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Transport 5 Apr 2019

Local feedback makes a better bus network for Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island is getting a new bus network from Sunday 13 October 2019.

Environment 4 Apr 2019

Algae bloom at Great Barrier's Kaitoke Creek not a health risk

Auckland Council has been investigating reports of an algae bloom and dead fish washed up in Kaitoke Creek.

Community 4 Apr 2019

New timeline for Aotea Great Barrier Island area plan

Public consultation on a draft area plan for Aotea Great Barrier will now take place mid-year and not April as previously advertised.

Plans / Projects 3 Apr 2019

New timeline for Waiheke area plan

Public consultation on a draft area plan for Waiheke will now take place mid-year.

Community 3 Apr 2019

A brand new lodge for Motu Kaikoura

A new lodge has been opened on Motu Kaikoura, a scenic reserve just off the coast of Great Barrier.

Arts 29 Mar 2019

5 public artworks to check out this summer

Time to spare in the CBD? Take a look at these!

Arts 28 Mar 2019

Art and activism with Rosanna Raymond of the Pacific Sisters

OurAuckland spoke to Rosanna Raymond about identity, creativity and the group’s new retrospective.

Beaches 28 Mar 2019

From the ranges to the sea – meet your Harbourmaster

Meet Andrew Hayton, Auckland's Harbourmaster, in our last profile of people working in, on and around water in Auckland.

Events

21 Mar 2026

Emily Karaka in conversation with Chelsea Winstanley

Join artist Emily Karaka in conversation with filmmaker Chelsea Winstanley as they discuss Emily’...

21 Mar 2026

Kelmarna Equinox Festival

Mark your calendars for our Equinox Festival on Saturday 21 March, a chance to come together to c...

21 Mar 2026

Telling Our Stories of Rice

The storytelling session will read-aloud storybooks on rice (creation stories and folk narratives...

21 Mar 2026 - 26 Mar 2026

Vector Lights for World of Cultures 2026

Gather with friends and whānau to watch Vector Lights from one of the many viewing spots around T...

21 Mar 2026 - 28 Mar 2026

Kahukura tāwhana ki te rangi

Experience Te Ara I Whiti ablaze with a thrilling display by Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole in coll...

21 Mar 2026 - 03 Jul 2026

Enactment - Draunikau Hawthorn

Ritualists are those who hold their hand closest to the fire, those that perform a sacred duty to...

21 Feb 2026 - 22 Mar 2026

Marbled Clay on the Wheel

Create mesmerizing marbled ceramic vases and cups by combining contrasting coloured clay and shap...

14 Feb 2026 - 12 Dec 2026

Storytime at the Central Library

Come along to our popular Storytimes where librarians, and sometimes, authors or other special gu...