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Environment 16 Jun 2022

Aotea Transfer Station opens in July

Aotea / Great Barrier Island is taking another positive step towards achieving the Zero Waste 2040 target.

Environment 7 Jun 2022

Toutouwai / North Island robins make a home of Hirakimata

There have been consistent sightings of toutouwai since 2007 on Hirakimata, the highest point on Aotea.

Climate action 26 May 2022

Songwriters 4 Climate Action album release during Music Month

Waitematā Local Board helped fund the recording of the album which took place at Roundhead Studios.

Transport 20 May 2022

Charge into Claris on your e-bike

Claris has a brand new Locky Dock station for charging e-bikes, located outside the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board office.

Environment 18 May 2022

Waiheke community planting days open to all

Gather the whānau and bring along your gardening gear.

6 May 2022

Waitematā Local Board welcomes new board member

A new board member has joined Waitematā Local Board following the resignation of former board member Adriana Avendano Christie in March. 

Community 6 Apr 2022

Weed amnesty a must for Waiheke

Waiheke is a network of reserves and treasured greenspaces, but the threat from invasive plant species is constant and the community is being called on to help.

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.

Events

10 Jul 2026 - 12 Jul 2026

Kaui Whetū

Celebrate Matariki at the water’s edge with hands-on weaving activities inspired by the sea and s...

11 Jul 2026 - 18 Jul 2026

Matariki Kōrero

A thought-provoking kōrero led by Etienne Neho and grounded in the kaupapa of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

11 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2026

Under the Matariki Stars

Experience projections of whetū in the night sky at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero.

10 Mar 2026 - 08 Dec 2026

Shared Reading at Little Leys

Join our librarians for a relaxed shared reading session.

15 Jul 2026 - 18 Jul 2026

Eddie Izzard performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Akin to the original performances of HAMLET, Eddie will perform on the blank canvas of a bare sta...

16 Jul 2026

Mendelssohn's Violin

More cheer in Beethoven’s lithe Second Symphony, with its generous slow movement and breathless f...

17 Jul 2026

Dining with the stars

Join the community of Oranga for an evening of shared kai, entertainment and stories.

18 Jul 2026

Celestial Matariki Market

Come along with whānau, support local makers and be in to win treats throughout the day.