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Community 5 Apr 2022

Grants encourage older people to keep learning

Manurewa Local Board has grants on offer to enable those 55 and over to keep on learning.

Beaches 5 Apr 2022

Safeswim part of the Glen Innes community

New beachfront Safeswim signage in Point England adds a local twist to the electronic noticeboard

Community 31 Mar 2022

Franklin backs Vision Zero goal

Franklin Local Board is calling for lower speed limits outside all schools.

Community 25 Mar 2022

Go to school and become a volunteer gardener

Have you got green fingers and are keen on finding volunteering opportunities? If so, look no further.

Community 24 Mar 2022

A SPACE for inclusive poetry

The Street Poets and Artists Collective Enterprise (SPACE) project is a partnership between Auckland Council Connected Communities and the Auckland City Mission, giving rough sleepers a chance to have their voices heard.

24 Mar 2022

Board’s mahi brings additional funding for building vibrant streets

Puketāpapa: he Taunga Pahikara, an initiative to encourage children and families to access existing cycling infrastructure and support other biking services locally, will benefit from additional funding through the new Ngā Tiriti Ngangahau - The V...

23 Mar 2022

Students remind us to keep 'Drains for Rain'

Students from local schools are participating in Albert-Eden Local Board’s Drains for Rain Programme.

Environment 23 Mar 2022

Māngere's swarming midge fly problem gone

The pesky midge fly population on the Māngere foreshore is at its lowest ever, thanks to the innovation of a Watercare environmental scientist determined to reduce chemicals in pest control.

Events

19 Jan 2025

Music in Parks Milford Beach

Milford Beach is a North Shore icon and we return with a stellar line-up of music, kids entertain...

23 Jan 2025 - 24 Jan 2025

Clay Chronicles: Crafting Hieroglyphics and Pictographs

In this hands-on class, young artists will learn to shape and mold their own clay creations.

24 Jan 2025 - 27 Jan 2025

Auckland International Buskers Festival 2025

The Waterfront and CBD will be bursting with an exciting blend of extraordinary talent.

25 Jan 2025

Opera in the Park - Glover Park

Bring your picnic blanket, a basket of delicious treats and tuck in for an evening of beautiful o...

26 Jan 2025

Music in Parks Hobsonville

Music in Parks moves to the new location of the Rifle Range Amphitheatre for an afternoon of musi...

30 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2025

Cuttings and Kōrero

Join us every last Sunday in Te Ara Tapuwae to connect with other plant enthusiasts!

27 Jan 2025

Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2025

It's a fantastic on-water spectacle showcasing the vintage superstars of the past and the high te...

31 Jan 2025

Blues at Blockhouse Bay

Blues at Blockhouse Bay is our annual ode to all things rhythm & blues.