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Karangahape Road goes bananas
In the works Don’t Dream it’s Over, artist Janet Lilo has used her striking banana motif and sharp neon elements to illustrate Karangahape Road’s melting pot of history, cultural heritage and community diversity.
Funding Auckland’s favourite things
Most people know that rates help pay for the council to collect rubbish, maintain roads and look after our parks. But did you know that rates also help fund many other things that make Auckland a great place to live?
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.
New partnership secures Auckland film studio
Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) has signed a long-term lease on the site developed for upcoming sci-fi movie Meg, and will initially operate the studio complex.
Artist captures 100 days of waste
Auckland artist Elle Anderson has documented her contribution to landfill in a stunning photography project.
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.
Miniature worlds created out west
2016 Auckland Council Regional Parks Artist in Residence Kate Parker will explore sculpture and storytelling near Anawhata in the Waitakere Ranges.
Record design success
Arts and Culture and ALT Group have achieved unprecedented success in the recent Best Design Awards.
Auckland is all heart
More colourful art has popped up on the walls of the city in recent weeks.
Artist wins international award
Auckland Council’s artist in residence, Conor Clarke has been announced a winner in the Renaissance Photography Awards in London.
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.
Polar bear cub missing
We're upset to report that one of the cubs in Aotea Square is missing.
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.
Auckland’s virtual reality evolution
Enter the ‘virtual reality evolution’. It’s here, it’s growing and it’s going to be powerful.
Searching for Gottfried Lindauer portraits
It is estimated there are more than 100 original paintings by the prolific 19th-century portraitist yet to be discovered.
Council integrating arts and culture into everyday life
For the first time since council amalgamation, a wide snapshot across the council family is capturing the range of arts and culture activity from its many departments and council controlled organisations.
