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 14^th-21^st 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.