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Community 18 Jul 2016

The eyes of the god, Tāwhirimātea

In celebration of Matariki Festival 2016 Auckland Libraries has created a short video that tells the story of the dawning of the Māori new year. This story is one version of many different interpretations of Matariki.

Development 15 Jul 2016

Auckland – before and after

Auckland is a city on the rise, and a city that’s changed dramatically over the past decade. It wasn’t that long ago iconic landmarks such as The Cloud, Wynyard Quarter, shared spaces and The Lightpath didn’t exist.

Beaches 14 Jul 2016

Waiheke Island named one of the world’s best islands

Waiheke Island has been selected as the fourth best island in the world and top island in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific by Travel + Leisure magazine’s readers.

Arts 8 Jul 2016

Māori Language Week goes POP

POPPING and piquing public interest on Queens Wharf to celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.

Community 16 Jun 2016

Sounds of hope from homeless

An Auckland band has helped bring life-changing outcomes for its homeless members.

Development 2 Jun 2016

A suitably skewed solution

Ever wondered why 135 Albert Street is at such an odd angle to the road?

Kids / Family 27 May 2016

Have you tried the piano stairs?

Aotea Square has been filled with music recently as piano stairs were installed on the steps of the Aotea Centre.

Arts 18 May 2016

Watch: Heroic effort to save 50s mosaic underway

Work is underway to preserve a large mosaic that many Aucklanders will remember from the foyer of the former Odeon Theatre on Queen Street.

Waitematā & Gulf Ward Events

31 May 2025

Free live concert: Ka Mua Ka Muri Te Iho Auaha

Come and join us for the live performance of the Ka Mua Ka Muri Te Iho Auaha music series.

31 May 2025 - 01 Jun 2025

Weekend clay workshop

Explore both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques.

28 May 2025 - 12 Jun 2025

Sustain - Antarctica - Richard Young

Richard’s photographs invite you to take time to observe the Antarctic landscape.

28 May 2025 - 12 Jun 2025

Sustain - Anywhere Out of the World - Ardit Hoxha

During his residency in Tokyo, Japan in late 2024, Ardit was drawn to the explore the city's buil...

28 May 2025 - 12 Jun 2025

Sustain - The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values - Clara Watt

This is a documentary series about an evolving story.

28 May 2025 - 12 Jun 2025

Sustain - VITAL

Vitale’s latest project, VITAL, is a collaboration with Conservation International that invites v...

24 May 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

Pacific Dance Festival Open Rehearsals

Join us as emerging and established Pacific dance artists take the floor in an open rehearsal.

14 May 2025 - 01 Jun 2025

The play that goes wrong

A hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes, things go from bad to utterly disastrous...