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Heritage 18 May 2023

Attend a HeritageTalks session and learn the history of Auckland’s Chinese restaurants

Hungry for history? Food historian André Taber serves up fascinating facts about some of central Auckland’s first Chinese restaurants.

Community 18 May 2023

A helping hand for Rodney environmental groups

Support for community groups engaged in conservation projects in eastern Rodney has gone from strength to strength with the establishment of Restore Rodney East.

Community 18 May 2023

Aotea Early Learning Centre creates job opportunities for locals

Aotea Early Learning Centre has opened its doors to pre-schoolers and prospective employees.

Community 17 May 2023

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu responds to Annual Budget plan

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu residents strongly support youth, environment and community programmes and think they should be retained, according to feedback to the Annual Budget they received from their Business Meeting last week.

Community 17 May 2023

Ōtara-Papatoetoe responds to Annual Budget plan

More than 1200 community members provided feedback on the Annual Budget during the recent consultation, which Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board received last week in their Business Meeting to analyse.

Community 16 May 2023

Grants awarded to Albert-Eden community

Applications for Albert-Eden Local Board grant funding reached almost $230,000 in total with the latest grant rounds.

Community 16 May 2023

Manurewa underspend boosts grants

Another $35,000 has been added to Manurewa Local Board's community grants programme.

Community 15 May 2023

Papakura wants funds to fight crime

Papakura Local Board wants to decide how to spend its share of Local Crime Fund made available by the Government

Events

15 Feb 2026

Music in Parks Domain Rotunda - Jazz

Join us for a jazz afternoon at Domain Rotunda with Thabani Gapara, Crystal Chen and Arohana.

17 Feb 2026 - 21 Apr 2026

Stream Care Day

Join us in caring for our precious waterways through hands-on ecological action.

18 Feb 2026 - 25 Mar 2026

Botanical Art Classes

The heritage gardens at Highwic offer a vivid tapestry of seasonal colour as inspiration – from t...

19 Feb 2026

ASIAN(SOUND)SCAPES

Celebrate Lunar New Year with the vibrant sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand's Asian Diasporic musici...

26 Oct 2025 - 22 Oct 2026

Read, snack, repeat - Teen Book Club

Come along to our Teen Book Club and you can enjoy free snacks, borrow the latest teen fiction &...

20 Feb 2026

Living in the sky - talk on grass roofs

Celebrate our Tangled Roots exhibition by discovering innovative ways grasses are being integrate...

20 Feb 2026

Movies in Parks: Kangaroo

Kangaroo is a heart-warming family comedy about disgraced TV Host, Chris, and a young indigenous...

20 Feb 2026

Street Fest

Get ready for rails, ramps, and raw adrenaline as skateboarding collides with street art in a ful...