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Dance to the beats of Africa
Freyberg Square will move to the drumbeats of Africa on Friday 3 May when Ellen Melville Centre hosts an Afrikan Market between 4pm and 8pm, ushering in Africa Month and New Zealand Music Month side by side.
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Calling all community groups in Waitematā
Grants of up to $3,000 are up for grabs to help the community deliver positive outcomes for the local area.
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No more grassing on Okupu Bay
More than 150 natives are thriving in Okupu thanks to a new approach to weed control.
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City centre transformation gathers pace, with 15 projects delivered in past 5 years
When a plan leaps off the page and becomes reality, there’s reason to celebrate.
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Play Festival back with an extensive line up
Play Festival returns to Tuna Mau / Western Park on the first Saturday of April.
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Auckland Live brings ‘Summer in the Square’ to Aotea Square
Warm summer days are about to get even better with the Auckland Live Summer in the Square line-up that is jam-packed with free live entertainment from Thursday 1 February to Sunday 25 February.
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New city centre upgrades begin, in co-ordinated sequence of transformational change
Auckland’s city centre continues to transform into a greener, safer, more vibrant and better-connected place.
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Aotea signs International Dark Sky Proclamation
Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board has made a “Dark Sky Proclamation” to mark International Dark Sky Week.
Events
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Taurima
Taurima, the gorgeous crochet-like neon artworks floating above Elliott Street, return for the ci...
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Tūrama
Tūrama, the hugely popular series of large-scale illuminated art installations returns to light u...
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People called Quakers: Celebrating 400 years since the birth of George Fox
This year marks 400 years since the birth of George Fox. View a rare 1694 edition of George Fox’s...
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Grey Lynn Playgroup
The Grey Lynn Playgroup is a great way for your child to learn and to socialise through play.
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Sentinel
Step into an immersive exhibition where art intersects with science.
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Ellen Melville Centre Baby Coffee Group
A place to connect, create new friendships, and share & learn from each other’s experiences on yo...
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Tour of Duty
This exhibition relates to ANZAC commemorations, although Trish's, while referencing war medals,...
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A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
Explore the wonder of this new technology that changed the way we see ourselves forever.