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Sports / Leisure 27 Jun 2023

FIFA upgrades at Birkenhead football club a benefit to all Kaipātiki

Birkenhead United AFC has received almost $60,000 from the Kaipātiki Local Board to help upgrade its facilities at Beach Haven’s Shepherds Park in readiness for the FIFA Women’s World Cup next month.

Waste 31 May 2023

Food scraps to find new home in your new bin

Residents in Albany and East Coast Bays start receiving their Auckland Council food scraps bins from this week with deliveries of the bins to the rest of the North Shore continuing throughout the month of June.

Community 31 May 2023

New board-funded EcoHub a win for Kaipātiki

Nearly 400 keen environmentalists have been through the doors of Kaipātiki Project’s new EcoHub since it opened late last year.

Community 31 May 2023

Board funding making a difference in North Shore

Over $100,000 of funding has been delivered to 30 community groups in Devonport-Takapuna Local Board’s latest grants round. 

Community 30 May 2023

North Shore Digital Seniors pilot a hit

Nearly 200 North Shore seniors have been building their digital confidence with free, one-on-one technology support sessions offered through the Digital Seniors pilot programme. 

Community 31 Mar 2023

Kaipātiki proud to be part of Welcoming Communities pilot

Kaipātiki Local Board is one of five Auckland boards to partner with Immigration New Zealand’s Welcoming Communities Programme pilot.

Community 21 Dec 2022

Te Ara Awataha Northcote Greenway nears completion

A large part of Te Ara Awataha – Northcote’s new greenway – has been completed this month thanks to an ongoing collaboration between Kaipātiki Local Board, Eke Panuku, Mana Whenua, Healthy Waters, Kāinga Ora and local stakeholders.

Environment 30 Nov 2022

New home for Pest Free Kaipātiki

Pest Free Kaipātiki has a new home thanks to Auckland Council, Kaipātiki Local Board, and local businesses and volunteers.

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21 Jun 2025 - 17 Jul 2025

E Tepu E Rea

This exhibition will also feature works by collaborators Sophie Riley, Tony Pecotic, Mike Raven,...

21 Jun 2025 - 17 Jul 2025

Ngā Hua o Te Ara – Raranga Weaving Exhibition, curated by Louise Davis

This exhibition reflects the unity and renewal central to Matariki, offering a free opportunity f...

19 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2026

Low sensory hour

Dimmed lights on the ground floor with quiet voices and limited noise throughout the library.

14 Jun 2025 - 26 Jul 2025

Ruaruawhetū – Weaving Design Celebrating the Stars

This exhibition features individual and collectively produced raranga (weaving) from 16 artists.

05 Jun 2025 - 04 Dec 2025

Creative Spaces

Get your creative ideas working.  Learn, make and design using your skills and imagination.

15 May 2025 - 31 Jul 2025

Meditation group

Join alternative healer and personal growth mentor Haresh Manglani for a mediation session bringi...

01 May 2025 - 20 Dec 2025

Terrific Tots

Join us as we tell captivating stories, sing songs, rhymes and dance in bubbles. 

27 Feb 2025 - 11 Dec 2025

Wriggle and Rhyme - Birkenhead Library

Join us for 30 minute sessions of rhymes, songs and bubbles every Thursday at 10am.