SSNZ Auckland Newsletter September issue 22

Updates from Settlement Support New Zealand – Auckland City

Presentations SSNZ Auckland City presented at Our Lady Sacred Heart School, a primary school located in Epsom. 6 classes of children aged 5 years old were asked

to share their knowledge about new migrants and what they could do to help newcomers settled in the new country. It was interesting to see how diverse the classes were and how much the children know about new migrants. Korean Health & Wellbeing Forum

The first Korean Health & Wellbeing Forum was held by Office of Ethnic

Affairs and the Korean Society of Auckland Inc on the 7th August. The Forum was held to address the needs of the community to learn more

about services available to assist them. You can read more about it on: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10664132. Client and Service Providers Enquiries

252 people visited SSNZ Auckland City/ARMS Three Kings during August 2010. Close to 40% of the enquiries were related to finding employment in New Zealand, followed by cultural/community and financial assistance. Many of last month’s clients were from India (57) and China (38), followed by the Philippines (19), Fiji and Sri Lanka (each 15).Close to half (44%) of the clients seen in August were Permanent Residents while approximately 25% were New Zealand Citizens and Temporary Permit Holders (e.g. work permits). More than 40% of the clients have lived in New Zealand for less than 2 years.

There were enquiries from four service providers, related to employment, translators and interpreters, housing and accommodation, and tertiary education providers. Permanent Long Term Arrival (PLT) to New Zealand – Statistics New Zealand

Seasonally adjusted net PLT migration was 1,000 in July 2010, up from 100 in June 2010. Of the PLT arrivals,

30,000 were Australian or New Zealand Citizens. Of the 51,900 who required a permit, 19,500 arrived on work permits; 15,100 arrived on student permits; 13,000 arrived on residence permit, and 3,800 arrived on visitor permit. According to Statistics New Zealand, there were fewer arrivals on each of these permit types compared with July 2009 year, the biggest decrease being 3,600 fewer arrivals on work permits. Net migration to New Zealand was 15,200, compared to 14,500 in July 2009. Net inflow of migrants from United Kingdom was 6,800, down from 9,300 the previous years. Net inflows from India were 5,600 and China 3,500.

For more information visit: http://bit.ly/aeeYdh

Mahuru (September)/Issue 22 2010

Bevan Chuang,

Settlement Support

Coordinator –

Auckland City

Haere Mai, Nau Mai, Haere Mai

Kei te pēhea koutou? How are you all? Welcome to the twenty-second

Settlement Support New Zealand—Auckland City Newsletter.

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide you with information about what

Settlement Support – Auckland City does, and where you can find information

about employment, education, health services and many other aspects of

settling in New Zealand. This is also an opportunity to share with you the

services and activities available around Auckland City.

Please feel free to pass on this newsletter onto friends, family and community

colleagues.

Settlement Support New Zealand Auckland City – Tāmaki-makau-rau

He tōtara wāhi rua he kai n ate toki (“a split tōtara is easy prey to the axe” – keep together, in division is defeat.)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10664132

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Updates from Department of Labour

Check out VisaView

This service allows New Zealand employers to access records held by Immigration New Zealand and to check whether a person who is not a New Zealand citizen is entitled to work in New Zealand. Under the Immigration Act 2009 (and the Immigration Act 1987), an employer must not employ a foreign national who is not entitled to work in New Zealand or entitled to work for that employer. This applies whether or not the employer knew that the foreign national was not entitled to work.

The Department has developed an online service (VisaView) that will let an employer check a prospective employee’s entitlement to work in New Zealand for that employer. The Department has developed a guide to help employers check work entitlement and a work entitlement checklist. The Department’s Contact Centre (0508 WORK NZ) is also available to assist with queries. http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Employ/visaview/

New Immigration Act commences 29 November 2010

As an employer, your obligations under the Immigration Act 2009 remain essentially the same as under the Immigration Act 1987: you must not employ a non-New Zealand citizen who is not entitled to work in New Zealand. The Immigration Act 2009 will come into effect on 29 November 2010. The key change for employers in the Immigration Act 2009 is that holding an IR 330 form will no longer be a “reasonable excuse” for employing a non-New Zealand citizen who is not entitled to work in New Zealand. Instead, you will have to show that you took “reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence” to check whether they are entitled to work in New Zealand. The Department of Labour wants to support you to meet your obligations, and is doing this in a number of ways. An online system which will allow you to easily obtain information on a potential employee’s work entitlement has been introduced. The system is called ‘VisaView’ and will enable all New Zealand employers to enquire about the work entitlement of a job applicant who is a

foreign national. You will simply need to provide information such as a passport number and the last name of the applicant.

VisaView will check against the Department’s database and in most cases provide you with a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer, together with any specific work conditions that may apply. VisaView also maintains a history of your enquiries, which will be a useful way for you to demonstrate due diligence in relation to Immigration Act requirements. The Department has also developed ‘A guide to help employers check work entitlement’ and ‘Work entitlement checklist’’. These were put together in close consultation with employers from around New Zealand. Queries regarding employer obligations under the Immigration Act 2009 can be sent to [email protected]. Visit: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Employ/News/visaviewact.htm

New Publications

Immigrant Selection and the Returns to Human Capital in New Zealand and Australia: http://bit.ly/cIuQIt and Transition to Permanent Residence - Job outcomes of work permit holders: http://bit.ly/972HAR

Skill Shortage List

Good news for skilled migrants! Long Term and Immediate Skill Shortage list has been updated and widen. Check it out on: http://bit.ly/bBxpHN (Long Term Skill Shortage) and http://bit.ly/b9uZyF (Immediate Skill Shortage)

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Employ/visaview/workentitlement.htm

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Employ/visaview/workentitlement.htm

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Employ/visaview/

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Employ/News/visaviewact.htm

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Taste of Japan

10:00am – 16:00pm 25th

September 2010

Logan Campbell Centre, ASB Showgrounds

Greenlane West Road, Auckland

Reaching out to communities

Auckland Disability Law (http://www.aucklanddisabilitylaw.org.nz/) is a free community legal service in the Auckland region. There are 26 Community Law Centres (http://www.communitylaw.org.nz/) around New Zealand. Auckland Disability Law specializes in disability law and provides professional legal advice for the disabled community of Auckland. Auckland Disability Law works with disabled people, their families, disability groups and legal professionals. We are the newest Community Law Centre in New Zealand, and were set up in 2007 by the Legal Services Agency (http://www.lsa.govt.nz/index.php) to assist with the unmet legal needs of the disabled people in the region. Having formally launched services in May 2008 we are the only Law Centre in the country that specializes in disability law. As a service provider we operate from the social model and this view is reflected by the following definition:

Disability is not something individuals have. What individuals have are impairments. They may be physical, sensory, neurological, psychiatric, intellectual or other impairments. Disability is the process which happens when one group of people

create barriers by designing a world only for their way of living, taking no account of the impairments other people have.” (Minister of Disability Issues, 2002, p. 7)

So what is it that we actually do as a service? Our work involves providing access to legal information, advice and assistance. We host workshops on various legal issues such as the Mental Health Act, and Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act (PPPR). Auckland Disability Law also has a focus on law reform through bringing the disabled people together and encouraging people to have their say about the issues that affect our community. For more information on our work please visit our website: www.aucklanddisabilitylaw.org.nz. If you think Auckland Disability Law might be able to assist you please feel free to send us an email on [email protected]; call (09) 257 5140 or text 027 457 5140.

Community Notices

http://www.aucklanddisabilitylaw.org.nz/

http://www.communitylaw.org.nz/

http://www.lsa.govt.nz/index.php

http://www.aucklanddisabilitylaw.org.nz/


Info: [email protected] or http://www.aucklandindonesianfestival.com/

Info: [email protected] or http://www.aucklandindonesianfestival.com/

Would you like the chance to give your opinions as a ‘New to

Auckland Advisor’?

ARMS is contacting you as someone who used settlement support services in the last 5 years.

On Saturday 11th

September we are hosting an open forum for people to tell us about settlement services in Auckland and what they think about the information available to New Aucklanders.

You have the experience of being a New Aucklander You are the Expert!

We want to hear what you have to say!

There will be 30 places in the ‘New to Auckland Advisors’ Forum, selected from around the whole of the Region. The places are open to New Aucklanders who have lived in New Zealand for 5 years or less. For the chance to be one of the selected Advisors,

send us some information about yourself and give us answers to the following questions:

Did you get the kind of settlement help and information you needed when you moved to Auckland? If Yes – what was most helpful?

If not – what would have helped you settle in Auckland?

What kinds of ideas and innovations in settlement services do you think would help New Aucklanders arriving now, and in the future?

Please send your reply to Carolynn Day at [email protected] by 8

th September 2010.

Thank you for taking part in this new initiative! We will let you know if you are selected to be a ‘New to Auckland Advisor’!

