November
Sites
New Zealand Cup and Show Week- New Zealand's biggest festival of racing, agriculture, fashion and entertainment. Takes place in the week leading up to Canterbury Anniversary Day, second Friday in November each year.
- Air New Zealand Wine Awards Auckland
- Premier wine competition in New Zealand. Awards announced in November each year.
- Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- Annual awards which celebrate cinematic excellence and the cultural diversity of the Asia-Pacific region. Usually held in November or December.
- Auckland Flower Festival Auckland
- Three-yearly show held in Auckland. Next show will be in 2012.
- Christchurch Symphony Orchestra: Last Night of the Proms
- Annual event usually held in early November.
- Country Music Awards Nashville
- Annual awards for best country music artists in America. Held in November each year.
- Formula 1 Grande Premio do Brasil Sao Paulo
- Regular event on the F1 Grand Prix motor racing circuit.
- Italian Film Festival
- This annual festival of Italian films travels New Zealand from September - November, and is in Christchurch for dates in October and November.
- Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
- The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is New Zealand's largest cycle event and the world's largest cycling relay. A wide range of cycling events for both road and mountain bikes. Held annually in late November.
- Melbourne Cup Carnival
- Most famous racing carnival in Australasia. First Tuesday in November.
- Molesworth Muster
- Annual 80km mountain bike adventure race usually held in November. Next held in November 2012.
- New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards Wellington
- The New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards are the premier awards for the engineering professionals of New Zealand. Annual Awards Gala Dinner held in late November.
- NZ Sculpture OnShore Auckland
- NZ Sculpture OnShore presents a major biennial exhibition of New Zealand sculptural work suitable for the outdoors. Works by leading and emerging New Zealand artists. Next being held in 2012.
- SCAPE Biennial Christchurch
- Biennial of Art in Public Space held in Christchurch. Organised by the Art & Industry Biennial Trust, New Zealand's only biennial dedicated to public art. August to November.
- South Island Half Ironman
- Annual event held at Lake Hood, Mid Canterbury. Officially sanctioned by Triathlon New Zealand.
- Timaru Festival of Roses Timaru
- Held in late November. An annual celebration of the rose.
- Tour of Southland
- Annual week-long cycling classic held in Southland each November.
- Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
- The Tuis.
- Volvo Round The World Ocean Race
- The 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race started in Alicante, Spain, in October 2011 and will finish in Galway, Ireland in July 2012. Auckland is a stopover port.
- Wales Rally GB
- Final race of the World Rally Championships. Takes place in November each year.
- World Vegan Day
- World Vegan Day is 1 November
