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Cleaning up our environment 28 Sep 2023

Cats add to Māui dolphin's plight

Everyone knows cats are a threat to birds, but they are also a problem for Māui dolphins.

City Centre Waterfront 28 Sep 2023

Targeted rate helps drive positive momentum for high-achieving city centre

New Zealand’s highest performing 4.3 square kilometres is seeing a return to form, with data showing growth in employment and GDP in Auckland’s city centre tracking faster than New Zealand as a whole.

Cultural 20 Sep 2023

Te reo classes connect communities on Aotea

Free Māori language classes on Aotea are being funded by the local board.

Environment 14 Sep 2023

Sipping sustainability: Aotea / Great Barrier pioneers single-use cup revolution

Aotea/ Great Barrier is aiming to be the first place in New Zealand to eliminate single-use takeaway cups.

Community 14 Sep 2023

Plant swap stall helps you dig Parnell Festival of Roses

Green fingered plant enthusiasts will have the opportunity to grow their own collections at this year’s Parnell Festival of Roses, thanks to a unique stall.

City Centre Waterfront 14 Sep 2023

Midtown Street Party celebrates an area building character through renewal    

On Thursday 28 September the inaugural Midtown Street Party is coming to Elliott, Albert, Victoria, Wellesley, Darby and Queen Streets, and along the historic Strand Arcade - from 6pm to 9pm.

Development 14 Sep 2023

Work programme supports Waiheke wairua

More than $11 million could be spent on community programmes and projects across the motu in the coming years thanks to Waiheke’s local board.

Educational 13 Sep 2023

Immersive cultural and environmental education space on the waterfront opens to the public

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council have partnered to deliver Te Wharekura, a project which celebrates the cultural richness of Te Waitematā, and aims to inspire its protection.

Events

18 Sep 2024

NZTrio: Triptych 2 – Untrodden Ways

Our journey continues with Jennifer Higdon’s ‘Piano Trio’, evoking colours being spread on a canv...

19 Sep 2024 - 25 Sep 2024

Rigoletto

Join NZ Opera, a star-studded cast and a Fiat Bambina as Verdi steps into uncharted artistic terr...

27 Sep 2024

Large-Scale Organic Hand-Building

This demonstration will provide a valuable opportunity to learn and refine your skills.

03 Oct 2024

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Live in Concert

Experience one of cinema’s most exciting martial arts spectacles and enduring love stories.

03 Oct 2024 - 19 Oct 2024

A Slow Burlesque

A story about transformation, dressing up, becoming nothing, and becoming everything.

03 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

A Niu Dawn

New Zealand-born Samoan and Tongan artists respond to the 1970s Dawn Raids in Aotearoa.

03 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

Arca Arcade "Round One"

This exhibition reimagines the golden era of gaming as modern art.

07 Oct 2024

Romesh Ranganathan – Hustle

Join Romesh as he examines all of these issues and more while providing no real answers.