Lighting Up Purple for World Prematurity Day
We have been working hard on this initiative and are proud to announce that a record number of iconic NZ landmarks and iconic buildings will be lit up purple alongside international landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Trevi Fountain and Niagara Falls, to join in a campaign for World Prematurity Day on 17 November.
This is the sixth time New Zealand has taken part in the ‘Lighting Up Purple’ campaign, which is designed to raise awareness of the 15 million babies born prematurely worldwide each year.
The team at the Trust work throughout the year to encourage uptake of the ‘Lighting Up Purple’ cause and this year we will see landmarks and buildings such as Eden Park, the Sky Tower, Auckland Harbour Bridge and Civic Theatre, the Michael Fowler Centre and Cable Car in Wellington, Christchurch International Airport and Control Tower, the beautiful heritage-listed, the Clock Towers in New Plymouth and Hastings plus Anzac Parade – Hamilton Bridge. And because we’re the first country in the world to see the sunset each day, New Zealand sets off the wave of purple light around the world.
This year we have a record number of buildings and landmarks across New Zealand Lighting Up Purple for us! So far a total of 39 places across Aotearoa with more to be added! Please see current list below.
Ashburton Clock Tower
Auckland Sky Tower
Eden Park
Auckland’ Silo Park
Auckland Maritime Museum
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Te Ara I Whiti – The Lightpath
The Civic Auckland
Christchurch Airport Control Tower
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Christchurch Botanical Gardens
Bowker Fountain (Victoria Square)
Bridge of Remembrance – Christchurch
Vaka ‘A Hina
Captain Scott Plaza Christchurch
Cromwell Sign & Fruit
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum Dunedin
Otago Boys High
St Pauls Church Dunedin
Anzac Parade Hamilton Bridge
Hastings Clock Tower
Hawera Water Tower
Nelson Clock Tower
New Plymouth Clock Tower
New Plymouth Airport
Otago State Highway 1 Southern Motorway Riselaw Road bridge (Lookout Point)
Regent Theatre – Palmerston North
Palmerston North Clock Tower
Rotorua Redwoods Tree Walk
Taumarunui Tree of Light
Taupo ‘Welcome’ sign
Upper Hutt Fantail sign
Wellington Cable Car
Kelburn Park Fountain
Kina Sculpture Wellington waterfront
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
Wellington Airport
Whangarei Victoria Canopy Bridge
Whangarei Laurie Hill Park Tree
If you live in any of these wonderful places and could take photos of the landmarks lit up over the week 14th-21st November and send to us, that would be fabulous! Please send photos to info@littlemiraclestrust.org.nz
You can also tag us in any social media posts and use the hashtag #WorldPrematurityDay2022
Three images from previous years are below and a full gallery of many more images can be seen here.

The Michael Fowler Centre illuminated purple

The Toitu Settlers Museum looking great in purple.

The Christchurch International Airport Terminal illuminated purple