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City Centre Waterfront 27 Mar 2024

New city centre upgrades begin, in co-ordinated sequence of transformational change

Auckland’s city centre continues to transform into a greener, safer, more vibrant and better-connected place.

Environment 26 Mar 2024

Aotea signs International Dark Sky Proclamation

Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board has made a “Dark Sky Proclamation” to mark International Dark Sky Week.

Community 15 Mar 2024

Congratulations to our good citizens!

Last month we celebrated some of the outstanding community members in Waitematā at our Good Citizens’ Awards.

Environment 7 Mar 2024

How targeted rates have helped Aotea

Find out how two environment targeted rate have been put to good use on the motu.

Community 22 Feb 2024

Design approved for 254 Ponsonby Road

Construction to create a public space in the heart of Ponsonby will soon be underway.

Community 16 Feb 2024

New location for Waitematā Local Board offices

Waitematā Local Board offices are no longer on Federal Street.

Environment 14 Feb 2024

Caulerpa update shows active response

A new report shows the work being done to respond to invasive marine pest, exotic Caulerpa.

City Centre Waterfront 13 Feb 2024

GDP and employment data shows city centre outpacing NZ for second consecutive year

For the second year in a row, Auckland’s high-achieving city centre has outpaced New Zealand in both GDP and employment growth.

Events

15 Jul 2026 - 18 Jul 2026

Eddie Izzard performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Akin to the original performances of HAMLET, Eddie will perform on the blank canvas of a bare sta...

16 Jul 2026

Mendelssohn's Violin

More cheer in Beethoven’s lithe Second Symphony, with its generous slow movement and breathless f...

25 Jul 2026

Opera in Concert: Madama Butterfly

A superb cast brings this devastating story to life. Stunning soprano Erika Grimaldi returns to s...

28 Jul 2026 - 22 Aug 2026

Macbeth

Shakespeare’s chilling tale of betrayal, ambition and the corrosive cost of unchecked desire.

30 Jul 2026

Mozart 39

Mozart’s translucent, sunlit symphony rounds off the programme with weightless elegance.

12 Aug 2026

Sheku & Elgar

Begin your evening with sensational live music, performed in the majestic setting of the Auckland...

13 Aug 2026

Sheku Plays Elgar

The sensational British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is one of the biggest stars of the moment, his...

16 Aug 2026

NZTrio: Space Jump

Experience the dynamic energy of Fazıl Say’s Space Jump, vividly portraying a thrilling ascent an...