Your name Your contact phone number How long have you lived in New Zealand? Auckland? What is your visa or residential status? What was your original/home country? What is your first language? Are you a) working b) not working c) studying? What is your age? Are you male / female? Did you come to New Zealand as a migrant/refugee?


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What’s Coming Up? Workshops *All free and conducted in English unless otherwise stated.

Job Search Workshop

7th and 21st September, 9.30am—3.00pm

Workshop to assist with your job search. Held in conjunction with Career Services and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and other agencies.

Legal Clinics

Fridays, 9.30am—12.00pm

Heval Hylan, Principal of Hylan Law Barrister & Solicitor, will be providing free 10-minutes legal advice on immigration, family law, contract, trusts and other areas of law in general.

Financial Advice

Fridays, 10.00am – 12.00pm Tina Chen, founder of TC Financial Planning Ltd, will be providing free 10-minutes financial and budgeting advice, in English, Mandarin or Cantonese.

Inland Revenue’s online services

Saturday 11th September 2010, 9.00am – 12.30pm All about Inland Revenue’s websites. Online help for businesses – ―Tools for Business‖. Easy navigational links, demonstration links for online filing of Income Tax, GST, PAYE and other returns. The various calculators available. Advantages for registering for online services. How

to create your own personalised due dates calendar. Easy navigation to all forms and guides of the Inland Revenue. Other smart tools available.

Treaty Workshop

Saturday 25th September 2010, 9.00am – 4.00pm

Learn more about the history of NZ and what the Treaty means for you as a new New

Zealander. Learn how to respond to questions about the Treaty in job interviews.

For more information or to register contact ARMS on 09 625 2440 or [email protected].

Have you been forwarded this newsletter? If you've been forwarded this newsletter and you wish to subscribe email [email protected].

If you would like to change your subscription details or unsubscribe email [email protected]. Have you got any suggestions or feedback about the newsletter? Please email [email protected]

The next Local Settlement Network Meeting for Settlement Support NZ will be especially for

newcomers to learn all about the new Auckland Council and to have the chance to meet the

elected Council members and newly appointed officials.

The meeting will be held on Saturday 30th

October 2010.

This will be a lively and interactive network meeting! Mark this in your diary and check out our

website for up-to-date information.

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Auckland’s founding historyThe settlement of Auckland was founded on 18 September 1840, and many events that occurred on that day hold the key to why and how we celebrate our heritage today.

Te Kawau, the paramount chief of Ngati Whatua ki Tamaki, invited Governor Hobson and the Crown to share their land soon after the first signing of The Treaty of Waitangi.

Te Kawau believed that by having the most powerful European in the country and his government living on the Waitemata, he would gain a powerful military ally, secure access to markets for Ngati Whatua to produce for, and gain literacy and medicine for introduced diseases.

Ngati Whatua agreed to transfer land-use rights of over 3500 acres to Hobson for a township to be established. The boundaries of the block of land were Mataharehare (Hobson Bay) in the east, west

along the then coastline to Opou (Cox’s Bay), and inland from both points to the summit of Maungawhau-Mt Eden. This land makes up the modern-day CBD and inner suburbs of Auckland.

Just after noon on 18 September, sailors and officials joined the Ngati Whatua chiefs and 100 of their supporters in beautiful weather on a small headland, soon to be named Point Britomart. The point no longer exists, but it would have been located somewhere near Emily Place.

Once the deed was signed, the British flagstaff was raised to the cheers of bystanders and a round of salutes was fired from the ships Anna Watson and Platina anchored nearby. This signalled Auckland as the new capital of New Zealand, named after the first Earl of Auckland, George Eden, who was a patron and friend of Sir William Hobson.

The afternoon’s festivities took the form of a waka race and Auckland’s

first regatta. In 1842, the regatta was moved to late January and it is still celebrated today as Auckland Anniversary Day.

Over the next eight months, preparing Auckland as a government settlement involved intense labour and the Maori contribution was immense. In addition to land, Maori provided labour, food, raw materials, lodgings and provisions for officials, government mechanics and private settlers. Maori quickly became skilled stonemasons, woodworkers and international traders.

The heritage of this great city is long, complex and connects with many people. This includes the arrival of Governor Hobson on 1 March 1840, the subsequent signing at Britomart Point on 18 September 1840 and agreement between the Crown and Tamaki Makaurau, Ngati Whatua o Orakei. This is our proud heritage and a partnership we should not forget.

WelcomeAuckland Heritage Festival 2010 – Our historic landscape

Auckland City Council’s Auckland Heritage Festival is a celebration of our city’s heritage, involving a programme of more than 100 exciting, diverse and interactive events.

The festival encourages people of all ages to celebrate, embrace and learn about Auckland city’s unique natural, social and built heritage.

This year’s theme is Auckland’s historic landscape – celebrating the layers and fabric of Auckland’s historic environment.

All festival activities link to the unique elements of our city, including the diversity of our communities, landscape and history.

There is no other festival in Auckland that offers such a rich array of events. From volcanoes and islands to machines, animals and buildings, the stories of Auckland will amaze and astound locals and visitors alike.

Auckland City Council is once again proud to be able to offer people the chance to discover, experience and celebrate our wonderful heritage.

The Auckland Heritage Festival is just one of more than 60 free events Auckland City Council produces each year. Visit www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/events to find out what other events are coming up.

Image courtesy Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries (NZ): (435-B5-157B)

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiOn show during Auckland Heritage Festival 2010

Goldie & Lindauer: Approaching Portraiture ( FREE entry)

Local Revolutionaries: Art and Change 1965-1986 ( FREE entry)

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiBehind the scenes – painting and object conservation

Sarah Hillary, Ingrid Ford and Annette McKone

Enjoy a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes into the gallery’s painting and temporary objects conservation laboratory. Principal conservator Sarah Hillary, painting conservator Ingrid Ford and objects conservator Annette McKone will show and discuss the work of the conservation team. They will also answer questions about the care, storage and display of your art at home.

• Sat 18 Sep• 10.30am, noon, 1.30pm• Auckland Art Gallery, New

Gallery, cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets, city centre• FREE (bookings essential)

• To confirm your place, tickets must be collected 15 minutes prior to the tour from the gallery information desk • 307 4540

www.aucklandartgallery.com

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiBehind the scenes – paper conservation

Camilla Baskcomb and Ute Larsen, conservators of works on paper, present a talk in the gallery’s paper conservation laboratory. This is a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and find out how to look after your watercolours, prints and drawings.

• Sat 25 Sep• 11am, 1pm• Auckland Art Gallery, New

Gallery, cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets, city centre• FREE (bookings essential)• To confirm your place, tickets

must be collected 15 minutes prior to the tour from the gallery information desk • 307 4540


125 years at North Head The Department of Conservation invites you to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the summit barracks building at North Head. We will have a variety of activities throughout the day, including guided walks, a children’s discovery trail and displays. The Royal New Zealand Artillery will play from 2pm to 3pm, with the grand finale being Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. The firing of North Head’s famous disappearing gun takes place at 2.50pm. If it rains, the event will proceed, but with limited activities.

• Sun 19 Sep • Activities and guided walks

from noon to 4pm • North Head Historic Reserve,

18 Takarunga Rd, Devonport • FREE (gold coin donation

appreciated for guided tours) • 445 9142

www.conservationweek.org.nz

360 Discovery – 25% off Motuihe Island faresCruise to Motuihe with 360 and discover this island paradise right on Auckland’s doorstep, complete with white sandy beaches, great bush walks and a fascinating history. Don’t forget to ask for the Auckland Heritage Festival fare at the Pier 4, 360 ticket office.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct• Departs Downtown 10am

and noon• Pier 4, Downtown Ferry Terminal

(Quay St, city centre) • Departs Motuihe 11.05am,

Aotea Square reopeningIt has been two years since work began to redevelop Aotea Square in the city centre. Join us as we celebrate the reopening of Auckland’s premier open space, the largest roof garden in New Zealand.

• Fri 1 Oct: dawn blessing – 6am• Sat 2 Oct: family activities from

noon• FREE

• Aotea Square, Queen St, city centre• 379 2020

www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/aotea

Art Deco Society – Decades of Bling (20s, 30s, 40s)All that glitters is not gold; it is costume jewellery to behold. Come and admire this small but fascinating display of art deco jewels from yesteryear.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sat 2 Oct• Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-

4pm, Sun library closed• Leys Institute Community

Library, 20 St Marys Rd, Ponsonby• FREE

• 021 754 950 www.aucklandcitylibraries.com

1.05pm, 3.40pm• Reduced fares: adults $18, children $11.25• [email protected]

www.360discovery.co.nz

A Baker’s DozenEpsom and Eden District Historical Society’s 10th anniversary. Attend the launch of a book of Auckland memories by well-known Epsom resident Jack Baker.

