--- title: 'Pink Shirt Day (2026)' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/pink-shirt-day-2026' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/pink-shirt-day-2026.md' date: '2026-05-07' description: 'Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying! Pink Shirt Day works to reduce bullying by celebrating diversity in all its forms and supporting schools, workplaces and communities to be safe, supportive, welcoming and inclusive for everyone. By choosing compa…' --- Pink Shirt Day (2026) Friday 15 May 2026 ![pink shirt day](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/a/9/9/0/7a9909dc21de19d978686d3e56b9bebe772a458f-pink-melissa-2026.jpg "pink shirt day") # Pink Shirt Day (2026) Thursday, 7th May 2026 at 8:03am #### Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying! Pink Shirt Day works to reduce bullying by celebrating diversity in all its forms and supporting schools, workplaces and communities to be safe, supportive, welcoming and inclusive for everyone. By choosing compassion and standing up for each other, we can reduce bullying in Aotearoa and foster spaces where everyone feels they belong. To celebrate this important kaupapa, students at GBHS were encouraged to dress in pink and bring along a GOLD COIN donation **Our 24/7 team of Youth Workers organised a variety of events taking place through the week leading up to Pink Shirt Day:** 📍Poster Competition 📍Compliments Week 📍Bake Sale 📍Guess the number of (pink) lollies in the jar: Congratualtions to **Koumei Zhang** M9BOA who correclty guessed there were 52 Pink marshmallows in the jar. Come and see the school librarians to claim your prize. There were 8 students who correctly guessed 52 Marshmallows, and Koumei's name was drawn. To our runner ups - **Lily Garraway** M13VAK, **Sofaia Nikua** M9BOA, **Olive Duffy** M9BOA, **Liam Kilpatrick** W11DSZ, **Anouk Alderston-Brown** W9MTN, **Sarah d-Young** K9EVR, and **Luca Jackson** K10HKL please come to the library to collect your consolation prize :) Funds raised on Pink Shirt Day support the Mental Health Foundation’s initiatives that reduce bullying and its harmful effects. Run by the Mental Health Foundation, Pink Shirt Day is the day Aotearoa New Zealand comes together to take a stand against bullying. You can learn more about Pink Shirt Day **[HERE](https://pinkshirtday.org.nz/)** Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026.md) - Previous: [Pi Day](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/pi-day.md) - Next: [Portable Chargers](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/portable-chargers.md)