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Community 11 Jun 2025

New community garden grows connection and climate action in Wesley

A vibrant new community garden has taken root in Puketāpapa, unlocking faith, food, and fellowship in the heart of Wesley.

Community 10 Jun 2025

Celebrating Autism in Every Shade

Every Colour, every kid, every story. It was Sensory Fun Day at Ōtara Library on 29 April - part of Autism Awareness Month.

Community 10 Jun 2025

Annalong Park playground upgraded

Annalong Park playground in Dannemora is open and ready to enjoy!

Community 9 Jun 2025

All in together: Maunagkiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and Ngāti Pāoa form Ōmaru committee

Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust and the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board have formed a six-member committee to manage the future of Ōmaru Reserve (Point England Reserve).

Community 9 Jun 2025

Still time to have your say on Western Springs Stadium

Aucklanders can give feedback on the future use of Western Springs Stadium until midnight on Sunday 15 June.

Emergency Recovery 9 Jun 2025

Albert-Eden Storm Recovery - Progress and What’s Ahead

A storm recovery update for the Albert-Eden Local Board area, across roads, parks, facilities and homes

Environment 9 Jun 2025

Recording the roots: Oral history brings Kirks Bush to life

A new oral history project, led by historian Janine Irvine and funded by Papakura Local Board, is preserving the stories behind this community effort. 

Playgrounds 6 Jun 2025

Local board makes plan for play on Waiheke

Waiheke Island is set to become a more playful place with the adoption of the 2025 Waiheke Play Plan.

Events

03 Apr 2026 - 06 Apr 2026

NZ-VR: Dive Beneath the Surface

Dive into a world beneath the waves as you step inside a 360˚ virtual reality ocean adventure and...

03 Apr 2026 - 06 Apr 2026

Waiheke Jazz & Blues Festival 2026

Spend Easter on Waiheke with three days of unforgettable live music in stunning vineyard settings.

03 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026

MOTAT April holiday experience

Discover how numbers tell stories as we turn data science and statistics into hands-on holiday fu...

03 Apr 2026 - 30 May 2026

Kauri Gum (Kapia) Photographic Exhibition : Where ancient light remains

Pieter (Pete) Verlaak, talented Belgian photographer, has pulled together the first, and perhaps...

02 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2026

CAB Go

Visit our website to find the nearest adventure to you and see the prizes you could win for explo...

31 Mar 2026 - 26 Apr 2026

Garden Delights

As a haven for birds and butterflies, bees and flowers, pets and children, the garden is a place...

30 Mar 2026 - 11 Apr 2026

The Ice Cream is Melting!

Sprinkled with aerial acrobatics, contortion, ice cream juggling and more, the siblings work thei...

27 Mar 2026 - 26 Apr 2026

Verity Kindleysides: Inside the Garden & Beyond (after Pat Hanly)

This exhibition explores the three-maunga island chain of the Devonport peninsula, linked by jewe...