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Waitangi Day 20 Jan 2025

Waitangi Day festivities in Tāmaki Makaurau

Free, family-friendly events full of tasty kai, great music and enriching kōrero to commemorate our national holiday!

Community 19 Dec 2024

The magic of cinema: Dementia friendly film screenings to be trialled in Auckland

Auckland Council and the Age-Friendly Auckland Implementation Rōpū have secured funding to trial three dementia-friendly film screenings in the new year.

Arts 18 Dec 2024

Young Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei ringatoi (artist) reawakens Auckland’s sense of place to the Waihorotiu Stream

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council) and Watercare are enabling a budding ringatoi to creatively express the stories of place through street art in the central Tāmaki (Auckland) city centre.

Arts 18 Dec 2024

'Ka Tū Te Mana o Waihorotiu'

Stories behind the artwork displayed on the hoardings of three new wastewater upgrade construction sites in Auckland's centre city.

City Centre Waterfront 17 Dec 2024

Lunar New Year infuses city centre with Auckland’s unique Asian flavour

From 26 January to 22 February, feel uplifted by the colours, sounds, tastes and beats of Asia.

Climate action 2 Dec 2024

Sacred sites will face climate impacts

Sites of culturual significance were included in a haerenga (journey) through the Papakura district.

Auckland's Future In Progress 25 Nov 2024

Census highlights a changing south

The south is growing faster than the rest of Auckland and is becoming even more ethnically diverse.

Arts 20 Nov 2024

Honouring Hingaia in sculpture at Karaka

Waiohua chieftainess Hingaia is celebrated at the park that bears her name in Karaka.

Events56 Results

05 Dec 2025

Twilight in the Village

Come along to Twilight in the Village to shop a delightful array of stalls, support local commerc...

01 Dec 2025 - 05 Dec 2025

Kim Hong-Do's Genre Paintings: Stories of Ordinary Days

This exhibition sheds light on how warm and precious everyday life can be through the genre paint...

01 Dec 2025 - 31 Jan 2026

From the Archives: Drawing Aotearoa

An illustrated look at New Zealand life - from early etchings and political cartoons to the every...

13 Nov 2025 - 11 Dec 2025

Vector Lights Sparkle Hour

Get together with friends and whānau to watch Vector Lights from your favourite viewing spots aro...

07 Nov 2025 - 19 Dec 2025

Mandarin Rhymetime

Learn Chinese culture through music, stories and fun!

05 Nov 2025 - 07 Dec 2025

Fern Fever

The pressed plants will be on display in the Highwic Drawing Room and include specimens collected...

18 Oct 2025 - 20 Dec 2025

Echo

This exhibition features painting and sculpture by three emerging artists Erika Holm, Ngaroma Ril...

10 Oct 2025 - 13 Dec 2025

Mandarin Storytime at East Coast Bays Library

We will sing songs, play instruments and listen to stories while you learn Chinese!!