This Week + Next Week in Auckland

Winter’s really heating up. There’s plenty on this week. A free F1 LEGO car? Count me in. A Banksy exhibition? Sounds great. A noodle festival in Takapuna? Yummy. Local markets? Treasure awaits.

Enjoy this week’s issue 🥯

🧱 Build Your Own FREE LEGO F1 Car
Now – Sunday 13th July
📍 Toyworld Glenfield Mall
Build your own LEGO Formula 1 car for FREE. While stock lasts.
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🖼️ The Art of Banksy
Now – Sunday 3rd August
📍 Aotea Centre, Hunua Rooms
150+ original works by the world’s most famous anonymous artist.
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👉 Watch The Bagel’s Review

🦊 The Gruffalo
Now – Sunday 13th July
📍 Bruce Mason Centre
The beloved kids’ book live on stage. Songs, laughs, and one clever mouse.
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🎭 The Suitcase Show
Now – Saturday 12th July | 7PM
📍 Q Theatre
A suitcase opens. Stories unfold.
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🪑 IKEA Hiring Info Session
Saturday 12th July | 10AM & 2PM
📍 Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre
Curious about working at IKEA? Learn about 400+ jobs.
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📚 PRELOVED Rummage – Auckland Baby Market
Saturday 12th July | 9:30AM – 12PM
📍 Ellerslie War Memorial Community Centre
Secondhand clothes, toys, books and more for babies and young children.
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🛍️ Mt Eden Village Craft Market
Saturday 12th July | 9:30AM – 3PM
📍 449 Mt Eden Road
NZ handmade market. Come and support local.
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📘 Quarterly Book Clearance Sale
Saturday 12th July | 10AM – 5PM
📍 201 Ponsonby Road
1,500 clearance books for $5 or 5 for $15. Books worms this is for you.
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🍜 Takapuna Noodle Festival
Saturday 12th July | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Waiwharariki Anzac Square
Noodle lovers unite. Ramen, dumplings, stir-fries and more.
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🐱 $50–$100 Cat Adoption Day
Saturday 12th July | 11AM – 2PM
📍 Petstock Takapuna
De-sexed, vaccinated, microchipped kittens looking for a new home.
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🍕 Family Day at Turtle
Saturday 12th July | 12PM
📍 660 Great South Road, Ellerslie
Bouncy castle, pizza, and kids eat FREE with paying adult.
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🎥 Enter The Void (2009) – Director’s Cut
Saturday 12th July | 8PM
📍 Academy Cinemas
Psychedelic, first-person Tokyo death trip from Gaspar Noé.
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🎸 10cc – Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour
Saturday 12th July | 7:30PM
📍 Aotea Centre
“I'm Not in Love” and all the classics from the UK soft rock legends.
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🛍️ Gribblehirst Market
Sunday 13th July | 12PM – 3:30PM
📍 5 Cabbage Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham
Indoor + outdoor stalls with handmade, artisan and preloved finds.
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🛍️ ReUse Market
Sunday 13th July | 10AM – 2PM
📍 Victoria Street Car Park
Covered flea market of secondhand, handmade, and upcycled goods.
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🐶 11th Auckland Chihuahua Meetup
Sunday 13th July | 10:30AM
📍 Western Park, Freemans Bay
Bring your chihuahua and meet other tiny dog lovers.
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🚗 Car Meet at Obsessive / Detail Mart
Sunday 13th July | 12PM – 3PM
📍 33 Walls Road, Penrose
Car meet + BBQ + sim racing = a great day guaranteed.
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In 2006, someone actually tried to sell New Zealand on eBay.

No joke. An Australian man listed the whole country with a starting bid of one cent. It got 22 bids and reached $3,000 before eBay stepped in and pulled the listing, calling it “obviously inappropriate”.

🎤 Randy Feltface – First Banana Tour
Wednesday 16th July | 9:30PM
📍 SkyCity Theatre
The world-famous felt-faced puppet live in Auckland.
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🎤 Nikki Glaser: Alive and Unwell Tour
Thursday 17th July | 7:30PM
📍 Aotea Centre
Raw, unfiltered stand-up from the US comedy queen of oversharing.
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— The Auckland Bagel 🥯