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Press Release – Neighbours Day
Neighbours Day Aotearoa this month, running from
March 20-30. The events calendar continues to grow, with almost 400 registered events already confirmed from Whangarei to Invercargill, and more being added every day.
An annual initiative, now in its 12th year. Neighbours Day Aotearoa is a fun way to celebrate and connect with your neighbours, as knowing your neighbours helps combat loneliness and isolation in our communities. This year, the organisers have created a theme – The Great Plant Swap – to offer neighbours a tangible symbol of togetherness and belonging, in a way that allows for either active or non-contact participation, whether Aotearoa is in Alert Level 1 or 4. Many participants have embraced the theme of plants and gardening in their events for 2021.
A national campaign encouraging people to get to know their neighbours now has a local face.
Annual initiative Neighbours Day Aotearoa began in 2009, and this year runs from March 20 to 30.
Duntroon woman Jan Keeling said she initially signed up to be the regional “activator” because she was already heavily involved in trying to bring her community together and create connection, and was keen to collaborate with other like-minded people.
“I saw it advertised . . . and I thought ‘I do that anyway’, but I’m always keen to learn more about how other people do it,” Mrs Keeling said.
“My role is not to organise events, it is to promote the concept of organising events to meet your neighbours.”