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Community 29 Sep 2015

We remember, 100 years since Gallipoli

Orākei Local Board has commissioned research to honour servicemen and women from the area who died during the First World War.

Community 29 Sep 2015

Working for Waitematā

Business / Economy 29 Sep 2015

Youth Connections boosts employment opportunities

Youth opportunities programmes continue to deliver good results.

Environment 29 Sep 2015

Restoring the Ōtara Lake

Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board has endorsed an official plan to rehabilitate the Ōtara Lake and its waterways – all within one generation.

Community 29 Sep 2015

Revitalising town centres

Future planning is underway for Silverdale and Ōrewa town centres.

Playgrounds 29 Sep 2015

Matakana playground set to rock

Construction of the new Matakana Village playground is well underway.

14-24 year olds 29 Sep 2015

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki youth panel

A newly selected youth panel is in place for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board area.

Playgrounds 29 Sep 2015

Meet a Mission Bay dragon

The dragon that makes its home near the swings at Mission Bay’s Patteson Avenue Reserve now has a name.

Events

01 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2022

Hidden Heritage Tours

Take a closer look at one of Auckland’s best-loved buildings.

28 May 2022 - 15 Aug 2022

Wanda Gillespie: Counting Frames for a Transient Era

The work of an Auckland-based artist working with wood to create bespoke abaci.

26 Apr 2022 - 03 Sep 2022

Islands of the Hauraki Gulf / Ngā Pōito-o-Te Kupenga O Taramainuku

This free exhibition explores the Hauraki Gulf islands through rare books, maps, manuscripts, photographs and oral histories.

15 Apr 2022 - 04 Sep 2022

T. Rex is King

The greatest predator that ever lived is at Auckland Museum.

15 Apr 2022 - 18 Sep 2022

Heavenly Beings: Icons of the Christian Orthodox World

Introducing the tradition of the devotional art of the Christian Orthodox faith in an exhibition of icons drawn from across the world.

07 Apr 2022 - 19 Mar 2023

Nature Boy: The Photography of Olaf Petersen

Olaf's minimal photographs draw you into an unchaotic natural world.

26 Feb 2022 - 02 Oct 2022

Yona Lee: An Arrangement for 5 Rooms

This exhibition negotiates the relationship we share with domestic and public spaces and objects.

15 Nov 2021 - 13 Nov 2022

Manpower: Myths of Masculinity

This free exhibition brings into focus images of eroticised male bodies.