People Passion 2024 Culture Calendar

At People Passion, our Culture Club came together at the start of the year to design a calendar packed with meaningful activities and events for every month.

It’s all about fostering connection, growth, and fun in the workplace. We’re even nice enough to share it with you, in the hope it inspires you to start a Culture Club in your own workplace and see the value it can bring.

January

  • Kick-off the year with team alignment and goal setting for 2024.

February

  • Valentine’s Day: Random acts of kindness within the team, such as coffee vouchers, compliments, chocolates, and smoothie bowls.

March

  • International Women’s Day: Discussed and shared ideas on inspiring inclusion (aligned with the 2024 theme) and created social content to promote awareness.

April

  • Easter: Shared morning tea with hot cross buns and Easter eggs.

  • ANZAC Day: Shared personal reflections in a team huddle about what ANZAC Day means to us. Many attended parades across NZ.

May

  • Mother’s Day: Internal discussion on the best advice we’ve received from our mums; created reflective social content.

  • Pink Ribbon Breakfast: Hosted fundraising events in both New Plymouth and Pukekohe.

June

  • Matariki: Team huddle focused on learning about and sharing what Matariki means to us.

  • Annual Wellness Challenge: Focused on the Five Ways of Wellbeing

    (Be Active, Connect, Give, Take Notice, Keep Learning). Participated in pairs, completing tasks and stepping out of comfort zones. Prizes awarded to winners.

July

  • Wellness Challenge: Continued through July with activities and team engagement.

  • Cape Egmont Half Marathon: Auckland team joined the New Plymouth team to participate.

August

  • Daffodil Day: Wore yellow and shared a morning tea featuring daffodil-themed cupcakes.

September

  • Māori Language Week:

    • Integrated Māori language into conversations and emails.

    • Shared the document ‘100 Māori Words You Should Know’.

    • Daily Te Wiki Word of the Day.

    • Virtual team meeting to share meaningful Whakataukī.

  • STEPtember: Team challenges with daily 10K step goals, walking meetings, and weekly walking challenges.

  • Mental Health Awareness Week: Weekly themed challenges, with the NP team joining the Sport Taranaki morning walk alongside local businesses.

October

  • Loud Shirt Day: Wore bold and vibrant shirts.

  • Halloween: Office dress-up day with festive fun.

November

  • Gumboot Friday: Wore gumboots to raise awareness.

  • Melbourne Cup: Held a sweepstake and team drinks to watch the race together.

  • Shoebox Christmas: Created multiple boxes for Tamariki across NZ.

  • Christmas Party: Celebrated with kayaking at Puhoi River followed by lunch at SOUL Bar.

December

  • Decked the office with festive Christmas décor.

  • Enjoyed Advent calendars throughout the month

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