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Community 6 Jun 2023

Southern boards back business

Business Improvement District rates have been put forward in Franklin, Manurewa and Papakura.

Community 5 Jun 2023

Local board approves four Three Kings road names

New road names connect residents to historic and cultural ties of Three Kings.

Parks / Outdoors 2 Jun 2023

Two parks win international award again in Waitākere Ranges

Both parks have been recipients of this award multiple times since 2014, with Waikumete being the first cemetery in the southern hemisphere to win the award.

Community 2 Jun 2023

Over $55,000 awarded to Puketāpapa community

More than $290,000 in grants was requested in this funding round.

Development 2 Jun 2023

Celebrating 1047 new city centre trees this Arbour Day

It’s Arbour Day on 5 June, the day that our majestic, silent, green, shade-givers and carbon absorbers get their time in the sun.

Community 2 Jun 2023

Franklin grants could be the last

Franklin Local Board has awarded almost $70,000 to community groups but warns the future of its grants programme is in question.undecided.

Community 2 Jun 2023

Indian flavour for new street names

The latest street names in Papakura and Manurewa reflect the Indian culture.

Events

03 Jun 2023 - 30 Jul 2023

Huarere: Weather Eye, Weather Ear

Enjoy Te Tuhi's new exhibition.

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 - 11 Jun 2023

Auckland Festival of Photography

Enjoy NZ's premium international photographic festival.

31 May 2023 - 24 Jun 2023

Kumeu in Focus Exhibition

The exhibition will feature a retrospective by the Kumeu Photography Group, celebrating their 10th year with a selection of their favourite images.

31 May 2023 - 04 Jul 2023

'A Migrant's Path' Exhibition

This is a must-see exhibition of portraiture, essays, oral recordings, and video.