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This Week:
⚔️ Auckland Force Information Evening
Thursday 12th February | 6PM – 7:30PM
📍 Defence Careers Recruiting Centre Auckland
Free info night about NZDF roles and career paths.
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🍔 Farro Smales Farm Food Truck Night
Thursday 12th February | 4:30PM – 8PM
📍 Farro Smales Farm
Midweek food truck event with face painting for kids.
More info
🎧 History of Hip-Hop
Friday 13th February | 4PM – 10PM
📍 Aotea Square
Celebrate 50+ years of hip hop culture with legendary DJs.
More info
🌙 Luna Bites Night Market East Auckland
Friday 13th February | 5PM – 9PM
📍 Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre
Relaxed evening with food, treats, drinks, and good vibes.
More info
🛍️ Karaka Market
Saturday 14th February | 9AM – 12:30PM
📍 113 Harbourside Drive, Papakura
Indoor and outdoor market with vendors, food, music, pony rides, and more.
More info
🏓 Give It A Go Pickleball
Saturday 14th February | 11:30AM – 12:30PM
📍 Western Park Tennis Courts
Free introductory pickleball session.
More info
🐹 Guinea Pig Meet & Greet
Saturday 14th February | 11AM – 2PM
📍 381 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
Meet the team from Pet.Kiwi and adorable guinea pigs.
More info
🐕 Fun Day Out at Potters Park
Saturday 14th February | 8AM – 12PM
📍 Potters Park
A morning of fun with an action-packed agility course for pups.
More info
🛍️ $5 Fill-A-Bag Sale
Saturday 14th February | 9AM – 4PM
📍 Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre
Fill a reusable bag with clothing, shoes, books, and more for just $5.
More info
🎨 Mt Eden Village Craft Market
Saturday 14th February | 9:30AM – 3PM
📍 Mt Eden Village Craft Market
Market featuring NZ handmade products from selected makers.
More info
🥕 Parnell Farmers’ Market
Saturday 14th February | 8AM – 11:45AM
📍 545 Parnell Road
Weekly local Farmers’ Market
More info
🎶 Factor B - Theatre Of The Mind pres. Bloom
Saturday 14th February | 9PM – 3AM
📍 The Mothership
4-hour trance set from Factor B.
More info
🎉 COLOURS OF JOY: HOLI
Saturday 14th February | 12PM – 4PM
📍 Sir Barry Curtis Park
Free family event with colours, music, performances, and food.
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🍔 Foodtrucks at Stardome
Saturday 14th February | 3PM – 7PM
📍 Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
Eats, treats and beats on the observatory lawn, plus $5 planetarium shows.
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🎈 20th Birthday Celebration and Gumboots Country Fair
Saturday 14th February | 9AM – 1PM
📍 Gumboots Early Learning Centre, Helensville
Fun-filled community celebration with bouncy castles, face painting, and so much more.
More info
♻️ E-Waste Drop Off Day Rangitoto College
Saturday 14th February | 9AM – 3PM
📍 Graham Collins Drive, Windsor Park
Drop off your unwanted electronics at this drive-thru event.
More info
🧺 FOSSI Rummage Sale
Saturday 14th February | 9AM - 1PM
📍 120 Picton Street, Howick
Rummage sale of preloved items with nothing over $20.
More info
🐶 And they call it… Puppy Love
Saturday 14th February | 11:00AM - 1PM
📍 Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Special dog adoption event with cuddles, kisses, and second chances.
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🎷 Music in Parks Domain Rotunda Jazz
Sunday 15th February | 3PM – 6PM
📍 Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Sunday afternoon jazz with local musicians.
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🌿 Auckland Plant Market
Sunday 15th February | 9AM – 2PM
📍 Smales Farm
Botanical market day for plant lovers. Around 100 vendors.
More info
🚗 Meguiar’s Coffee & Cars
Sunday 15th February | 9AM – 12PM
📍 Auckland Showgrounds
Morning car meet with a wide variety of vehicles on display.
More info
🦁 Lunar New Year Lion Dance Festivities - Albany
Sunday 15th February | 10AM
📍 Westpac Albany
Lunar New Year festivities with a lion dance performance.
More info
🛍️ Kumeu Monthly Market
Sunday 15th February | 9AM – 2PM
📍 Kumeu Showgrounds
Relaxed summer market day with 120+ stalls, food, face painting, and more.
More info
🐱 Kitten and Cat Adoption Day
Sunday 15th February | 11AM – 2PM
📍 Animates Silverdale
Cat and kitten adoption day.
More info
🤠 Hoedown at the Ranch
Sunday 15th February | 4PM
📍 Hibiscus Coast Community RSA
Monthly hoedown with music, dancing, and activities.
More info
🎎 New Zealand Children’s Chinese Festival
Sunday 15th February | 10AM
📍 Browns Bay Beach
Family-friendly celebration of Chinese heritage with performances, workshops, and more.
More info
🤸 FREE Gymnastics in the Park
Sunday 15th February | 1PM – 3PM
📍 Lloyd Elsmore Park
Free outdoor gymnastics event for the community.
More info
👀 Did you know? 👀
There’s a hole in Russia so deep it’s nicknamed “The Gateway to Hell.”
It’s the deepest hole humans have ever drilled and it had to be abandoned after conditions underground became far more extreme than expected.
Coming Up Next Week:
🎤 Pulp
Saturday 21st February | 7:00PM
📍 Spark Arena
Pulp make their long-awaited return to New Zealand stages for the first time in 15 years.
More info
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