16 MAY, 2024, 7PM Festival Gala Night: Choices and Chain Reactions One of the most loved events of Festival week. Eight stellar writers speak to a moment of choice that led them to where - and... Add to favourites
15 MAY, 2024, 12.30PM A Feijoan Lunch Join nature writer Kate Evans and chef Peter Gordon for an illuminating conversation about this singular exotic fruit over a... Add to favourites
17 MAY, 2024, 5:30PM Dan Carter: The Art of Winning Step inside the mind of a sporting legend as Dan Carter – the most capped All Blacks No. 10 of all time, superstar of... Add to favourites
17 MAY, 2024, 5:30PM Suzanne Heywood: Wavewalker Meet Suzanne Heywood to disucss her extraordinary life, beautifully captured in Wavewalker: Breaking Free. Add to favourites
17 MAY, 2024, 4PM Gone by Lunchtime Live! Join The Spinoff’s Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Māmoe) (executive producer of The... Add to favourites
17 MAY, 2024, 4PM Writing the New Zealand Man: A New Era Discuss the powerful coming-of-age novels and how they are shifting the needle on how Aotearoa New Zealand men are portrayed... Add to favourites
17 MAY, 2024, 11.30AM 2024 Honoured Writer: Anne Salmond Meet Anne Salmond, a distinguished professor at The University of Auckland, a leading social scientist and a respected... Add to favourites
17 MAY, 2024, 11AM What Can I Write About? How do we write spicy, important and beautiful work while avoiding cultural appropriation or omission? Add to favourites
27 Apr 2024 - 12 May 2024 Community Exhibition: There Were No Photos The exhibition will show how these various artists depict their ancestors, how they connect to and honour them, and what they... Add to favourites
3 MAY, 2024, 4-8PM An Afrikan Market: Dancing Through the Diaspora Get immersed in food stalls, arts & crafts, children's activities, performances, a fashion show and more. Add to favourites
23 MAY, 2024, 6.30PM-8PM Community Dinner Come join in for a delightful evening celebrating Africa Month 2024 at the Ellen Melville Centre! Add to favourites
25 MAY, 2024, 10AM - 6PM Africa Day 2024 The bright colours and irresistible beats of Africa are coming to Silo Park in celebration of the Africans culture. Add to favourites
3-26 MAY 2024 NZ International Comedy Festival 2024 The International Comedy Festival is returning in all its glory, with three jam-packed weeks of unmissable comedy from 3-26... Add to favourites
4-5 MAY, 2024, 7PM Fern Brady - I gave you milk to drink Fern Brady is a fiercely funny and provocative comic with an invigorating ability to combine eloquence and bluntness, and she... Add to favourites
07 May 2024 - 11 May 2024 Jamaine Ross Jamaine Ross, nominated for the Fred Award 2024, promises to metaphorically 'Go Hundies' for you on a range of topics ‚... Add to favourites
7-11 MAY, 2024 Courtney Dawson Come snuggle up with Courtney as she uses signature warm, anecdotal humour paired with banger punch lines for this hilarious... Add to favourites
07 May 2024 - 11 May 2024 Dr Joel Rindelaub Dr Joel brings you a rave-minded view from the forefront of science, using the humour he has showcased on Celebrity Treasure... Add to favourites
8-11 MAY, 2024 Becky Umbers In a rare meeting of the animal kingdom and the best of kiwi comedy, Becky Umbers (7 Days, The Project) and resident... Add to favourites
09 May 2024 - 11 May 2024 Josh Metcalfe & Melissa Lawlor Catch Josh, a slightly aggressive comedian with a cheeky flare who gets very passionate‚ and Melissa, a pre-award winning... Add to favourites
14-19 MAY, 2024 Auckland Writers Festival 2024 The country’s largest literary showcase, the Auckland Writers Festival, brings a world of stories and ideas to the city from... Add to favourites
14 May 2024 - 18 May 2024 Vincent Andrew-Scammell In this show, Vincent uses the power of these muses to transport the audience to the ludicrous, deadly, and whimsical world... Add to favourites