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Waitematā & Gulf Ward

Waitematā & Gulf Ward News

City Centre Waterfront 21 Oct 2024

Pictures tell the story of our city centre’s transformation

“A city is an ever-changing process, more like a garden.”

Development 21 Oct 2024

Watercare begins preliminary work to futureproof the city centre’s wastewater infrastructure

Three midtown sites are being prepared and shafts are being built, ready for a tunnel boring machine to be lowered into the ground in 2025.

Development 3 Oct 2024

Art Week brings brush strokes of the unexpected from 4 to 13 October

A ten-day diary of must-see happenings in Auckland’s city centre.

Pools 24 Sep 2024

Decision on Olympic Pool lease made

Waitematā Local Board has agreed to the extension of Olympic Pool and Fitness Limited's (OPFL) lease to manage the Olympic Pool and Fitness Centre in Newmarket until November 2034, subject to statutory processes.

Development 24 Sep 2024

Te Ara I Whiti - The Lightpath glows with kindness this Art Week

In an algorithm-meets-art collaboration, artist Shannon Novak and iion have programmed Te Ara I Whiti - The Lightpath to deliver happiness for Art Week.

Community 13 Sep 2024

Aotea youth voice represented

Auckland Council has a Youth Advisory Panel, and Aotea-born Taimarino Cleave is part of it.

Development 6 Sep 2024

Greening of Te Hā Noa begins as 11 native trees and 900 plants arrive in Victoria Street

Project steps closer to first-stage completion in late October.

Environment 30 Aug 2024

Help decide our shoreline's future

Give feedback on the draft Shoreline Adaptation Plan for Aotea Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands.

Waitematā & Gulf Ward Events

01 Mar 2025 - 05 Jul 2025

Casual drop-in art session

Explore your own interests with clay sculpting, drawing or painting.

04 May 2025 - 25 May 2025

Seafarer’s knot

Learn how to tie a classic sailor’s knot—then turn it into your very own nautical bracelet!

05 Apr 2025 - 04 May 2025

Te Rā Ringa Raupa: Te Karanga o Te Rā

Threads of tradition: the journey of Te Rā Ringa Raupā and the revival of the Māori woven sail

08 May 2025 - 10 May 2025

Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato

This darkly goofy one-woman show is written and performed by elder millennial and apocalypse worr...

08 May 2025 - 10 May 2025

Merely Beloved

Performed and written by International Emmy Award Winner Shoshana McCallum, Merely Beloved is a d...

09 May 2025 - 28 May 2025

Music in the city centre

Liven up your lunch time with local singer songwriters cropping up in Midtown.

10 May 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

The Little Leys Classic Film Club

Our second series for 2025, The Art not the Artist, features six acclaimed films made by or starr...

12 May 2025 - 15 May 2025

Vector Lights for Road Safety Week 2025

Vector Lights on the Auckland Harbour Bridge will shine bright yellow for Road Safety Week.