Events

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Seaweed, A Love Story — Special Screening & Kōrero

Waiheke Community Cinema Artworks Complex 127-129 Ocean View Road

Join us at the cinema for an evening to celebrate coastal regeneration and seaweed. Dr Nicole Miller from Explore Your Coast will present her award-winning short film: Seaweed, A Love…

$9 – $17

Hīkoi through the city

Auckland Central City Library 44/46 Lorne Street, Auckland CBD

Become a Toa Taiao | Eco‑Warrior! Join the Hīkoi through the City Step into adventure with our Hīkoi in the City — a fun, family‑friendly walk designed to connect you…

Free

Alice Eaves Reserve – Ranger Guided Walk

Alice Eaves Scenic Reserve Eaves Bush Parade, Orewa 0931, New Zealand

Join our community parks team for a guided walk through the beautiful Alice Eaves Bush, a 16-hectare remnant of coastal kauri-broadleaf forest. Discover the diverse native plants and wildlife that…

Free

Exhibition: Pollination

Exhibition: Pollination
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Flit between the flowers and discover how pollination works in Cornwall Park's ecosystem. Huia Lodge is open from 10 am - 4 pm Thursday to Tuesday 12 pm -4 pm…

Free

Stitch it, dont’ ditch it!

Learning Hub, Less.waste 55 Lawrie Rd, Snells Beach

Have you got a favourite top with a hole or a pair of jeans that need some love? Instead of sending it to landfill, give it a creative second life!…

$5

MyShinyMadness Urban Gallery

Myshinymadness Urban Gallery
Myshinymadness Urban Gallery 23a Boundary Road, Blockhouse Bay

Step inside the multi award-winning urban gallery of Lisa Watkins, better known as MyShinyMadness. For EcoFest 2026, Lisa opens her own Urban Sustainability Gallery — a rare indoor and outdoor…

koha

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25

Getting your māra started at home

72 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland 72 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn

Join us and learn how to get your own māra started at home. We’ll be exploring the basics of māra design and planting, practical tips for soil, seeds, and seasonal…

Free

Connected by Craft

Connected by Craft
Sustainable Papakura 67 O'Shannessey Street, Papakura

Join us for independent craft evenings where creativity and sustainability come together! Whether you love crochet, knitting, embroidery, sewing, quilting, or cross-stitch, this is your space to relax, connect, and…

Koha

Cornwall Park Bird Survey

Cornwall Park Bird Survey
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Would you like to participate in some citizen science? Drop by Huia Lodge Discovery Hub from the 2nd to the 19th of April to collect a Cornwall Park bird survey,…

Free

Exhibition: Pollination

Exhibition: Pollination
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Flit between the flowers and discover how pollination works in Cornwall Park's ecosystem. Huia Lodge is open from 10 am - 4 pm Thursday to Tuesday 12 pm -4 pm…

Free

Manurewa Lunch and Ride

Manurewa Lunch and Ride
Manurewa Library 7 Hill Road, Manurewa

Due to severe weather, the event on 26th March has been cancelled. Please sign up to one of the other four dates. Discover the neighbourhood of Manurewa on a fun…

Free

WasteWise Drop-In Info Stall

Whangaparaoa Library 9 Main Street, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparāoa

Visit Auckland Council’s WasteWise Advisors’ information stall and learn about how to do better with your waste. From tips to preventing waste in the first place to using your 3x…

Free

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25

Cornwall Park Bird Survey

Cornwall Park Bird Survey
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Would you like to participate in some citizen science? Drop by Huia Lodge Discovery Hub from the 2nd to the 19th of April to collect a Cornwall Park bird survey,…

Free

The Ice Cream is Melting!

The Ice Cream is Melting!
Ellerslie Arts, Home of the Dust Palace 134-138 Main Highway, Ellerslie

Save the Ice Creams. Save the World! Siblings Bonnie and Nikau have been promised a special treat, ice creams! But it’s a hot day and on the way home the…

$20 – $25

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks
Auckland Museum Auckland Domain, Parnell

Take a theatrical journey deep into an ocean full of amazing sharks — from the prehistoric past to today. You won’t need diving gear to swim with these majestic creatures;…

Pay What You Can

Exhibition: Pollination

Exhibition: Pollination
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Flit between the flowers and discover how pollination works in Cornwall Park's ecosystem. Huia Lodge is open from 10 am - 4 pm Thursday to Tuesday 12 pm -4 pm…

Free

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25

The Ice Cream is Melting!

