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Giving a voice to dying Kauri
A video of A Kauri Cries – a piece of music 'composed' by a dying Kauri tree and performed by members of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra – is being shown at Silo Cinema.
Discover these heritage sites in our city
The Auckland region is a treasure trove of heritage gems, and the long heady days of summer are a wonderful time to explore them.
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Ancient places and new plans
Fourteen more sites around Auckland will have recognition and protection as places that mana whenua of Tāmaki Makarau regard as culturally and historically significant.
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Fakafeiloaki – it's Tokelau Language Week
Learn a little more about this tiny island nation, plus a few easy words and phrases in te gagana Tokelau.
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Artist wins international award
Auckland Council’s artist in residence, Conor Clarke has been announced a winner in the Renaissance Photography Awards in London.
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Sir George Grey Special Collections
The Sir George Grey Special Collections contain over 500,000 images of New Zealand from the 1840s to the present day.
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Council adopts new guidelines for engaging with rainbow communities
Auckland Council took a step up in its approach to engaging with Auckland’s LGBTI communities this week with the launch of new Rainbow Communities Engagement Guidelines.
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Kadimah students learn about their whakapapa
Kadimah students have been finding out about their whakapapa at Auckland Libraries.
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Explore our digital museum
Auckland Museum's Collections Online lets you search more than a million catalogue records from the natural sciences, human history and documentary heritage collections.
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Māori phrase of the week
Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.
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Seniors’ Forum 2016: “a wonderful experience”
Around 300 seniors representing an array of cultural communities turned out for the 2016 Seniors’ Forum at the Aotea Centre yesterday - the first of its kind for Auckland Council.
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Māori phrase of the week
Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.
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Trees rise again on the summit of mighty Maungakiekie
Saturday 11 June marks an historic moment in time for the Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain), Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill.
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Watch: Hauhake launches Matariki Festival
'Hauhake’ is a rain art work by Janine and Charles Williams. The public unveiling of the work also marked the launch of the programme for Auckland Council’s Matariki Festival 2016.
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Māori phrase of the week
Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.
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