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Community 15 Aug 2017

Discover your family history at Auckland Libraries

We speak to Marie Hickey from Auckland Libraries for her tips and tricks to start your search for your ancestors.

14-24 year olds 14 Aug 2017

Auckland Leisure to teach safe boating

Lloyd Elsmore Park Pool and Leisure Centre has partnered with Coastguard Boating Education.

Cultural 7 Aug 2017

Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week

Te Kupu o te Wiki for the week starting Rāhina, te 7 Hereturikōkā is Karawhiua!: Give it heaps! Give it all you got!

Cultural 31 Jul 2017

Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week

This week's word brings a taste of summer to a chilly week.

Community 24 Jul 2017

Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week

Te Kupu o te Wiki for the week starting Rāhina, te 24 o Hōngongoi.

Community 18 Jul 2017

Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week

This week's word is all good.

Cultural 3 Jul 2017

Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week

A musical theme for this week's word.

Educational 26 Jun 2017

Te kupu o te wiki – Word of the week

This week's kupu is – hopefully! – a good one to use while watching America's Cup races.

Educational 7 Jun 2017

Look out for tuber ladder fern

It may look like a harmless native fern, but tuber ladder fern can take over your garden, crowding out other plants.

Educational 29 May 2017

WATCH: Engineering grad Tamoko Ormsby

He shows us what sparks joy for him, how he plans to give back, why his Māori identity is so important, and what skills make for an awesome engineer!

Development 24 May 2017

WATCH: Manhattan to Manukau

Watch the Auckland Conversations event Manhattan to Manukau - Lessons form New York.

Heritage 19 May 2017

Celebrating our marvellous museums

Take a look at some of the wonderful things that can be explored in Auckland’s museums.

Environment 3 May 2017

Claim that pigs kill kauri isn’t hogwash

Recent research suggests that we are not the only ones spreading kauri dieback and other plant diseases – pigs can spread them, too.

Educational 12 Apr 2017

Zoo Tales: A slice of Africa this Easter

Auckland Zoo’s new African savannah opens on Good Friday 25 March.

Environment 7 Apr 2017

WATCH: Whio bachelorette chooses her mate

Drama unfolds as Auckland Zoo's female blue duck chooses a new partner.

Educational 27 Mar 2017

Online Cenotaph a living memorial

Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Online Cenotaph is a living memorial to those who served Aotearoa New Zealand during times of international conflict.