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Environment 3 Mar 2016

Hillcrest Creek widened to prevent flooding

Work is underway to widen Hillcrest Creek and reduce the flooding risk to over 100 properties in the Hillcrest area.

Rates 3 Mar 2016

Review into North Shore firm's rates complete

An Auckland Council review into commercial operations on Defence land in Devonport has resulted in an increase of $310,000 in rates to be collected this financial year.

Community 2 Mar 2016

Small but perfectly formed

Kaukapakapa Library, one of the smallest libraries in NZ, was included in a recent BBC radio documentary on tiny book-lending institutions.

Cycling 2 Mar 2016

Opinion: The rise of the Super Cycleway

Auckland is undergoing a cycling revolution. The original ‘Auckland: city of cars’ vibe is now transforming into a city with separated bike lanes, shared streets, pedestrian crossings and human-scaled buildings which now feels like a ‘city for people’.

Heritage 2 Mar 2016

Hidden heritage rediscovered in Waitakere Ranges

The rediscovery of the site of the old Little Huia Wharf is one of the exciting early finds from Auckland Council's Heritage Unit survey of the southern coast of the Waitakere Ranges.

Community 1 Mar 2016

Essentially Waiheke – a community vision

Waiheke Local Board has contracted a group of island residents to review and refresh Essentially Waiheke: a Village and Rural Community Strategy.

Educational 26 Feb 2016

Zoo Tales: Take a tour of Pridelands

Enjoy a VIP tour of Auckland Zoo's new Pridelands site!

Cultural 26 Feb 2016

Sculptor of the week - Lucy Bucknall

Devonport-based sculptor Lucy Bucknall’s work The Learning captures the tender experience of storytelling that comes from this intimate and concentrated joint activity.

Events

02 Jun 2023

Blues Vs Highlanders

Come dressed in blue to support your favourite team!

02 Jun 2023

Read together over a cuppa

Connect and relax with other community members over a short story or chapter from a book, followed by a poem read aloud.

02 Jun 2023 - 04 Jun 2023

The Epistle According To Sir Anthony

Prolific print maker Anthony Davies exhibits his latest series of lino cuts, which continue his observations of Aotearoa and abroad.

02 Jun 2023 - 13 Jul 2023

Ngā Whetū

A group exhibition of Māori artists, each showcasing works that speak to ngā whetū (the stars), Puanga and the Matariki cluster.

02 Jun 2023 - 27 Aug 2023

Combined Cosmologies: The Art of Pauline Thompson 1942 — 2012

This extensive exhibition, brings together all the various strands of Pauline’s work in a retrospective that will give her a new voice.

01 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023

Pacific Dance Festival 2023

International, local, emerging, established, contemporary and heritage artists bring to the mat their stories, worlds and mana to suit and enrich the journeys of our diverse aud...

01 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2023

Tangata Moana: Tātou tātou e

Māori and Pasifika artists from Māpura Studios share individual responses and experiences in response to the theme of social cohesion

31 May 2023 - 04 Jun 2023

Così fan tutte

Join us for New Zealand Opera’s mainscale production of the year.