• Sun 19 Sep• 2pm• Gate charge of $6 or $4 for

seniors. No gate charge for EEHDS members at 10th anniversary lunch• Bloom Café, Eden Garden,

24 Omana Ave, Epsom• 027 297 0995 [email protected]

Alberton exhibition: Royal Albert at AlbertonIt is Royal Albert China’s 100th anniversary. Ten beautiful commemorative tea sets will be on display in the historic setting at Alberton (1863). Also on display will be more than 50 Royal Albert tea sets from the 1920s to 1990s. You will be able to purchase stock as well.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct

• 10.30am-4pm

• Alberton, 100 Mt Albert Rd, Mt Albert

• Adults $5, children FREE

• 846 7367 [email protected] www.alberton.co.nz

Allan Matson: Heritage MattersAllan Matson is a heritage consultant and board member of Civic Trust Auckland and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. See this presentation about his efforts to identify and protect Auckland’s architectural heritage, and hear his outlook for heritage protection in the new Auckland Council.

• Mon 20, Wed 22, Fri 24, Sat 25, Mon 27, Wed 29 Sep, Fri 1 Oct• 12.30pm-1.30pm • Tue 21, Thu 23, Tue 28,

Thu 30 Sep• 6pm-7pm• Ellen Melville Hall,

Freyberg Place, city centre • FREE

• 377 1509 [email protected]


Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiIllustrated tour of the Art Gallery redevelopment project

A unique opportunity to hear from experts at Hawkins Construction about the impressive $121 million Auckland Art Gallery redevelopment project. Weather permitting, this talk will be followed by a walk around the construction site perimeter for those interested in viewing the development project close up.

• Sun 19 Sep • 1pm• FREE

• Auckland Art Gallery Art Lounge, cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets• 307 4540


Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiCatherine Hammond and Caroline McBride – Whakamiharo Lindauer Online – Faces seen, memories stirred

Catherine Hammond and Caroline McBride from Auckland Art Gallery’s E.H. McCormick Research Library present an illustrated talk on a fascinating project to establish a website on the Maori portraits of Gottfried Lindauer. The website explores the intriguing history behind the portraits and includes the rediscovered Maori Visitors Book now translated by Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Maori / The Maori Language Commission. A key element of the site is the contributed stories of today’s users, which appear alongside the historic responses to the portraits.

• Sun 3 Oct• 1pm• Auckland Art Gallery,

New Gallery, cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets, city centre• FREE

• 307 4540 www.aucklandartgallery.com

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiDavid Wong – a tour through early Chinatown

Join David Wong and Lisa Truttman in an easy, leisurely paced walking tour around the 19th century sites of Auckland’s city markets and Chinatown. The tour route includes Queen, Rutland and Wellesley streets and Greys Ave.

• Sun 3 Oct• 10am-11am• Tour departs from Auckland

Art Gallery, New Gallery foyer. Entry is from cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets, or upper Khartoum Pl (off Kitchener St)• FREE (limited spaces, bookings

advised. Bookings open 10am-5pm daily)• 307 4540


Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiSo what’s the damage?

Bring along your art works on paper to have their condition assessed by our paper conservators, Camilla Baskcomb and Ute Larsen, at no cost.

They will be able to advise on what treatment might be necessary to prevent you losing a piece of family heritage forever.

• Mon 20 Sep• 10am-3pm• Auckland Art Gallery, New

Gallery, cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets, city centre• FREE (please note: no

valuations will be given)• www.aucklandartgallery.com

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiPatrick Reynolds, Jeremy Salmond - Villa: from heritage to contemporary living

Photographer Patrick Reynolds and architect Jeremy Salmond give an illustrated talk on that iconic New Zealand house – the villa. The talk is based on the extensive research conducted and photographs taken for their recent publication on the house style. Their book will be on sale on the day and both Patrick and Jeremy will be available for signings.

• Sun 3 Oct• 3pm• Auckland Art Gallery,

New Gallery, cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets, city centre• FREE • www.aucklandartgallery.com

Auckland Artisan Markets – Heritage Craft FairCraft market selling heritage handmade craft items.

• Sat 18 Sep• 9am-1pm• FREE

• St Mark’s Church, 95 Remuera Rd• 021 044 7689 [email protected]

Auckland City Libraries – Symonds Street cemetery tours Join local historian David Verran from the Central City Library as he leads an intriguing and popular tour through this prominent Auckland cemetery.

• Tue 21 Sep and Tue 28 Sep • 11am-12.30pm • Thu 23 Sep and Thu 30 Sep • 2pm-3.30pm• Meet at Pigeon Park, cnr

Karangahape Rd and Symonds St, city centre • FREE (bookings essential)• 379 1350

www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/whatson/heritagefestival

You can also enjoy this heritage walk at your leisure. Go to www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/heritage and simply download David’s commentary as an audio file.

Auckland Domain – Architecture heritage walkLearn about the architectural history and view the range of statues and buildings in this magnificent public park. This walk is proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Sat 18 Sep• 2pm-4pm• Meet at bottom entrance

steps, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Domain Dr, Parnell• Adults $5, children FREE

(bookings essential)• 379 2095 ext 9704 [email protected]

Auckland Domain – Heritage walkCome and explore the geological, Maori and European histories of New Zealand’s oldest park. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Tue 21 Sep • 2pm-4pm• Thu 30 Sep • 10am-noon• Meet at bottom entrance

steps, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Domain Dr, Parnell• Adults $5, children FREE



Auckland Embroiderers’ Guild – display of embroidery Display of members’ recent work, including a special display of heirloom and vintage embroidery. Also, see work from our junior stitchers, The Little Sew and Sews, and from the Be in Stitches group, which is a short course offering tuition to new embroiderers. Held at the heritage building, Selwyn Library, Parnell.

• Sat 18-Mon 27 Sep • 10am-4pm • FREE

• Selwyn Library, Neligan House, 12 St Stephens Ave, Parnell • 818 5055 [email protected]

Auckland heritage pub quiz nightA night of fun and trivia with giveaways, bar vouchers and merchandise to be won. Topics include Auckland’s historic landscape, NZ sporting achievements, famous personalities, Monteith’s heritage, popular icons and 50 years of television in NZ.

• Wed 29 Sep• 7pm• The Drake, Monteith’s Craft

Bar, 2 Drake St, Freemans Bay• $20 per team (payable on the

night)• 307 3220 [email protected]

Auckland heritage pub tourLearn the history of Auckland’s drinking establishments on a commentated bus tour. The tour starts at The Drake, stops at The Horse & Trap and concludes at The Bluestone Room. Hear about the history of each pub and others along the way. Enjoy a taste of Monteith’s heritage in each bar.

• Wed 22 Sep• 7pm-10pm• Meet at The Drake,

2 Drake St, Freemans Bay• Tour includes a classic ale

with matching finger food at each bar• $39 per person

(bookings essential)• www.eventfinder.co.nz

Auckland Museum – Kai to Pie: Auckland on a PlateKai to Pie: Auckland on a Plate is an exhibition and events programme that celebrates Auckland’s extraordinary wealth of cultures and its fertile abundance of land, sun and sea, all through the lens of food. From an exploration of the sumptuous and extraordinary 1844 Remuera feast – which boasted a menu of 9,000 sharks and 11,000 baskets of potatoes – to picnics under a chorus call of cicadas, and from the White Lady pie cart to conversations about the future of food, Kai to Pie reveals and revels in what it means to be an Aucklander.

• Sat 18 Sept-Sun 3 Oct • 10am-5pm• Auckland Museum, Auckland

Domain, Parnell• Museum admission fees apply• Adults $10, children under

15 years old FREE to the exhibition• 309 0443 [email protected] www.aucklandmuseum.com

Auckland Museum – Maori cultural performance and guided tourYou will enjoy a warm, vibrant and entertaining glimpse of Maori culture, culminating in a high-energy, spine-tingling version of our most celebrated dance, the world-famous haka. Your Maori cultural experience includes the opportunity to meet, talk and take photos with our very friendly performers.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct • 11am-noon, 1.30pm-2.30pm• Auckland Museum,

Auckland Domain, Parnell• Adult $35, children 6-15 years old $17.50, children under 5 years old FREE• 309 0443 [email protected] www.aucklandmuseum.com

Auckland Museum – Museum guided tour Welcome to the Auckland War Memorial Museum, where exciting stories of the Pacific, New Zealand’s people and the flora, fauna and landforms of our unique islands are told within a memorial dedicated to those who sacrificed their lives for their country.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct • 10.30am and 2pm• Auckland Museum,

Auckland Domain, Parnell• $10 per guided tour• 309 0443 [email protected] www.aucklandmuseum.com

Auckland Museum – Origins galleryOrigins tells the story of our geological origins – how New Zealand split from Gondwana – and the origins of our unique animal and plant life. The journey through time, from dinosaurs to today, explores why some birds and insects grew to such an enormous size and why so many birds were flightless.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct • 10am-5pm• Auckland Museum, Auckland

Domain, Parnell• FREE for Aucklanders (with proof of address), $10 donation requested for visitors• 309 0443 [email protected] www.aucklandmuseum.com

Auckland Museum – Coffee FestivalThe first coffee house in England was set up in 1650 and the drink arrived in New Zealand with the earliest European colonists. However, it wasn’t until the influx of American soldiers during World War II that Aucklanders truly began to embrace coffee. Auckland Museum’s Coffee Festival showcases the glorious history of coffee in Auckland. Indulge your coffee obsession with coffee ceremonies, barista competitions, talks and coffee sampling.

