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City Centre Waterfront 30 Apr 2024

Midtown erupts into song this May for New Zealand Music Month

New Zealand Music Month is spilling into the streets, squares and laneways of Tāmaki Makaurau this autumn.

City Centre Waterfront 30 Apr 2024

Dance to the beats of Africa

Freyberg Square will move to the drumbeats of Africa on Friday 3 May when Ellen Melville Centre hosts an Afrikan Market between 4pm and 8pm, ushering in Africa Month and New Zealand Music Month side by side.

Akl Paths 29 Apr 2024

10 parks to explore in Auckland's city centre

Did you know that there are ten parks or green spaces within one km of the Auckland Town Hall?

Community 22 Apr 2024

Calling all community groups in Waitematā

Grants of up to $3,000 are up for grabs to help the community deliver positive outcomes for the local area.

Planting 19 Apr 2024

No more grassing on Okupu Bay

More than 150 natives are thriving in Okupu thanks to a new approach to weed control.

Auckland's Future In Progress 18 Apr 2024

Top 10 ways to experience our ever changing downtown

Discover ten awe-inspiring things on Auckland’s waterfront. Some weren’t even here last summer, and some have been here for more than a century. Your walking shoes are calling.

City Centre Waterfront 17 Apr 2024

City centre transformation gathers pace, with 15 projects delivered in past 5 years

When a plan leaps off the page and becomes reality, there’s reason to celebrate.

Events

27 Jun 2024

Matariki with Ché-Fu & The Kratez

Celebrate Matariki with the Auckland Philharmonia and one of Aotearoa’s coolest and best-known hi...

07 Aug 2024

Negative Space: Genealogy Gaps Can Help Your Tree Flourish

let’s explore a technique called the Negative Space Approach.

14 Aug 2024

London Gazette: A cornucopia of genealogical items

Listen to Helen Smith, a DNA specialist, researcher, and author with a strong interest in Austral...

03 Sep 2024 - 15 Sep 2024

In Other Words

Meet characters Arthur and Jane as they retell how they met, fell in love and tried to cope with...

15 Sep 2024

Bach Musica NZ: Mendelssohn Symphony No 2 Hymn of Praise, op 52

Bach Musica NZ, conducted by their Music Director Rita Paczian, will be joined by vocal soloists...

18 Sep 2024

NZTrio: Triptych 2 – Untrodden Ways

Our journey continues with Jennifer Higdon’s ‘Piano Trio’, evoking colours being spread on a canv...

19 Sep 2024 - 25 Sep 2024

Rigoletto

Join NZ Opera, a star-studded cast and a Fiat Bambina as Verdi steps into uncharted artistic terr...

03 Oct 2024 - 19 Oct 2024

A Slow Burlesque

A story about transformation, dressing up, becoming nothing, and becoming everything.