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Community 22 Jun 2023

Volunteers contribute to local youth wellbeing

A good, empathetic listener is at the other end of the line when young people in our community reach out to Youthline.

Community 20 Jun 2023

New location for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki’s meetings

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board business meetings will now be held at 560 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings until further notice.

Conservation 20 Jun 2023

Ōrākei celebrates volunteers’ dedication to the environment

We celebrate the work of some of our local volunteers for National Volunteer Week.

Community 20 Jun 2023

Whau Pasifika Festival is back

The Whau Pasifika Festival returns this year with a week-long celebration of Pacific Island culture, creativity, and community.

Community 20 Jun 2023

Howick celebrates moth plant competition winners

There is a war taking place across the motu – a war against the moth plant, one that takes over and frequently out-competes and replaces native plants, smothering and strangling whatever it climbs on.

Community 19 Jun 2023

The Curious Case of the Curious Minds project in the restoration of the Waokauri Stream

The ambitious Curious Minds project of Aorere College’s Year 9 students laid the groundwork for the restoration of a nearby stream.

19 Jun 2023

Business Improvement District goes ahead for Silverdale

Silverdale is getting down to business with the establishment of a new Business Improvement District approved by Hibiscus and Bays Local Board.

Community 19 Jun 2023

Over $50,000 invested in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki communities

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board approved 30 applications from organisations for operational costs that help deliver benefits for the community.

Events

24 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

Haerenga

Haerenga by noa hāmana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Toa) explores Māori migration and its continua...

24 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

He Taonga Ānō te Hau: Treasures That Still Breathe

Created for Matariki, the works speak to remembrance, renewal, and ancestral connection, encourag...

24 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

Nga Takune | The Intentions

This Matariki mā Puanga exhibition is a rangatahi-led exploration of intention - what is meant, w...

24 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

Terms of Endearment

Using clay and text, the work explores emotional residue, repetition, and the labour of holding w...

25 Jun 2026

Te Kapowai / Dragonfly workshop

Join us to make a beautiful beaded dragonfly and learn the special meaning behind them.

25 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026

Simply Brill

A celebration of the songs, stories and songwriters who shaped the 60s.

25 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026

Sugar

A superstar-in-the-making shines in this electric cabaret.

27 Jun 2026

Elouan Quartet with Bridget Douglas

Selection of lively and lyrical performances exploring storytelling and folk influences.