Straight, short, tall, black, white and everything in between – discover the best of coffee this spring.

• Sun 19 Sep • 10am-7pm• Auckland Museum, Events

Centre, Auckland Domain, Parnell• Adults $10, children under 15

years old FREE to the festival• 309 0443 [email protected] www.aucklandmuseum.com

Auckland Museum – Dangerous Museum for Boys and GirlsTake an all-new dangerous trail around the museum to discover heroic adventures. Journey to the heart of an Auckland volcano, unlock the secrets of the eel-maze, come face to face with a giant moa and more. There’s no better way for brave boys and girls (and mums and dads) to spend the school holidays during Auckland Heritage Festival.


Domain, Parnell• $5 per Dangerous Museum

Pack• 309 0443 [email protected] www.aucklandmuseum.com

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and exhibitors (Jane Sanders, Sue Crockford, Anna Miles and Linda Tyler – The Art of the City) explain the dynamic between their galleries and the art displayed within.

As you stroll between the buildings, your guide will talk to you about the history of Auckland.

• Sat 18, Wed 22, Sat 25, Wed 29 Sept, Sat 2 Oct• 1pm-3pm• Meet at Pier 1, Downtown Ferry

Terminal, Quay St, city centre• FREE (bookings essential)• 0800 300 100 [email protected] www.aucklandwalks.co.nz

Auckland Walks – City heritage walkAn entertaining discovery experience exploring the city centre’s heritage and culture. There are rich encounters with the city’s origins and almost 1000 years of human history. This tour is unfortunately not suitable for young children or those requiring mobility aids.

• Sun 19, Sun 26 Sep, Sun 3 Oct• 10am-12.30pm• Meet at Pier 1, Downtown Ferry

Terminal, Quay St, city centre• FREE (bookings essential)• 0800 300 100 [email protected] www.aucklandwalks.co.nz

Avondale Community Library – Living heritage competition: a month in the life of AvondalePhotographs that capture a moment in time in the Avondale area will be on display in the library and online for public voting. Visit www.aucklandcitylibraries.com for more information. All photos will later become part of the local history collection.

• Mon1-Thu 30 Sep • Mon-Fri 9am-6pm and Sat

10am-4pm• FREE

• 93 Rosebank Rd, Avondale • 374 1310


Avondale Parish of St Jude’s – A night with Avondale’s pioneersA guided tour through Avondale’s oldest cemetery, the George

Auckland Peace Heritage Walk Walk, run or cycle all or part of the Auckland Peace Heritage Walk and view the heritage sites on the route. End with a human peace sign at QEII Square.

• Sat 18, Sun 19 Sep • 11am • FREE

• Start at either Maungawhau (Mt Eden) summit or VAANA mural, cnr Karangahape and Ponsonby roads • 368 1516

www.unanz.org.nz www.civictrustauckland.org.nz

Auckland Town Hall – Civic collection displayExplore the legacy that Auckland City Council leaves behind. This tour will showcase a selection of civic items in the Auckland Town Hall. Explore the Council Chamber, view the mayoral robes and chains of Auckland city and past boroughs, some sister-city gifts and the mayoral gallery of photos.

• Sat 25, Sun 26 Sep• Noon-3pm• Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen

St, entry under the clock tower• FREE

• 379 2020 www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/events/heritage

Auckland Walks – The Art of the CityA unique event, exploring four outstanding heritage buildings and the exemplary working spaces devised within.

Visit the Endeans and Blackett buildings, 47 High St and the Gus Fisher Gallery, where four of the city’s leading art dealers

Avondale Parish of St Jude’s Church – Then and now: a sequelA photographic display of Avondale life past to present, incorporating verbal reminiscences by local identities. Film footage also to be shown.

• Sat 18, Sun 19 Sep• 10am-4pm• FREE , refreshments available

for sale• St Jude’s Church,

25 St Jude St, Avondale• 626 5381

www.stjudes.co.nz

Blockhouse Bay Historical Society – Historical photographic displayPhotographs depicting the 150th anniversary of construction of Te Whau Blockhouse, and photographs reflecting the history of Blockhouse Bay area displayed in 120-year-old Armanasco House.

Auckland Museum – Volcanoes exhibitionThe Volcanoes Gallery is a rare look at our turbulent geological home, an up close and personal examination of the scientific and human stories of Auckland’s volcanoes.


Domain, Parnell• FREE for Aucklanders (with proof of address), $10 donation requested for visitors• 309 0443 [email protected] www.aucklandmuseum.com

Avondale Community Library – 150 years of St Ninian’sLocal historian Lisa Truttman will give a talk about the 150th anniversary of St Ninian’s Presbyterian Church in Avondale.

• Wed 22 Sep • 10am• FREE

• 93 Rosebank Rd, Avondale • 374 1310

www aucklandcitylibraries.com/whatson/heritagefestival

Maxwell Memorial Cemetery, with dramatic presentations from some of Avondale’s pioneers.

• Sat 18 Sep• 7pm-9pm• FREE

• George Maxwell Memorial Cemetery, cnr Rosebank Rd and Orchard St, Avondale• 828 8494

www.stjudes.co.nz Braemar heritage home – Tour and afternoon tea A tour of Official Bay followed by a tour of Braemar heritage home in Parliament St and afternoon tea. Tour guides: landscape historian, John Adam and broadcaster and local resident, John Sweetman.

• Sat 18, Tue 21, Thu 23, Sat 25, Tue 28, Thu 30 Sep, Sat 2 Oct • 2pm-4pm • Adults $20, children

under 12 years old free (bookings essential) • 7 Parliament St, city centre • 377 5463

www.aucklandbedandbreakfast.com

Britomart precinct – Walking tour Join us on a walking tour of the Britomart precinct in the city centre, and learn about the completed and planned restoration of 17 heritage buildings in the area.

• Mon 20, Tue 21 Sep • 10am, 2pm• FREE (bookings essential)• 300 3682 [email protected] | www.britomart.org

• Tue 21, Tue 28 Sep• 10am-2pm• FREE

• Armanasco House on the Village Green, Blockhouse Bay Rd, next to the library • 627 4416

www.blockhousebayhistorical society.com

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Charlotte Museum Trust – Lesbian walk and talkThis lesbian heritage walk celebrates lesbian venues of the 1970s around Ponsonby and reveals some secret stories and consequent discriminations.

• Sun 19, Sat 25 Sep, 2.30pm-4pm Walk down Ponsonby Rd into Karangahape Rd, through Greys Ave to finish at Starks Bar, The Civic • Sun 3 Oct, 2pm-4pm

Talk at Charlotte Museum, 7a/43 Linwood Ave,

Classic yacht and launch exhibitionEveryone is welcome to view the classic yachts presented by Tino Rawa Trust and the Classic Yacht Association.

• Sat 18, Sun 19 Sept, Sat 2, Sun 3 Oct • 10am-4pm• Waitemata Plaza, Viaduct

Harbour, city centre• FREE (on-water tours available for a $5 donation to support restoration of the classic yacht, Ngataki) • 021 820 403 [email protected] www.classicyachts.org.nz

Cornwall Park – Art exhibition: Imaging the PastA contemporary art exhibition at the Cornwall Park Information Centre by local painter Janet Mansfield using heritage as inspiration.

Imaging the Past is an art exhibition of historic, yet contemporary, viewpoints of our past, as reflected by painter and academic Janet Mansfield. Her work reflects both real and imaginary snippets of New Zealand’s history. Notions of our settler society are examined; motifs such as introduced flora and fauna, and the shadow of colonialism cast onto the landscape and visions of a different, yet familiar, 19th century Aotearoa. Wheelchair accessible.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct• 10am-4pm• Cornwall Park Information

Centre (next to the restaurant in the park). Access from the main gate in Greenlane Rd West.• FREE • 630 8485 [email protected] www.cornwallpark.co.nz

Cornwall Park – Guided volcanic walk of Maungakiekie-One Tree HillGeologist Dr Bruce Hayward leads a guided volcanic walk of Maungakiekie-One Tree Hill, one of the many volcanic cones that have shaped the Auckland landscape. Learn more about the origins of these unique volcanic features and discover if we will see any more in the future. A walk for all ages curious about our volcanic environment. The walk requires moderate fitness, but unfortunately is not accessible for prams or wheelchairs.

