Events

Every Monday & Thursday
Aaiotanga Community Space, 22 Emily Place

Beginners: 8-8.45am, Intermediates: 8.15-9am
Cost: Koha (donation)

Join Emily Place local Erwin as he leads beginner and intermediate Tai Chi classes every Monday & Thursday morning at Aaiotanga Community Space.

Every Wednesday | 12 - 2pm
Makerspace, Auckland Central Library

Have you got a craft project that you’ve been wanting to complete for ages, unfinished paperwork or mending that you’ve been meaning to do? Tick that job off your list in the company of others at the UFO Group, which meets at Central City Library’s Makerspace every week – and everyone is welcome.

Every Wednesday | 11am - 1pm
Homeground, 140 Hobson St

A collaboration between Auckland City Mission, Foodtogether & Perfectly Imperfect
Preorder here

Every Sunday | 6pm
Ellen Melville Centre
Free

Tuesdays | 10.30am - 12pm
Central City Library, 44-46 Lorne Street

Come along and listen to our speakers and share and learn more about family history and genealogy.

MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ARE WELCOME:

• 25 July – Sue Berman (Auckland Libraries' Principle Oral Historian) “Oral history practical interviewing techniques.”

• 22 Aug - Auckland City branch AGM, branch speakers

• 26 Sept - Seonaid Harvey (Auckland Libraries' family history librarian)

• 24 Oct - topic to be confirmed

• 21 Nov - topic to be confirmed

Saturday 29 July - Sunday 29 October
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Wellesley Street East

With over 150 works from 1890 to today, Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia is the largest overview of art by First Peoples of Australia to be presented in Aotearoa.

The artworks included in Ever Present address Australia’s complex histories and challenge stereotypes about the First Peoples of Australia.

Friday 25 August | 9am-5pm
Saturday 26 August | 10am-4pm
Monday 28 August | 9am-5pm
Tuesday 29 August | 9am-5pm
Central City Library | Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, 44-46 Lorne Street

This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see the range of Auckland Libraries’ exceptional medieval manuscripts collection.

That these books have survived mostly intact over nine centuries is remarkable. In the age of printing and mass production, they are miraculous.

Friday 25 August 2023 - Wednesday 28 February 2024 | 10am-5pm
New Zealand Maritime Museum, Corner Hobson & Quay St, Viaduct Harbour

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Always Song in the Water, an art exhibition that celebrates Moana Oceania through the work of renowned artists.

Experience paintings, photography, jewellery, poetry, and dance from artists including John Pule, Robin White, John Reynolds, Elizabeth Thomson, Denys Watkins, Neke Moa, Lianne Edwards, Phil Dadson, Fiona Hall, Kazu Nakagawa, Bruce Foster, Steev Laufilitoga Maka, Shona Rapira Davies, and more.

Friday 25 August | 10am-6pm
Saturday 26 August | 10am-4pm
Tuesday 29 August | 10am-6pm
Wednesday 30 August | 10am-6pm
Thursday 31 August | 10am-8pm
Studio One Toi Tu, 238 Karangahape Rd

The exhibition Tōku Whakaruruhau by Ngā Rangatahi Toa is about exploring the idea of creating a safe space. This can take various forms for our rangatahi (young people), both within our organisation and in our wider communities.

Every Friday 25 August - 15 December | 12pm - 1pm
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Wellesley Street East

Keen to practice your sketching and observation skills in a relaxed environment?

Be inspired by a life model in an open drawing encounter every Friday lunchtime.

These drawing sessions are suitable for everyone – from complete beginners to accomplished artists. All welcome.

Wednesday 30 August | 2.30pm - 4pm
Akozone, Level 1, Central City Library

Want to make new friends over a cup of tea?
Love stories and talking about ideas?
Join library staff as we read stories, watch movie clips, listen to podcast episodes and chat about them!

Wednesday 30 August - 20 September | 2pm-4pm
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Cnr Kitchener and Wellesley Streets

Have you ever looked at an Italian Baroque painting and wished you could create something like it?

The course is suitable for all levels; whether you’re a beginner or a confident painter, join us in the studio to flex your creative skills and learn some art history along the way. The course will also include a guided tour by one of our Gallery curators.

Thursday 31 August and Friday 29 September | 10am-11.30am
New Zealand Maritime Museum, Corner Quay and Hobson streets, Viaduct Harbour

Don your best walking shoes and delve into the history and archaeology of the Auckland waterfront.

The 75-minute walk will begin at the museum reception and then meander around the neighbouring streets and wharves.

This is a flat, accessible two-kilometre walk.

Wednesday 6th September | 5.30 - 7pm
Britomart
Free

Associate Professor Justin Morgenroth is a leader of the New Zealand Urban Forest Initiative and has been studying urban trees and the critical roles they play in cities around the world. He’ll be speaking to Britomart’s Jeremy Hansen about the best way to make Auckland and other cities greener.

Co-hosted by Britomart and The Urban Room as part of the Auckland Climate Festival. Illustration by Pounamu Wharewaka.

Saturday 23rd September | 2pm - 4pm
Auckland Central Library , 44/46 Lorne Street

Collaborative repair café held by Repair Café Aotearoa NZ and Auckland Central City Library- as part of Auckland Climate Festival 2023!

Have Your Say open until 18 September 2023

Auckland Council’s aim for Emily Place is to provide a more people-focused street and align with the City Centre Masterplan, a plan that focuses on making better use of city centre spaces and improving the quality of the environment.

Council want your thoughts on a draft concept plan for Emily Place that builds on the ideas trialled in the 2021 Innovating Streets for People project.

Friday 6 October - Saturday 7 October 2023 | 8pm-11.55pm
Auckland Harbour Bridge

Every 3 days, a baby is born with cerebral palsy, and more than 10,000 people are living with it in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Vector Lights will ‘Be Green & Be Seen’ this World Cerebral Palsy Day (6 October) to support and raise awareness for people living with neurological conditions supported by the Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand.

Celebrating Auckland will continue to play every 15 minutes.