New Zealand lights up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2020

This October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month New Zealand will light up in pink for the Global Illumination campaign, in support of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s (BCFNZ’s) annual Pink Ribbon Street Appeal.

The Global Illumination campaign sees sculptures and landmarks in 140 countries around the world to promote global awareness of breast cancer.

2020 is the pinkest October BCFNZ has ever seen, with 31 sites participating. New participants include Vector Lights on Harbour Bridge and Queen Street Lights in Auckland, The Regent on Broadway in Palmerston North, and Upper Hut’s Fantail Sculpture. Joining in Christchurch for the first time are the VAKA 'A HINA sculpture, Memorial Gateway Bridge and New Regent Street.

The campaign runs for the entire month of October and ends with BCFNZ’s major fundraising event, Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, which takes place on the 30^th and 31^st of October.

Each year 3,300 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in NZ and sadly, we still lose more than 650 women every year to breast cancer. Money raised through the appeal and other October fundraising events around the country will fund research into new targeted treatments, life-saving awareness initiatives, education programmes, and support New Zealanders going through breast cancer.

Evangelia Henderson, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, said: “It is fantastic to see so many other towns and cities across New Zealand lighting up pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s such a powerful visual reminder that nine Kiwi women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day – it’s still the most common cancer for women in our country. We hope New Zealanders will get behind this cause and donate generously to our appeal, so that we can continue our crucial work to see zero deaths from breast cancer become a reality.”

The table below shows the list of landmarks and sculptures which will be lighting up pink this October:

Location	Landmark/Sculpture	Dates of Illumination
Auckland	Sky Tower	1^st – 4^th of October
Auckland	Queen Street Lights	1^st – 9^th October
Auckland	Vector Lights on Harbour Bridge	12^th- 18^th October
Christchurch	Airport and Airways Tower	1^st-11^th October 19^th – 31^st October
Christchurch	Canterbury Museum	1^st- 31^st October
Christchurch	VAKA 'A HINA	1^st- 31^st October
Christchurch	New Regent Street	1^st- 31^st October
Christchurch	Memorial Avenue Gateway Bridge	16^th-17^th October
Christchurch	Fanfare Sculpture	30^th-31^st October
Dunedin	Toitū Otago Settlers Museum	On selected dates between 1^st – 31^st October
Gisborne	Town Clock	1^st- 31^st October
Hamilton	Bridge Street Bridge	1^st- 31^st October
Hamilton	SkyCity Hamilton Historic Dome	1^st- 31^st October
Hastings	Clock Tower	1^st- 31^st October
Lake Taupō	Hilton Lake Taupo	1^st- 31^st October
New Plymouth	Clock Tower	1^st-31^st October
Oamaru	Oamaru Gardens – Craig Fountain	1^st- 31^st October
Oamaru	Opera House	29^th – 31^st October
Paeroa	Cenotaph on Primrose Hill	1^st- 31^st October
Palmerston North	Regent on Broadway	1^st- 31^st October
Upper Hut	Fantail Sculpture	1^st- 31^st October
Wellington	Cable Car Tunnel	1^st- 31^st October
Wellington	The Carter Fountain	1^st- 31^st October
Wellington	Hikitika Floating Crane	1^st- 31^st October
Wellington	Michael Fowler Centre	1^st- 31^st October
Wellington	Albatross Fountain	1^st- 31^st October
Wellington	Woman of Words Sculpture	1^st- 31^st October
Wellington	Bascule Bridge	1^st- 31^st October
Whangārei	Victoria Canopy Bridge	1^st- 31^st October
Whangārei	Te Matua ā Pohe	1^st- 31^st October

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New Zealand lights up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month