• Wed 29 Sep, Sat 2 Oct• 10am-noon• Cornwall Park Information Centre

(next to the restaurant in the park). Access from the main gate in Greenlane Rd West.• FREE (bookings essential)• 630 8485 [email protected] www.cornwallpark.co.nz

Cornwall Park – Maungakiekie-One Tree Hill Domain guided heritage walkA guided walk discovering the archaeological and cultural history of Maungakiekie-One Tree Hill with guide Malcolm Paterson. Malcolm belongs to Ngati Whatua of Tamaki and the Kaipara, and does work for his iwi on various environmental, heritage, cultural and Treaty negotiation issues. He wrote his environmental management master’s thesis on the management of Maungakiekie. He has also authored a children’s book about historical people and events linked to the mountain. Join Malcolm for a hikoi around One Tree Hill and discover some of the maunga’s rich heritage. A guided walk for all ages. Moderate fitness level required and unfortunately the walk is not accessible for prams or wheelchairs.

• Wed 22, Sat 25 Sep• 10am-noon• Cornwall Park Information Centre

(next to the restaurant in the park). Access from the main gate in Greenlane Rd West.• FREE (bookings essential)• 630 8485 [email protected] www.cornwallpark.co.nz

Cornwall Park – Family discovery trailGather your team together for a fun family or group adventure trail. Learn about Cornwall Park’s heritage as you tackle the quiz

questions and try the challenges set outside in the park. An activity for all ages. Enjoy the park environment, while having a great time with your friends or family. Prizes to be won. A pram and wheelchair accessible course is also available. A guided walk for all ages; moderate fitness level required.

• Sat 18 Sep• 10am-3pm• Cornwall Park Information Centre

(next to the restaurant in the park). Access from the main gate in Greenlane Rd West.• FREE (registrations required) • 630 8485 [email protected] www.cornwallpark.co.nz

Cotter House tourVisit this unique heritage icon, a Regency mansion built in 1847, beautifully restored between 1980 and 2009 and rarely open to the public. The tour involves an introduction to the history of Cotter House and its architectural features, and finishes with a signature afternoon team and Q&A session in the ballroom.

• Sun 19, Thu 23, Fri 24, Sun 26, Thu 30 Sep, Sun 3 Oct• 2.30pm-3.45pm• 4 St Vincent Ave, Remuera• $12.50 (bookings essential)• 027 567 2989 [email protected] www.cotterhouse.com

Central City Library – Shades of GreyExhibition on the life of Sir George Grey, explorer, politician and book-lover.

• Thu 16 Sep-31 Jan• Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-

4pm, Sun 10am-4pm• Level 2, 44-46 Lorne St, city

centre• FREE

• 377 0209 www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/whatson/heritagefestival

Western Springs• FREE (bookings essential)• 846 5327 [email protected] www.charlottemuseum.lesbian.net.nz


Ellerslie Town heritage walk and afternoon teaDiscover the life and times of this historic village. Katy the Storyteller will lead a fascinating journey through the past, starting and finishing at Ellerslie’s oldest building, Christ Church, followed by afternoon tea in the church hall.

• Sat 18 Sep• 2pm-3pm • Christ Church, 169 Ladies Mile,

Ellerslie• FREE • 579 5033 [email protected] www.ellerslie.net.nz

Ewelme Cottage Ewelme Cottage, designed and built by the Reverend Vicesimus Lush and his wife Blanche between 1863 and 1864, is of considerable importance for its well-preserved interiors and furnishings, and gives an insight to the use of colonial building materials and techniques.

• Sun 19, Sun 26 Sep, Sun 3 Oct• 10.30am-4.30pm• 14 Ayr St, Parnell• Adults $6, accompanied

children and Historic Places Trust members FREE • [email protected]

www.highwic.org.nz

Engineering heritage of Auckland – Guided tour From canals and refuse destructors, to synagogues and towers, Auckland’s engineering heritage is rich and diverse. Join members of

Friends of the Onehunga Community HouseGuided tours, a photo display and silent movies.

• Sat 25 Sep• 7pm-10pm• $15 per person (bookings

essential)• Onehunga Community House,

83 Selwyn St, Onehunga• 636 9900 [email protected] www.ochouse.co.nz

From Red Fed to Prime Minister New Zealand Fabian Society invites you to celebrate the life of Michael Joseph Savage and friends from early days in Australia to depression Auckland, and his great success leading Labour to victory in 1935 and establishing the welfare state.

• Sat 25 Sep• Noon-2pm• Johnny Mitchell Hall,

Ponsonby Community Centre, 20 Ponsonby Tce• FREE (bookings essential)• 378 1752 | info@

ponsonbycommunity.org.nz | www.fabians.org.nz

Geoscience Society of New Zealand – Explore the Domain volcanoA Geoscience Society walkabout examining the geological history of the Auckland Domain volcano.

the IPENZ Engineering Heritage Committee on this guided tour.

• Sat 18, Tue 21, Sat 25 Sep 10am-12.30pm (trail A)• Sun 19, Thu 23, Sun 26 Sep

1.30pm-4pm (trail B)• Meet outside Voyager

New Zealand Maritime Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, city centre • FREE (bookings essential)• [email protected]

www.heritagewalks.co.nz

• Sun 3 Oct • 2pm-4pm• FREE

• Meet at the main steps to the Auckland Domain Wintergardens (opposite the duck ponds.)• [email protected]

Fullers – 25% off fares to Rangitoto Cruise to Rangitoto Island with Fullers and explore this environmental heritage gem. Don’t forget to ask for the Auckland Heritage Festival special fare at any Fullers ticket office. For details of guided walks taking place during Auckland Heritage Festival, see Rangitoto Island listings.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct• Departs downtown 9.15am,

12.15pm – Downtown Ferry Terminal (Quay St, city centre) • Departs Devonport 9.25am,

12.25pm – Devonport Wharf (Queens Pde, Devonport)• Departs Rangitoto 12.45pm,

3.30pm (weekdays), 4pm (weekends)• Reduced fare prices to Rangitoto: adults $18.75, seniors $16.90, children $9.40• [email protected]

www.fullers.co.nz

Friends of the Onehunga Community HouseHistoric walk leaves Onehunga club followed by afternoon tea at the community house.

• Sat 18 Sep• 1.30pm• Gold coin donation• Onehunga Community House,

83 Selwyn St, Onehunga• 636 9900 [email protected] www.ochouse.co.nz

Epsom – In the Zone heritage walk Nestled between Newmarket and Mt Eden, this walk takes in iconic Epsom buildings, including Auckland Grammar School and the Mater Hospital, and reveals some of the suburb’s most gracious homes. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Wed 22 Sep, Sun 3 Oct• 10am-11.30am• Meet cnr Seccombes and

Mountain roads, Epsom• Adults $5, children FREE


Geoscience Society of New Zealand – Explore the Three Kings volcanoThe Geoscience Society walkabout examining the geological history of the Three Kings Volcano and the Auckland volcanic field.

• Sun 3 Oct • 10am-12.30pm• FREE • [email protected]

Geoscience Society of New Zealand – Explore the coastal geology of the Waitemata HarbourA Geoscience Society coastal walkabout examining the 20 million-year-old geological history of the Waitemata Basin between Karaka Bay and Achilles Point. Starts at Karaka Bay, St Heliers.

• Sun 26 Sep • 2pm-4pm• FREE

• Meet at the end of Peacock St (off Riddell Rd), St Heliers• [email protected]

Glen Innes Community Library – Glen Innes, the way we were Come and enjoy a conversation and discussion over morning tea about the history of Glen Innes; how things were, where we are now and where we are heading.

• Tue 21 Sep • 10am-noon• 108 Line Rd, Glen Innes • FREE


Grafton heritage walkTake a walk through one of New Zealand’s oldest suburbs and hear about some of Grafton’s residential and public heritage buildings and its illustrious residents. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Tue 21, Tue 28 Sep • 10am-noon• Meet on footpath in front of The

Langham Hotel, 83 Symonds St, city centre• Adults $5, children FREE



History through a houseExploring the layers of changing environments and domestic life as experienced by the six successive families who lived at Wenderholm from 1857 to 1973.

• Sat 18, Sun 19, Sat 25*, Sun 26*, Mon 27, Tue 28, Wed 29, Thu 30 Sep, Fri 1, Sat 2*, Sun 3* Oct• 1pm-4pm • Wenderholm Regional Park, State

Highway 1, Waiwera• Adults/seniors $3, accompanied

children under 14 years old FREE • (09) 528 3713 [email protected] www.historiccouldreyhouse.co.nz

*A 50-minute Auckland Regional Council-sponsored garden and park walk will take place at 2.30pm on either the Saturday or Sunday of both school holiday weekends.

For confirmation of the correct day, please check our website, email or phone us closer to the time.

