Human Rights Commission

January

•  January – 8 April : The Moriori of Rekohu T’chakat henu: People of the Land (Canterbury Museum)
• 21 January : Chinese New Year Festival  and Market Day 2012, Auckland (Auckland Chinese Community Centre Inc)
• 23 January : Chinese New Year Movie and Dinner (Rotorua Multicultural Council)
• 26 January : Waitangi Day Treaty Debates Series: Pathways to Partnership (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa)
• 27 January : UN Holocaust Remembrance Day, Wellington (Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, NZ National Commission for UNESCO)
• 28 January : 23rd Annual Convention, Manukau (Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at )

February

• 2-10 February : Elevate and celebrate the Treaty of Waitangi (Auckland Libraries)
• 3-5 February : Chinese Lantern Festival, Auckland (Asia New Zealand Foundation)
• 4-5 February : Decolonise Your Minds (Rainbow Youth)
• 6 February : Waitangi Day Celebration (KaPai Kaiti)
• 6 February : Annual Waitangi Day Kai Festival (Whakatu Marae Inc)
• 6 February : Waitangi Day Celebration (Hamilton City Council)
• 9 February : CBA and CERA Public Forum (Canterbury Business Association)
• 10-11 February : Chinese Lantern Festival, Christchurch (Asia New Zealand Foundation)
• 11 February : Commemorating Waitangi Day ( Culture Company Reading4U Incorporated)
• 12 February : Young People of Faith Workshop, Auckland  (NZ National Commission for UNESCO)
• 15 February : Evolving with the Times Workshop, Christchurch (Project Lyttelton)
• 18 February : Ethkick 12 (Ethkick 12 Committee)
• 18-19 February : 9th Annual National Interfaith Forum (Waikato Interfaith Council)
• 21 February : UNESCO International Mother Language Day  (NZ National Commission for UNESCO)
• 21 February : International Mother Languages Day and Race Relations Day (CLANZ, English Language Partners NZ)
• 24 February-3 March : Life Stills Exhibition, Wellington (All Corners)
• 25 February : Holi-Festival of Colours, Auckland (Humm FM 106.20)
• 25 February : Greek Food Festival Wellington (Hellenic New Zealand Congress)
• 25 February : Special Women’s Forum  (EthNix Links, Auckland Regional Migrant Services ARMS) 

March

• 3 March : Southeast Asian New Year Celebrations (Society for Southeast Asian Communities Inc)
• 4 March : Children’s Day (New Coasters)
• 5-31 March : Second Lives: Reinventing the Ordinary (Lysaght Watt Gallery)
• 8 March : Wellington Women Walk for Peace (WWW4Peace)
• 9 March : Holi Celebrations, Upper Hutt (Upper Hutt Indian Community Group)
• 9-10 March : Pasifika Festival 2012, Auckland (Creative New Zealand)
• 10 March : Culture Galore 2012 (Christchchurch City Council, Christchurch Multicultural Council)
• 10 March : Multicultural Festival, (Marlborough Migrant Centre)
• 11 March : U&I Football Torunament (Rotorua Multicultural Council)
• 11 March : Race Unity Day Festival (Nelson Multicultural Council)
• 11 March : HOLI (Festival of Colours) Celebrations (Waitakere Indian Association)
• 11 March : Japan Day (New Zealand Mugai Ryu Dojo)
• 12, 19, 26 March : New Kiwi Women write their Stories (Arts and Culture North)
• 17 March : Festival of Cultures (Upper Hutt Multicultural Council)
• 17 March : Multicultural Food Festival (Southland Multicultural Council)
• 17 March : 13th Tauranga Multicultural Festival (Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council)
• 17 March : Multi Ethnic Concert & International Potluck Buffet 2012 (Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council)
• 17 March : Festival of Cultures (Multicultural Council of Rangitikei/Wanganui)
• 21March : Race Relations Day (Human Rights Commission)
• 21 March : Race Relations Day (Settlement Support New Plymouth)
• 21 March : Fabulous Samoa RRD Event (LibraryPlus South Taranaki)
• 22 March : Terrific India RRD Event (LibraryPlus South Taranaki)
• 23 March : Annual Race Relations Day Event (Strengthening Families Gore)
• 24 March : Festival of Cultures (Whanganui Multicultural Friends)
• 24 March : Festival of Cultures (Manawatu Multicultural Council)
• 24 March : Race Relations Day Concert (Aoraki Multicultural Council)
• 24 March : International Food Event Race Relations Day (English Language Partners Northland)
• 24 March : International Food Festival (Settlement Support Whangarei District Council)
• 24 March : Race Relations Day Event (Hamilton City Council)
• 24-25 March : Neighbours Day Aotearoa (Neighbours Day Aotearoa )
• 28 March : White or Wong? Unlocking the Bamboo Door (Future Dragonz)
• 30 March : Neighbours in Our Community (Settlement Support NZ Rotorua)
• 31 March : Race Unity Day Festival (Hutt Multicultural Council)
• 31 March : Race Relations Day Concert (Waitaki Multicultural Council)
• 31 March : Race Unity Conference, Auckland (NZ Bahá’í Community)
• 31 March : Intercultural Disco (New Zealand  Asia Association Inc )
• 31 March-11 May : Migrating Kitchen Exhibition in Palmerston North (Migrating Kitchen Trust)

