena	1^st –31^st October
Auckland	The Civic	1-4th, 6-8th, 21-31st October
Auckland	The Aotea Centre	1-4th, 6-8th, 21-31st October
Auckland	Eden Park	18^th –19^th October
Auckland	Dominion Road	1^st –31^st October
Auckland	Maritime Museum	1^st –31^st October
Blenheim	Seymour Fountain (Seymour Square Gardens)	8^th –21^st October
Blenheim	Clock Tower	8^th –21^st October
Cambridge	Clock Tower	1^st –31^st October
Christchurch	Memorial Avenue Gateway Bridge	1^st, 18^th,19^th October
Christchurch	Christchurch Airport Terminal and Airways tower	17^th –21^st October
Christchurch	Vaka ‘A Hina	14^th –21^st October
Christchurch	Botanical Gardens	14^th –21^st October
Christchurch	The Bridge of Remembrance	14^th –21^st October
Christchurch	Robert Falcon Scott Memorial	14^th –21^st October
Christchurch	Fanfare Sculpture	14^th –21^st October
Christchurch	New Brighton Pier	14^th –21^st October
Christchurch	The Bowker Fountain	14^th –21^st October
Christchurch	Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū	1^st –31^st October
Christchurch	“Everything is going to be alright” sign	1^st –4^th,6^th –23^rd, 25^th –31^st October
Cromwell	Welcome sign	14^th –21^st October
Dunedin	Toitu Otago Settlers Museum	1^st –31^st October
Dunedin	University of Otago Clock Tower	1^st –8^th October
Dunedin	Otago Museum	1^st –31^st October
Dunedin	Forsyth Barr Stadium	18^th –19^th October
Dunedin	Dunedin Town Hall	18^th –19^th October
Dunedin	Railway Station	18^th-19^th October
Dunedin	Speights Brewery Bridge	1^st –31^st October
Dunedin	St Pauls Cathedral Church	18^th –25^th October
Dunedin	Otago Boys High School	14^th –20^th October
Fielding	Town Clock	1^st –31^st October
Gisborne	Town Clock	16^th –31^st October
Gore	Gore Brown Trout Statue	14^th –20^th October
Hamilton	SkyCity	1^st –31^st October
Hastings	Toitoi Events Centre	1^st –31^st October
Hāwera	Water Tower	1^st –8^th, 16^th -31^st October
Hokitika	Clock Tower	1^st –31^st October
Invercargill	Gala Street Fountain	18^th –19^th October
Invercargill	Band Rotunda	18^th –19^th October
Invercargill	Feldwick Street Gates	18^th –19^th October
Nelson	Moller Fountain, Haven Road	16^th –22^nd October
Nelson	Nelson Cathedral	16^th –22^nd October
Nelson	Trafalgar Street Bridge	16^th –22^nd October
Nelson	Nelson Airport and Control Tower	1^st –28^th October
New Plymouth	Clock Tower	1st -6th, 16th-23rd October
New Plymouth	New Plymouth Airport	1^st –31^st October
New Plymouth	TSB Stadium	1^st –31^st October
Ōamaru	Craig Fountain – Ōamaru Gardens	1^st –31^st October
Ōamaru	Ōamaru Opera House	18^th October
Paeroa	Cenotaph on Primrose Hill	1^st –31^st October
Palmerston North	Regent Theatre	7^th –18^th October
Palmerston North	Hopwood Clock Tower	18^th –19^th October
Queenstown	TSS Earnslaw "Lady of the Lake"	1^st –31^st October
Rotorua	Eat Street	1^st –31^st October
Rotorua	Civic Admin Building Tower	7^th –19^th October
Rotorua	Clock Tower	7^th –19^th October
Rotorua	Princes Gate Arch	7^th –19^th October
Rotorua	Redwoods Tree Walk Horoeka Lantern	18^th –19^th October
Stratford	Clock Tower	18^th –19^th October
Taupō	#LOVETAUPO sign	7^th –20^th October
Taupō	Hilton Lake Taupō	1^st –31^st October
Tauranga	Wharf Street	9th, 19th - 23rd, 25th -31st October
Tauranga	Tunks Street lights	9th, 19th - 23rd, 25th -31st October
Te Aroha	Clock Tower	1^st –31^st October
Tirau	i-Site Dog	1^st –31^st October
Upper Hut	Fantail Sculpture	1^st –21^st October
Wellington	Kelburn Park Fountain	1^st –31^st October
Wellington	Woman of Words	1^st –31^st October
Wellington	Wellington Cable Car	18^th –19^th October
Wellington	Queens Wharf sails	14^th –31^st October
Wellington	Wellington East Girls’ College	17^th –21^st October
Wellington	Michael Fowler Centre	18^th –19^th October
Whanganui	War Memorial Centre	18^th October
Whanganui	Royal Opera House	18^th October
Whanganui	Durie Hill Memorial Tower	18^th October
Whangārei	Victoria Canopy Bridge & Town Basin	18^th –19^th October
Whangārei	Whangarei Airport	1^st –31^st October
Whangārei	Laurie Hill Park Tree	18^th –19^th October
Whangārei	Matau ā Pohe Bridge	2^nd –31^st October

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