Howick Historical Village – Heritage alive and well in Howick Guided tours, behind the scenes talks and live enactments showcase life in a fencible village during the early settlement of Auckland. There is an onsite cafe and free parking available. All events at Howick Historical Village are at normal rates unless stated otherwise.

Special events

• Sat 18 Sept: Heritage walk of Howick – 1.30pm-4pm. Meet at All Saints Church, Howick. Adults $5, children FREE • Sun 19 Sept: Spring festival live

day – 10am-4pm • Tue 21 Sept: Behind the scenes

tour – 11am-noon. See the village collection and how it’s cared for. • Wed 22 Sept: Heritage garden

tour – 11am-noon. The village gardener will take you back in time with Victorian gardening techniques and forgotten plant varieties. • Thu 23 Sept: Heritage garden

tour – 11am-noon. As above • Thu 23 Sept: Victorian education

and tasks – 11am-1pm. Fun for adults and kids. • Adults $14, seniors $11, children $7, under 5 years old FREE, family pass $36• Howick Historical Village, cnr

Bells Rd and Lady Marie Dr,

Haunted Heritage – An entertaining educational show Join your ghostly host for an educational walk and superb hospitality at The Drake. Learn the story of The Drake, built in 1857, told to you by its resident ghost. Take a gentle stroll around the nearby streets and be surprised by stories of the old Victoria Park area.

• Fri 17, Sat 18, Fri 24, Sat 25 Sep, Fri 1, Sat 2 Oct • 7.30pm-8.45pm• $35 per person (bookings

essential)• Meet your host at The Drake,

2 Drake St, Freemans Bay • www.eventfinder.co.nz

Highwic – Victorian parlour party for kidsBring the kids and join us for a fun-filled day at Highwic with lots of indoor and outdoor activities. Indoor party games include musical cushions, whispers, hunt the thimble, blind man’s buff and many more. Outside there will be croquet, stilt walking, skittles

and other organised games. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy a day of family fun.

• Sat 18 Sep, 1.30pm-2.30pm• Wed 29 Sep, 10.30am-11.30am,

2pm-3pm• Highwic, 40 Gillies Ave, Epsom

(entrance off Mortimer Pass)• Adults $6, accompanied children

and Historic Places Trust members FREE • [email protected]

www.highwic.co.nz

Highwic – Newmarket’s gothic pastOnce home to the prominent Buckland family, Highwic was built in 1862 and is one of New Zealand’s finest examples of a carpenter gothic house. The tour gives insights into the Buckland family’s life and explores the heritage house and gardens.

• Sat 18, Sun 19, Wed 22, Sat 25 Sep, Sat 2 Oct, 11am-12.30pm• Sun 26, Thu 30 Sep, Sun 3 Oct,

2pm-3.30pm • Highwic, 40 Gillies Ave, Epsom

(entrance off Mortimer Pass)• Adults $6, accompanied children

and Historic Places Trust members FREE • [email protected]

www.highwic.co.nz

Pakuranga • 576 9506 [email protected] www.fencible.org.nz.

Heritage Auckland High Tea – Are you being served? Celebrate Auckland Heritage Festival with a nostalgic high tea in the glorious rooftop Grand Tearoom at Heritage Auckland, site of the former iconic Farmers department store tearooms. Hear hilarious historical highlights told by the very entertaining Ted Dickens, an employee for over 30 years at the much-loved “Big Store”. His recollections include customer and staff antics, grand-scale promotional events from Hector’s Sales to Santa Parades, and the impact the store had on so many Aucklanders lives in its heyday.

• Sun 3 Oct• 2.30pm• Grand Tearoom, level 7,

Heritage Auckland, 35 Hobson St, city centre• Adults $42, seniors $32

(includes high tea, tea or coffee, and a glass of bubbles)• Guests share tables of 10

people• 307 5000

www.ticketek.co.nz (no door sales)

Highwic live day – Fun and games in times gone byBring the family and join in the fun of a tennis and croquet party. Enjoy morning and afternoon tea with us, or bring a blanket and have a picnic on the lawn.

• Sun 26 Sep• 10.30am-4.30pm• Highwic, 40 Gillies Ave, Epsom

(entrance off Mortimer Pass)• Adults $6, accompanied

children and Historic Places Trust members FREE • [email protected].

nz www.highwic.co.nz

Karangahape Rd – Free guided walk: Opium and OptimismHear the fascinating history of the gift of Myers Park to the city of Auckland by Arthur Myers. View the buildings and statues of Myers Park in a new light. This walk includes the adjacent Greys Ave, where charities such as The Mission to the Streets and Lanes worked among opium dens and illegal gambling parlours.

This walk is reliant on good weather and includes several staircases.

• Sun 26 Sep, Sun 3 Oct• 1pm-3pm• Meet at St Kevin’s Arcade, 179

Karangahape Rd, city centre • FREE (bookings essential)• 377 5086 [email protected] www.kroad.com


Karangahape Rd – Grafton Bridge centenary exhibitionA free exhibition commemorating the 100 years of history of Grafton Bridge. When built in 1910, Grafton Bridge was the largest single-span bridge in the world. View drawings and photographs of the three bridges to span Grafton Gully. The exhibition also includes photos and maps of Karangahape Road and the Symonds Street Cemetery, and a fascinating look into the death culture of the 19th century.

• Mon 20-Sun 26 Sep• 11am-2pm• Jewish Centennial Memorial Hall,

72 Karangahape Rd (opposite Liverpool St)• FREE • 377 5086 [email protected] www.kroad.com

Karangahape Rd – Inside view heritage walkJoin historian Edward Bennett on a guided tour through significant private buildings on Karangahape Rd, including the Baptist Tabernacle, Pitt Street Methodist Church, Hopetoun Alpha, Samoa House Fale and Mercury Theatre. This tour includes several staircases.

• Mon 27, Tue 28, Thu 30 Sep, Fri 1 Oct• 1pm-3pm• Meet at the Baptist Tabernacle,

429 Queen St, city centre• FREE (bookings essential)• 377 5086 [email protected] www.kroad.com

Karangahape Rd – The greatest bridge in the world, Grafton Grafton Bridge was the largest single-span bridge in the world when it opened in 1910. In this

Krapp’s Last Tape – A Theatre corporate revival Krapp’s Last Tape is one of Samuel Beckett’s most affecting works and depicts a world-weary old man listening to audiotapes he made as an eager, innocent, younger man. Thanks to Auckland City Archives, we are able to use original voice recordings of Edward Newborn from the 1985 Theatre Corporate production for this 2010 revival.

“Having Edward listen to his own voice recorded 25 years earlier gives this production a rare authenticity and, to the best of my knowledge, is a world first,” says director Paul Gittins. We would like to acknowledge the kind support of Arts Alive in helping make this unique revival part of Auckland Heritage Festival 2010.

• Sun 26 Sep, Sun 3 Oct 4pm, 6.30pm• Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25, Thu 30

Sep, Fri 1, Sat 2 Oct 6.30pm• Please note the show runs until

Sun 10 Oct• The Basement Theatre, Lower

Greys Ave, city centre• Tickets $15, concession $12• Bookings: 361 1000 or

www.iticket.co.nz (fees may apply). Door sales prior to show• www.thebasementspace.co.nz

Mainline steam depot open weekendTake advantage of this rare opportunity to look at, or travel on, one of the depot’s lovingly restored steam locomotives dating from 1912.

• Sat 25, Sun 26 Sep• 10am-4.30pm• 23 Cheshire St, Parnell• Adults $15, children $5 (2-14 years), family $35• 302 3005 [email protected] vwww.mainlinesteam.co.nz

Military history guided walk, Auckland Domain3rd Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and Northland Battalion Regimental Association.

A one-hour guided walk around Auckland Domain, which the Auckland Regiment has utilised for parades and occasions since the late 1800s.

A number of historic photos taken over 125 years will provide a then-and-now view of areas of the domain. Also, learn a little history of the Auckland Regiment from the Auckland Militia Volunteers of 1845 to the Auckland (CRO) and Northland Battalion of 2010. Participants must be able to walk across flat sports fields at normal walking pace and up a short grassed slope of a reasonable gradient. Twenty participants per tour. Suitable for children 8 years and over.

• Sat 18, Sun 19, Sat 25, Sun 26 Sep, Sat 2, Sun 3 Oct, 10am, noon, 2pm• Mon 20, Tue 21, Wed 22, Thu

23, Fri 24, Mon 27, Tue 28, Wed 29, Thu 30 Sep, Fri 1 Oct, 11am, 1pm • FREE (bookings essential)• Meet at car park, junction of

Domain Dr, Kiosk Rd, Grandstand Rd. The tour ends at the Auckland Museum forecourt.• 535 5627 [email protected] www.lemonsqueezer.org.nz

two-hour guided tour, hear the scandalous history of “Myer’s Folly”, a walk under, over and around Grafton Bridge. This free event is reliant on good weather. It includes stairs and uneven ground. Please phone the bookings number to check if the weather looks uncertain.

