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Community 31 Oct 2022

Waiheke foraging at your fingertips

Waiheke locals can now access free, nutritious food through an online food map that locates hundreds of fruit trees planted with funding from Waiheke Local Board.

Elections 26 Oct 2022

By-election announced for Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board

Candidate nominations for the by-election will open on Thursday 24 November, and close 12pm Thursday 22 December 2022. The voting period will be from Thursday 26 January to 12pm, Friday 17 February 2023.

Environment 20 Oct 2022

Clean energy on Aotea gets a $130,000 boost

Four different groups have been given funding to increase their use of solar energy in Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board’s most recent Capital Grant allocations.

20 Oct 2022

Adding a splash of colour to Auckland’s cityscape

Annual flower display beds around the central city are turning heads.

Plans / Projects 5 Oct 2022

Have your say on Leys Institute restoration and modernisation designs

It is time to have your say on the future design for the restoration of the much-loved Leys Institute at 20 St Marys Road, with consultation on two design options open until 1 December.

30 Sep 2022

Waiheke Local Board farewell member Bob Upchurch

Retiring member Bob Upchurch said his farewells to Waiheke Local Board after deciding not to stand for re-election.

Housing 27 Sep 2022

Watertight, warm, and more functional homes for mana whenua

Habitat for Humanity’s Home Repair Programme is overseeing essential repairs to 11 houses.

Events

24 Jun 2026 - 12 Jul 2026

Doc Edge Festival 2026

A documentary film festival like no other!

05 Jun 2026 - 12 Jul 2026

World Press Photo and Doc Edge Immersive Exhibition

A landmark new exhibition that merges the internationally acclaimed World Press Photo Exhibition...

25 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026

Simply Brill

A celebration of the songs, stories and songwriters who shaped the 60s.

25 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026

Sugar

A superstar-in-the-making shines in this electric cabaret.

25 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

Haerenga

Haerenga by noa hāmana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Toa) explores Māori migration and its continua...

25 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

He Taniwha, He Tipua

This exhibition brings together a collective of three toi Māori practitioners.

25 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

Ngā Takune

Through visual art, installation and written expression, they respond to lived experience with tr...

25 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

Terms of Endearment

Using clay and text, the work explores emotional residue, repetition and the labour of holding wh...