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Arts 7 Nov 2016

Māori legend to line wall of Waterview Tunnel

Huge artworks on concrete panels, telling the story of lovers Hinemairangi and Tamaireia, are being installed on the left-hand side of the northbound lanes into the tunnel.

Arts 25 Oct 2016

Children's artwork lines Hobson Bay walkway

Artworks by local children now adorn the picturesque Hobson Bay walkway, giving the area an inviting splash of colour.

Arts 20 Oct 2016

Record design success

Arts and Culture and ALT Group have achieved unprecedented success in the recent Best Design Awards.

Arts 18 Oct 2016

Auckland is all heart

More colourful art has popped up on the walls of the city in recent weeks.

Arts 13 Oct 2016

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.

Arts 6 Oct 2016

Watch: More hidden secrets beneath the St James

Follow NZHFocus' Tristram Clayton as he goes inside the construction site where the old theatre is being transformed.

Development 22 Sep 2016

Northwestern motorway a shining light for iwi artwork

Artistic lighting has been switched on this week across the new Te Atatu Road pedestrian overbridge.

Arts 7 Sep 2016

Kererū watches over Papakura treasures in new mural

The native kererū or wood pigeon proudly adorns the Papakura Art Gallery in a new mural by artists Charles and Janine Williams.

Events128 Results

07 Jun 2025 - 08 Jun 2025

Reuben Kaye: The Party's Over

A hilarious and razor-tongued set of new songs and musings on the state of the world with a sprin...

07 Jun 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

Kintsugi workshop with Artist Han Nae Kim

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold. A metaphor...

07 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025

Sculpture for Children

This hands-on experience boosts self-confidence, encourages innovative thinking and helps nurture...

07 Jun 2025 - 13 Jul 2025

Pauline Yearbury: Life in Forms

An exhibition of works by Pauline Yearbury (1926–1977, Ngāpuhi), one of the first Māori artists t...

01 Jun 2025 - 13 Jul 2025

Te Huinga Tai – The Gathering of Tides

Artists Poi Ngawati and Angus Muir enhance the mural with light designs that reflect the relation...

23 Apr 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

Other Worlds: Curator Talks

Learn about the big ideas and publishing history of this expansive genre and immerse yourself in...

06 Apr 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

Wrest

Wrest is a surreal crime thriller set in a neo-noir world, a mystery unveiling the monstrosity an...

01 Mar 2025 - 05 Jul 2025

Casual drop-in art session

Explore your own interests with clay sculpting, drawing or painting.