• Sun 19 Sep, 1pm-3pm• Mon 20 Sep, 2pm-4pm • Meet at Jewish Centennial

Memorial Hall, 72 Karangahape Rd (opposite Liverpool St) • FREE (bookings essential)• 377 5086 [email protected] www.kroad.com

Karangahape Rd – Tombstone rubbing work-shop, Jewish CemeteryLearn about monumental funeral art and create your own record of the artistic past.

This free event is reliant on good weather. Materials are provided. Please phone the bookings number to check if the weather looks uncertain.

• Tue 23, Sat 25 Sep • 2pm• Meet at Jewish Centennial

Memorial Hall, 72 Karangahape Rd (opposite Liverpool St) • FREE (bookings essential)• 377 5086 [email protected] www.kroad.com

Kinder House – John Kinder exhibition Displays of Kinder’s photographs of early Auckland, and a Kinder House garden design by Unitec students. Devonshire teas with musical interludes available on the two festival weekends.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct (closed Mon 20, Mon 27 Sep)• Tue-Fri 11am-3pm, Sat-Sun

10.15am-3.15pm• Devonshire teas available

18-19 Sep and 25-26 Sep• Kinder House, 2 Ayr St, Parnell• Adults $2, children $1 (displays only), Devonshire tea $8• 379 4008 [email protected] www.kinder.org.nz


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• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct • 10am -5pm• MOTAT, Great North Rd, Western

Springs• Adults $14, seniors $7, children aged 5 to 16 years old $8, children under 5 years old FREE, family pass $35• 0800 668 286

www.motat.org.nz

MOTAT - Opening of MOTAT No. 47 Double Decker Big Ben tram MOTAT’s latest addition to the tramway fleet is the 1906 Wellington Double Decker tram Big Ben. Visitors will have the chance to ride Big Ben for the first time after an official ribbon cutting ceremony at 11am. Lovingly restored by MOTAT’s volunteers, this opportunity is not to be missed.

• Sun 26 Sep• 10am-5pm• Return tram ride is FREE with

MOTAT entry. Off the street tram fares - family pass $5, adult one way $1, adult return $2, child one way 50 cents, child return $1, under 5 years free.• www.motat.org.nz

MOTAT – School holiday fun – Flashback Fifties at MOTAT The whole family can experience life in the 1950s at MOTAT over the September school holidays. Get racing in the pedal car grand prix, give a hula hoop a go, build your own Auckland Harbour Bridge or take a stroll down 1950s Queen St in the “I am the Last Tram” exhibition. It’s rockin’ at MOTAT these school holidays. Entry included in your MOTAT admission.

• Sat 25 Sep-Sun 3 Oct • 10am-4.30pm• MOTAT, Great North Rd, Western

Springs• Adults $14, seniors $7, children aged 5-16 years $8, children under 5 years FREE, family pass $35• 0800 668 286

vwww.motat.org.nz

MOTAT – Nifty Fifties at MOTATThemed around MOTAT’s latest 1950s Auckland exhibition “I am the Last Tram”, MOTAT takes you back in time to the 1950s. With 1950s cars, costumes, rock ‘n’ roll and more, MOTAT is the place to be on 19 September. Entry included in your MOTAT admission.

• Sun 19 Sep• 10am-5pm• MOTAT, Great North Rd,

Western Springs• Adults $14, seniors $7, children aged 5-16 years $8, children under 5 years FREE family pass $35• 0800 668 286 | www.motat.org.nz

Motuihe Island – Ferry and guided tourEnjoy an informative guided tour of this historically significant island, which includes the 1918 Spanish flu graveyards, Sir John Logan Campbell’s olive grove, the Motuihe Project native tree nursery and more. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided after the walk.

• Sat 18 Sep, Sat 2 Oct 10am-3.40pm• Check in 30 minutes prior

to ferry departure at Pier 4, 360 Discovery ticket office, 139 Quay St, city centre• Adults $28, children (5 to 15 years old) $18.75 – bookings essential. Includes ferry, tea, coffee and biscuits, guided walk • 0800 360 3472 [email protected]

Motutapu Island – Auckland’s WWII Guardian Enjoy special sailings to the “sacred island” of Motutapu to join a two-hour guided walking tour of the amazing WWII military sites. Reasonable fitness and sturdy footwear required. View pillboxes, observation posts, gun emplacements, underground magazines, radar and wireless rooms and a rare opportunity to journey the underground tunnels to see the gun battery’s underground plotting rooms. Enjoy afternoon tea and scones in the recently restored, historic Reid Homestead and watch Guns of Motutapu, a film that features the gun battery in brilliant 3D virtual reality.

Bring a torch, food and water – there are no shops on the island. Children welcome.

Tickets for this guided walk can be booked through Fullers on (phone 367 9111 or visit www.fullers.co.nz).

• Sun 26 Sep• Meet between 8.45am and

9am, Pier 1 Downtown Ferry Terminal • Ferry to Motutapu will leave

Downtown Ferry Terminal at 9.20am and return to Auckland at approximately 4pm.• Special Auckland Heritage Festival ferry fare: Adult $30, seniors $27.75, children $11.25• Including guided walk and

cream tea (bookings essential)

• [email protected] 633 0111 027 432 4670

Motutapu Island – Heritage Home Bay Enjoy special sailings to the “sacred island” of Motutapu to join a gentle guided walk around historic Home Bay. Hear stories of the original Maori inhabitants and the early European settlers, and imagine life in a 1900s homestead.

Bring a torch, food and water – there are no shops on the island. Children welcome.

Tickets for this guided walk can be booked through Fullers (phone 367 9111 or visit www.fullers.co.nz).

• Sun 26 Sep• Meet between 8.45am and

9am, Pier 1 Downtown Ferry Terminal • Ferry to Motutapu will leave

Downtown Ferry Terminal at 9.20am and return to Auckland at approximately 4pm.• Special Auckland Heritage Festival ferry fare: Adult $30, seniors $27.75, children $11.25• Including guided walk and

cream tea (bookings essential)• [email protected]

633 0111 027 432 4670



Sun 3 Oct

• 10am Lecture 1: By Mick Richards, “In the Footsteps of a New Zealand Military Settler – From Crimea to the New Zealand Wars”

• 11am Lecture 2: By Gerry Wright, “Jim Macdonald – The Most Decorated Naval Officer of WWII”

• 12pm Lecture 3: By Gerry Wright, “Rainbow Warrior – The 1984 Salvage Operations”

• 1pm Lecture 4: By Jan and Tony Goodwin, “Researching Names – Rolls of Honour in Churches”

• 2pm Lecture 5: By Dr Rhys Ball, “NZSAS Operations in the 1960s”

• 3pm Lecture 6: By Herb Farrant, “The NZ Tunnelling Company and the Military Bridge at Havrincourt, September 1918”

• 4pm Lecture 7: By Dawn Grant, HMS Orpheous 1863 – Her mission when shipwrecked at Manukau Heads”

• Auckland Navy League, Tamaki Drive, Okahu Bay• $5 entry for the whole day,

including all lectures• 473 21290 [email protected]

NZ Military Historical Society – Military heritage dayEvent comprises military displays, research and bring-and-buy tables, augmented by lectures every hour in the Ward Room.

Newmarket heritage walkLearn about and appreciate the transformation this suburb has undergone during the past 20 years, from its beginnings as sale yards for livestock, through to its heyday as an independent borough. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Sun 26 Sep• 9am-10.30am• Old School Building, 6

Seccombes Rd, Newmarket• Adults $5, children FREE


Mt Albert – Family history on the netTutorials on researching family history, using Auckland City Libraries’ online resources.

• Every Tue from 21 Sep-12 Oct, 11am-noon• 84 St Lukes Rd, Mt Albert • FREE (bookings essential –

max 6 people per session)• 374 1316


New Zealand Historic Places Trust, Auckland Branch Committee: Free lecture Raewyn Peart is a senior policy analyst at the Environmental Defence Society and the author of a number of publications, including her recently published book Castles in the Sand. She will talk about the natural processes that have sculptured our coast, including the flora and fauna that inhabits it and the ways it was utilised by early Maori and European settlers.

The emphasis of Raewyn’s lecture will be on Auckland’s coastline. Light refreshments will follow the lecture.

• Wed 22 Sep • 7.30pm-8pm • Titoki Room, Parnell Community

Centre, Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Rd, • FREE (bookings essential) • 307 8896 [email protected]

Onehunga Fencible and Historical Society Inc Blockhouse is 150 years old this year. Come and view three historic houses in Jellicoe Park that will be open for public viewing during the festival – Journey’s End, Laishley House and Blockhouse. A display of Blockhouse’s history will be held in Blockhouse.

