Arbor Day in New Zealand
Arbor Day in New Zealand is held on June 5. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. 
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It started in Spain in the 16th century and arrived in the United States in the 19th, with New Zealand’s first recorded planting in 1890. Since then billions of trees have been planted. It’s widely acknowledged that planting trees here is best done in autumn or spring.
While Arbor Day is an important calendar date in the Northern Hemisphere it’s problematic in our country. Coming in the middle of winter it’s not just difficult for trees in the cold frost – it’s a problem for the people trying to plant too.
In Spinoff article Joris De Bres writes, “Despite the efforts of some determined individuals, conservation groups and a few councils, the day now slips by largely unmarked.”
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
European Bicycle Day on June 3 (celebrated since 1998);
Ecologist Day in Kazakhstan and Russia on June 5
World Day Against Speciesism on June 5
International Day of Cleaning Water Reservoirs on June 6 (celebrated since 1995);
Coral Triangle Day on June 9 (The CTD was first held on June 10, 2012, as a regional interpretation of World Oceans Day. During the 8th Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (a multilateral partnership to safeguard the Coral Triangle's marine and coastal biological resources) Senior Official Meeting, member countries declared to designate the Coral Triangle Day to be held annually. The region covers the exclusive economic zones of six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste);
Animal Rights Awareness Week on June 10 ( Begins from the third week of June);
Global Wind Day on June 15 (international);
International Surfing Day on June 15 (was established in 2005 by Surfing Magazine and The Surfrider Foundation);
Arbor Day in Costa Rica on June 15
Day of the creation of the youth movement in Russia on June 15
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