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Community 16 Dec 2015

City centre board endorses staged approach to square upgrade

Upgrades to Freyberg Square and the Ellen Melville Centre in Auckland’s city centre will begin in mid-2016, following strong public support.

Cycling 15 Dec 2015

Thousands cycle Auckland's Lightpath

Thousands of people have used Te Ara I Whiti – the Lightpath during the first fortnight since the Nelson Street off-ramp was transformed into a dazzling magenta cycleway.

Whanau friendly 15 Dec 2015

Galapagos tortoises home for Christmas

Auckland Zoo’s Galapagos tortoises Smiley, Willy, Snapper, and Chippie, who have just moved into their redeveloped exhibit, The Galapagos.

Development 14 Dec 2015

City Rail Link to be built under Commercial Bay

The first stage of the City Rail Link project will be built on the site of the Downtown Mall, between lower Queen Street and Albert Street.

Policies / Regulations 14 Dec 2015

Waiheke vineyard owner fined for excessive helicopter flights

The council has welcomed a district court decision to fine a property owner for excessive helicopter flights.

Educational 9 Dec 2015

Zoo Tales: What’s the Māori word for fat and round?

This week on Zoo Tales, we follow kunekune pigs, Alma and Neena, on their daily walk through the zoo.

Cycling 7 Dec 2015

Video: Watch the Magenta Adventure in action

Video: See the first cyclists zoom down Auckland's stunning new cycleway.

Environment 7 Dec 2015

Auckland free of Queensland fruit fly

MPI has confirmed that Auckland is now free of the Queensland fruit fly.

Events

21 May 2026

Notes on Tāmaki: Jazz Combo

An avid vocalist and instrumentalist- Elinor (Ella) finds passion in performing, and exploring th...

21 May 2026 - 23 May 2026

The Village of Twelve Nights

Experience a live, original musical theatre performance created and performed by a cast of disabl...

21 May 2026 - 03 Jun 2026

White Blood

Through everyday objects, White Blood examines how imperial power operates beyond territorial con...

21 May 2026 - 18 Jun 2026

Gaps of Silence

These works listen to what lingers in the hush between worship and erasure, where the divine wait...

21 May 2026 - 18 Jun 2026

Letters Home

This exhibition explores the quiet, intimate act of writing letters to the people we love.

22 May 2026 - 26 Jun 2026

The Little Leys Classic Film Club

The Leys Institute Little Library’s Film Club screens famous, influential and entertaining master...

23 May 2026

Auckland Voices: Tracing the history of the New Zealand accent

A talk investigating where the New Zealand accent came from and why it sounds the way it does today.

23 May 2026 - 24 May 2026

Marbled clay on the wheel

Create mesmerizing marbled ceramic vases and cups by combining contrasting coloured clay and shap...