 April

• 1 April : Auckland International Cultural Festival (Auckland Council)
• 1 April : Franklin Multicultural Festival (Counties Manukau Multicultural Council)
• 2 April : New Kiwi Women write their Stories (Arts and Culture North)
• 4 April : 10th Asian Forum (TANI)
• 19 April : Museum Awards (Museums Aotearoa)
• 28 April : Treaty Training for Trainers (Auckland Regional Migrant Services)
• 29 April : Workers’ Memorial Day (New Coasters)
• 30 April-6 May : NZ Sign Language Week (Deaf Aotearoa NZ)

May

• 1 May : Interfaith in Action (Auckland Inter-Faith Council)
• 5 May : World’s Workers Dinner (New Coasters)
• 12 May : Treaty Training for Trainers (Auckland Regional Migrant Services)
• 12 May : OCOC 2012 (Our Children, Our Christchurch)
• 12-13 May : 4th New Zealand Hindu Conference (Hindu Council of New Zealand)
• 12-15 May : Council of Christians and Jews 2012 Conference , Wellington (NZ Council of Christians and Jews)
• 18 May : International Museum Day  (Museums Aotearoa) 
• 18-27 May : Rudali, The Female Mourner (Prayas Theatre)
• 26 May : Indian Community and Sports Awards 2012 (SPROUT)
• 27 May- 2 June : Samoan Language Week (Human Rights Commission, FA.G.A.S.A. Inc)

June

• 20 June : World Refugee Day (New Coasters)
• 20 June : Book Launch for World Refugee Day (Nelson Multicultural Council)
• 21 June : Matariki (Victory Community Centre)
• 27-28 June : 5th International Asian & Ethnic Minority & Wellbeing Conference, Auckland (Centre for Asian and ethnic Minority Health Research (CAHRE))

July

• 18 July : Big “A” Awards, Wellington (Arts Access Aotearoa)
• 23-29 July : Māori Language Week (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Human Rights Commission)

August

• 19-20 August : NZ Diversity Forum, Auckland (Human Rights Commission)
• 27 August- 1 September : Islam Awareness Week 2012 (FIANZ)

September

• 8 Setemper : World on Stage Multicultural Show (Manawatu Multicultural Council Inc)
• 9 September : Japan Festival of Wellington (Asia New Zealand Foundation)
• 29 September : Ethkick 2012 (Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council)
• 29 September : Peace Conference  (Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at )

November

• 24 : Silver Jubilee Celebration  (Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at )
• 25 : White Ribbon Day (White Ribbon Campaign )