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Community 15 Aug 2022

Inspiring initiatives taking place in your community

Celebrating community groups and organisations doing amazing things in central Auckland.

Environment news 9 Aug 2022

Waterways Protection Fund extended

Aotea / Great Barrier, Papakura, Franklin and Rodney, are all now part of the Regional Waterways Protection Fund.

Whanau friendly 20 Jul 2022

Enrolments open for Aotea Early Learning Centre

The doors are soon to open on Aotea’s first ever day care facility.

Environment 20 Jul 2022

An exciting step towards Waiheke’s carbon zero goal

A survey of marine carbon sequestered (captured and stored) in the Waiheke marine environment will be carried out over the next few months.

Cultural 12 Jul 2022

Hautapu ceremony a first for Aotea

Kawa Marae's day of Matariki celebrations commenced with a hautapu ceremony

Environment 16 Jun 2022

Aotea Transfer Station opens in July

Aotea / Great Barrier Island is taking another positive step towards achieving the Zero Waste 2040 target.

Events

06 Jun 2026

Indie Game Showcase

Free event featuring 20+ playable games from local game makers and developers.

07 Mar 2026 - 06 Jun 2026

Casual Drop-In Art Group

The Casual Art Group invites school leavers to immerse themselves in a relaxed and friendly envir...

07 Feb 2026 - 19 Dec 2026

Chinese Shared Reading

Join us for shared reading and meaningful conversations in Chinese.

07 Jun 2026 - 28 Jun 2026

Treasure Maps

Stamp your very own treasure map using our custom map stamps, then draw in rivers, roads and myst...

08 Jun 2026 - 22 Jun 2026

Woodcut Prints

The course will cover several approaches to woodcut printing, including layering blocks and combi...

10 Mar 2026 - 08 Dec 2026

Shared Reading at Little Leys

Join our librarians for a relaxed shared reading session.

11 Jun 2026

Author Talk: Belinda Woolrych

Join Belinda Woolrych, downsizing expert and author, as she shares independent advice.

11 Jun 2026

Chopin & Tchaikovsky

The stunning Russian-Armenian pianist Eva Gevorgyan makes her NZ debut with the delicate, melanch...