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Community 15 Mar 2024

What's for dinner? Franklin on a plate

Franklin's importance as the nation's foodbowl will be celebrated at a special event dinner on 8 April.

Community 15 Mar 2024

Celebrating Cultures ready to light up East Auckland

A fun and colorful multi-cultural festival, firing up East Auckland on Saturday 23 March.

Community 15 Mar 2024

AT urged to keep it simple

Complex engineered solutions may not be the way to solve simple traffic issues.

Community 15 Mar 2024

It started with a kiss...

A spot opposite Papakura Station has been rejected as a potential 'kiss and ride' drop-off point.

Parks / Outdoors 14 Mar 2024

Outlook bright for Waitākere Ranges Dark Sky project

Volunteers are now able to use equipment for light monitoring and help register a pre-application to Dark Sky International for the Waitākere Ranges to become an International Dark Sky Place, thanks to the support from Waitākere Ranges Local Board.

14-24 year olds 13 Mar 2024

Apply for a grant from Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

Community groups and organisations wanting to deliver projects and events have until 12 April to apply for funding.

Community 12 Mar 2024

Whau making a splash for awa connection

A wonderful event helping students appreciate the Whau’s biodiversity in Archibald Park.

Parks / Outdoors 8 Mar 2024

The tale of ‘it’s only just birds’ one of 21 parks in Ōtara-Papatoetoe to receive Māori Names

Twenty-one parks in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe area will receive Māori names, as part of Auckland Council’s commitment for te reo Māori to be seen, heard, spoken, and learnt.

Events

16 May 2024

Midtown Street Party

Dine in the intimate setting of the Stables in the company of some of the region’s most talented...

16 May 2024

Thursday Heritage Concert - Harmony across ages: Shostakovich & Dvorak’s evocative piano quintets

The Mātātā Quintet join forces to present two monumental chamber works that encapsulate the disti...

16 May 2024 - 02 Jun 2024

The Handlers

This show will make you laugh, cry, reminisce, get you all fired up and make you remember all the...

30 Apr 2024 - 26 Jul 2024

Street Party

Dine in the intimate setting of the Stables in the company of some of the region’s most talented...

17 May 2024

Eskdale Reserve and Kaipatiki Project nursery tour, Birkdale

Learn more about the amazing mahi/work staff and volunteers are doing in the field of native plan...

17 May 2024 - 21 Jun 2024

The Little Leys Classic Film Club

Our second series for 2024, Romantic Comedies, features six of the best films in that genre from...

15 Mar 2024 - 20 Dec 2024

Blockhouse Bay Library Book Club

Come along and join our lively discussions about what you've been reading, and find new books fro...

18 May 2024

Naturopath Rachelle Turrell's Food as Medicine

Naturopath Rachelle will discuss how we can use food as medicine.