The Ice Cream is Melting!
Ellerslie Arts, Home of the Dust Palace 134-138 Main Highway, Ellerslie

Save the Ice Creams. Save the World! Siblings Bonnie and Nikau have been promised a special treat, ice creams! But it’s a hot day and on the way home the…

$20 – $25

Te Atatu Food Truck Fridays

Te Atatū South Community Centre 247 Edmonton Road, Te Atatū South

A hyper local market with a tasty selection of Auckland’s best street food, music and entertainment. Plenty of free activities to keep the kids busy including ReCreators upcycled craft workshop.…

Free

The Living Earth Series

The Living Earth Series
The Button Factory 2 Abbey Street, Auckland CBD

Ancient Wisdom For A New Paradigm The Living Earth Series invites a shift in how we relate to the world:  from seeing the Earth as a resource to recognising it…

$50

Cornwall Park Bird Survey

Cornwall Park Bird Survey
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Would you like to participate in some citizen science? Drop by Huia Lodge Discovery Hub from the 2nd to the 19th of April to collect a Cornwall Park bird survey,…

Free

Kids Learn to Ride – Waitakere

Oratia District School 1 Shaw Road, Oratia

Learning to ride a bike is one of those big childhood milestones and being part of that experience as a parent or caregiver is a thrill. If you are wondering…

Free

St Johns Food Forest Tour

St Johns Food Forest Tour
14 Anson Place 14 Anson Place, St Johns

Visit us in this beautiful, mature food forest in our 1/3 acre in the suburb of St John. Let me take you on a tour around the vege garden, meadow,…

$10

Ecobrick-Making Workshop – North Auckland

Kaipātiki Project EcoHub 17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale

Join us to transform soft plastic waste into sustainable building blocks called ecobricks! We'll give a demo on how to make an ecobrick (its super easy), provide all the materials and…

Free

Repair Cafe Papakura

Sustainable Papakura 67 O'Shannessey Street, Papakura

Repair Café Workshop ♻️ Fix It, Don’t Toss It! 🛠 What’s a Repair Café? A community event where people come together to repair broken items, share skills, and reduce waste.…

Koha

Freida Market

Freida Margolis Grey Lynn 440 Richmond road

Join us and see how good it feels to shop second hand, back local makers and make a few better choices to help our planet. Usually a neighbourhood wine bar,…

Free

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks
Auckland Museum Auckland Domain, Parnell

Take a theatrical journey deep into an ocean full of amazing sharks — from the prehistoric past to today. You won’t need diving gear to swim with these majestic creatures;…

Pay What You Can

Exhibition: Pollination

Exhibition: Pollination
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Flit between the flowers and discover how pollination works in Cornwall Park's ecosystem. Huia Lodge is open from 10 am - 4 pm Thursday to Tuesday 12 pm -4 pm…

Free

Rag Rugs

Rag Rugs
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

Go back in time at Historical Village, where the ethos of ‘waste not, want not’ governed every aspect of life. Even the smallest scraps of fabric were recycled into colourful…

$16

Propagating Native Plants from Seed

Waiheke Native Plants Trust 66 Onetangi Road

Learn how to grow native plants from seed with experts from Waiheke Native Plants. This hands-on session introduces essential techniques for processing seeds and fruits, helping you understand the key…

Free

Hikoi Series: Repo

Harbour View Beach Reserve Harbour View Road, Te Atatū Peninsula

Join us for a hands-on interactive exploration of the Ōrangihina wetland in Te Atatū Peninsula. We will be discussing wetlands through an indigenous lens and using citizen science tools to…

Free

MyShinyMadness Urban Gallery

Myshinymadness Urban Gallery
Myshinymadness Urban Gallery 23a Boundary Road, Blockhouse Bay

Step inside the multi award-winning urban gallery of Lisa Watkins, better known as MyShinyMadness. For EcoFest 2026, Lisa opens her own Urban Sustainability Gallery — a rare indoor and outdoor…

koha

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25