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Sports / Leisure 21 Aug 2025

Kaipātiki sports fields gets major upgrade from board

Kaipātiki’s sports and recreation facilities will get a major boost following the local board’s decision to increase allocation to sports field upgrades to $2,684,200 in the 25/26 financial year.

Community 21 Aug 2025

EcoMatters Bike Hubs celebrate 100,000 visitors

An initiative that began in a single shipping container in New Lynn has now welcomed more than 100,000 visitors across a growing network of community bike hubs in Tāmaki Makaurau. 

Plans / Projects 20 Aug 2025

Celebrating diversity and building belonging in Upper Harbour

A new strategy designed to support Upper Harbour’s growing ethnic communities has been adopted by the local board.

Plans / Projects 20 Aug 2025

New leases and licences secured for valued community groups across Rodney

Five community groups across Rodney have secured leases and licences to occupy from the local board.

Community 19 Aug 2025

Board pushes back against plans to blur rural urban boundary

Strict protections should remain in West Auckland’s environmentally sensitive areas, says Waitākere Ranges Local Board in its response to the Government’s “Going for Housing Growth” consultation proposal. 

Whanau friendly 19 Aug 2025

New swings, slides and spaces to play in Hibiscus and Bays

Over the past eight months, five new playgrounds have opened across the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area.

Transport 18 Aug 2025

Million-dollar transport boost for Henderson-Massey

Henderson-Massey Local Board has approved a $1 million investment to upgrade roads, footpaths and cycling routes.

Community 14 Aug 2025

From local to global: West Auckland’s wetland wonder wins big

A community-led environmental project in West Auckland has earned global acclaim for its outstanding work in wetland restoration, education, and community engagement. 

Events

02 Jul 2026 - 12 Jul 2026

Matariki Herenga Waka - A Gathering of Many Voices

This exhibition positions The Poi Room as a contemporary herenga waka: a place where Māori artist...

01 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2026

He Tumu Mātāwaka

An exploration of the social and cultural footprint of urban Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

29 Jun 2026 - 24 Jul 2026

Toi ki Te Pāka 2026

This kaupapa is designed to elevate the mana of tauira and the mana of the iwi.

27 Pipi 2026 - 16 Hōngo 2026

Raranga Exhibition

Lake House Arts will present Hei Āpōpō (‘see you tomorrow’) as the flagship exhibition of our Mat...

27 Pipi 2026 - 18 Hōngo 2026

Tūhono

These installations will reflect the unique identity, creativity and presence of Ngāti Whātua Ōrā...

27 Jun 2026 - 26 Jul 2026

New Beginnings: Matariki Art and Photography Competition

Calling all young creatives in Tāmaki Makaurau!

26 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

He Taonga Ānō te Hau

Each fine art digital print is composed from taonga of personal significance, printed on archival...

25 Jun 2026 - 23 Jul 2026

Haerenga

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