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Educational 2 Jun 2017

Flashback Friday: Queens Wharf

In honour of her majesty's birthday, we're looking back to the building of Queens Wharf in downtown Auckland.

Transport 29 May 2017

Vector and Auckland Council to light Auckland Harbour Bridge

The Auckland Harbour Bridge will soon be covered in coloured lights as part of the multi-million dollar energy-efficiency partnership between Vector and Auckland Council.

Educational 24 May 2017

Fish return to Great Barrier waterway after 30 years

About 19km of isolated stream habitat on Aotea Great Barrier Island is accessible to native fish for the first time in three decades, thanks to local residents and public agencies.

Cycling 23 May 2017

Lightpath celebrates first birthday

Hundreds of Aucklanders held an early first birthday party for an Auckland landmark – the pink Lightpath, Te Ara I Whiti.

Heritage 17 May 2017

Britomart’s historic clock to get some TLC

The clock gracing the front of Britomart Station’s Chief Post Office will be removed soon and fixed by a specialist clock repairer in Auckland.

Transport 16 May 2017

City Rail Link: It’s almost tunnel time

The CRL has now entered the final stage of preparation works on Albert Street before tunnel construction works begin.

Arts 12 May 2017

Auckland Art Gallery now offering tours in Mandarin

The tours offer highlights across Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, including an introduction to the gallery’s art collection, Māori portraits and its award-winning building.

Environment 11 May 2017

Great Barrier Island applies for Dark Sky Sanctuary status

A Dark Sky Sanctuary must have an exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and a nocturnal environment, and is protected for its scientific, natural, or educational value, its cultural heritage and/or public enjoyment.

Events

12 Oct 2024

Ponsonby presents: guided Pasifika heritage walk of Ponsonby

Hear about Pacific urban migration, dawn raids on overstayers, the Springbok Tour protest, the Po...

12 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024

Tītīs Big Trip: A Seabird Adventure

Discover the adventures awaiting these courageous seabirds as they venture beyond the safety of t...

12 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024

Tītī's Big Trip: A Seabird Adventure

Discover the adventures awaiting these courageous seabirds as they venture beyond the safety of t...

12 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

to fashion

This New Zealand Fashion Museum exhibition, to fashion, frames fashion as a verb, as action. Her...

14 Sep 2024 - 09 Nov 2024

Grey Lynn Repair Café

It's time to get that item fixed rather than throwing it away.

13 Oct 2024

Auckland's Tallest and Heaviest Metal Musical Culture

Elevate your senses with the awe-inspiring world of bellringing.

13 Oct 2024

Navigating Moana Oceania

The talk includes archaeological research from the Bay of Islands to illustrate the themes of lon...

13 Oct 2024

Vector Lights for Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day 2024

Vector Lights is lighting up for Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, the advanced stage of br...