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The eyes of the god, Tāwhirimātea
In celebration of Matariki Festival 2016 Auckland Libraries has created a short video that tells the story of the dawning of the Māori new year. This story is one version of many different interpretations of Matariki.
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Auckland – before and after
Auckland is a city on the rise, and a city that’s changed dramatically over the past decade. It wasn’t that long ago iconic landmarks such as The Cloud, Wynyard Quarter, shared spaces and The Lightpath didn’t exist.
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Monte Cecilia: Houses to be removed
Auckland Council is set to begin works to extend Monte Cecilia Park in Hillsborough, starting with the removal of 14 houses it has purchased over the last 10 years.
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Waiheke Island named one of the world’s best islands
Waiheke Island has been selected as the fourth best island in the world and top island in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific by Travel + Leisure magazine’s readers.
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Restoring one of Auckland's rarest ecosystems
You wouldn’t know it, but a council property on Epsom’s Almorah Rd harbours one of the rarest ecosystems in Auckland.
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Safety precautions help save fisherman
Proper safety precautions and a swift response from emergency services helped save a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at Piha on Saturday.
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Local Waiheke man the first to witness giant kokopu spawning
A local pig hunter on Waiheke Island got the surprise of his life earlier this month when he came across one of New Zealand’s most endangered native fish, the giant kokopu, spawning.
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Kids leave mark on future streets
Children from Nga Iwi Primary School in Māngere are leaving their mark on the new playground at the nearby Windrush Reserve.
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Events
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Fred Graham Toi Whakaata / Reflections
The exhibition maps the importance of storytelling in Graham’s work at both the interpersonal and...
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Rehutai
Shannon Te Ao, Arapeta Hakura, and Ngahuia Harrison are three artists from Aotearoa invited to ma...
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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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Eternally Temporary
Eternally Temporary brings together ten landscape paintings selected from the Kelliher Arts Trust...
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Justene Williams: Making do rhymes with poo
Making do rhymes with poo is a major new multimedia installation with video and live performance...
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Storytime - Onehunga Community Library
Delight as our librarians, and occasionally authors or special guests, share enchanting tales.
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Storytime - Mt Roskill Library
Come along and join in our fun stories and songs!
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