• Sun 19, Sun 26 Sep, Sun 3 Oct• 1.30pm-4pm• FREE

• Jellicoe Park, cnr Quadrant Rd and Grey St, Onehunga

• 636 7997

Onehunga Heritage Day walk A one-hour guided walk of historic and natural places in the lower Onehunga area, highlighting the 150+-year history of Onehunga. This walk is reasonably flat, suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

• Sat 18 Sep • 10.30am-11.45am • Meet at The Library Café &

Function Venue (ex-Carnegie

Library), 55 Princes St• FREE (bookings essential)• 636 8535 [email protected]

Otahuhu Church experience Explore Otahuhu’s cultural diversity with visits to Otahuhu Presbyterian Church, Congregational Christian Church of Samoa and Otahuhu Anglican Church.

• Wed 22 Sep• 10am-noon• FREE

• Meet outside Otahuhu Town Hall, 10 High St, Otahuhu • 534 1120

Oakley Creek-Te Auaunga – Guided walk Discover this hidden gem and its natural, archaeological and cultural heritage, including Auckland’s only urban waterfall, with a guided tour of the Oakley Creek Walkway Reserve.

• Sun 19 Sep • 1pm-4pm • Phyllis Reserve, end of

Springleigh Ave, Mt Albert • FREE (bookings essential) • [email protected]

Onehunga Heritage Festival – Famous firsts in OnehungaOnehunga celebrates its pioneering. Onehunga was the first area in New Zealand to have an association for women; it had the first female mayor in the British Empire; the first rail trains were built there; and many more historic firsts. Don’t miss guided heritage walks, demonstrations of crafts and events from Onehunga’s past. Be here for the opening of the rail station with free steam train rides and other free activities, including horse and cart rides, music and entertainment, all making this a day not to be missed. Brought to you in association with Onehunga Business Association.

• Sat 18 Sep • 10am-2.30pm • Onehunga Town Centre • FREE • 636 8535 [email protected]

Panmure Stone Cottage open daysThe historic Panmure Stone Cottage will be open for people to view items from days gone by.

• Sat 18, Sun 19, Sat 25, Sun 26 Sep, Sat 2, Sun 3 Oct• 11am-3pm• $2 per person• Panmure Stone Cottage, cnr

Kings and Queens roads, Panmure • 570 9351 [email protected]


Parnell Heritage – Be a detective and win!Join the Parnell Heritage Treasure Hunt. Locate and identify 20 heritage places or items in New Zealand’s oldest suburb and go in the draw to win prizes donated by the members of Parnell Inc.

• Starts 18 Sep• Entries available from selected

Parnell Inc shops, local schools and the Parnell Community Library• Entries to be returned by

Monday, 4 October to Parnell Community Library, Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Rd• FREE • 377 8863 [email protected] www.parnellheritage.org.nz

Parnell – Heritage fruit and vegetable talk Learn about selecting, growing and enjoying the fruits and vegetables of your labour. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Farmers’ Market.

• Sat 18 Sep• 10am-11am• Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Rd,

Parnell• Adults $5, children FREE

(bookings essential)• 379 2095 ext 9704 [email protected] www.parnell.org.nz

Parnell – Jubilee Building guided tourThe Jubilee Building has a long history dating back to Queen Victoria’s reign. It was busy, vigorous and the centre of many stories of human struggle, progress and achievement. It now is a hub for the Parnell community, just as vigorous and progressive as in days gone by. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Fri 24 Sep• 11am-noon• Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Rd,



Parnell Heritage – Living with a heritage gardenAn informative workshop providing a mix of practical advice and entertaining history to anyone interested in heritage gardens and gardening. Proudly supported by Parnell Trust.

• Sat 18 Sep• 1.30pm (registration)-4pm• Jubilee Hall, Jubilee Building, 545

Parnell Rd• FREE (bookings essential)• 377 8863 [email protected] www.parnellheritage.org.nz

Parnell – A Dozen (and more) Delights heritage walk Explore examples of Victorian, Gothic, colonial and classical architecture, and arts and crafts, of this historic inner-city suburb. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Tue 28 Sep• 10am-noon• Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell

Rd, Parnell• Adults $5, children FREE

(bookings essential)• 379 2095 ext 9704 [email protected] www.parnell.org.nz Parnell – Judges Bay

heritage walkJoin Rendell McIntosh as he covers some historic aspects of the area, including its geology, Maori and European history. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Sun 19 Sep• 9am-10.15am• Judges Bay car park, Judges Bay

Rd, Parnell• Adults $5, children FREE


Rendell’s Judges Bay heritage walk is also available as a downloadable audio file on our website – www/aucklandcity.govt.nz/heritage – so you can enjoy this heritage walk at your leisure

Parnell – School holiday heritage dayTour heritage buildings of Parnell, Auckland’s oldest suburb, and compare historical photographs with your own workbook sketches. An artist will help you with your drawing and show you professional techniques. A folder with photos will be supplied so you can impress your family with these and your own art work. Open to children aged 8 to 14 years old. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Wed 29 Sep• 9am-3pm• Parnell District School Hall,

Gladstone Rd, Parnell• Price on application (bookings

essential)• 379 2095 ext 9724 [email protected] www.parnell.org.nz

Parnell – St Stephen’s ChapelVisit this historic chapel in Judges Bay, built in 1856 and “meet” some of the silent congregation. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust and Holy Trinity Cathedral.

• Sat 25 Sep, 10am-11.30am• Sun 3 Oct, 2pm-3.30pm• St Stephen’s Chapel, end of

Judge St, Parnell• Adults $5, children FREE


Parnell – Streams and gullies heritage walkEnjoy a walk through the bush-clad gullies of Parnell, New Zealand’s oldest suburb. This trail links five separate reserves, including the foreshore of Hobson Bay. Proudly brought to you by Parnell Trust.

• Sat 2 Oct• 10am-11.30am• Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Rd,




Ponsonby Presents – Edward Bennett presents “Inside the Victorian Villa”An exciting photo lecture on Victorian domestic architecture and interior decoration. You will be amazed at what you discover.

• Wed 22 Sep• 6.30pm-7.30pm• Meet at Leys Institute

Community Library, 20 St Marys Rd, Ponsonby• FREE (bookings essential)• 360 9301 [email protected] www.ponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tour of All Saints Church A guided tour of the All Saints Church in Ponsonby, designed by Professor Toy and the winner of an architectural award.

• Sat 18 Sep, 11am-noon • Wed 22, Sat 25, Wed 29 Sep, Sat

2 Oct, 2pm-3pm• All Saints Church, 284 Ponsonby

Rd, Ponsonby• FREE (bookings essential)• 377 5463 [email protected] www.allsaintsponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Presents – Guided heritage walk with Edward BennettA fascinating walk around Ponsonby, telling both the social and architectural history of the area.

• Sat 18 Sep, Sat 2 Oct, 2pm-3pm• Thu 23 Sep, 6pm-7pm• Meet at the old Ponsonby

Post Office, top of College Hill, Ponsonby• FREE (bookings essential)• 360 9301 [email protected] www.ponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tours of Allendale House ASB Trust’s Allendale House is a building of significant history on Ponsonby Rd. Don’t miss out on a guided tour of this amazing building.

• Tue 21, Wed 22, Tue 28, Wed 29 Sep • 9am-10am• Allendale House, 50 Ponsonby

Rd, Ponsonby• FREE (bookings essential)• 360 9301 [email protected] www.ponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tour of Leys Institute building and photo exhibitionThis wonderful building was built in 1905. The tour covers the lecture hall, library, gymnasium and basement area. You’ll also be able to view an exhibition of maps and posters from the 1860s, advertising the subdivision of the Ponsonby area. View Ponsonby maps and prime real estate – then and now.

• Thu 23 Sep • 1pm-2pm• Meet at Leys Institute

Community Library, 20 St Marys Rd, Ponsonby• FREE • 360 9301 [email protected] www.ponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tour with Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua: Ponsonby the Pacifica YearsAn entertaining guided walking tour along Ponsonby Road by ex gang worker and poet Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua. Learn about the rich history of the Pacific Islands community in Ponsonby in the 1970s and 1980s.

• Sat 25 Sep• 11am-12.30pm• Meet outside Artstation, 1

Ponsonby Rd, Newton• FREE (bookings essential)• 360 9301 [email protected] www.ponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Presents – Leys Orchestra concert Leys Orchestra presents a potpourri of classics and curiosities from its 100-year-old heritage collection of vintage favourites and long-forgotten gems and nostalgia.

• Sat 25 Sep• 8pm • Stella Maris Hall, St Marys

College, New St, Ponsonby• FREE

• 360 9301 [email protected] www.ponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Presents – Pat Baskett: Mrs Hobson’s AlbumAn illustrated lecture on the collection of paintings and drawings of early Auckland, which were given to Eliza Hobson, wife of Governor William Hobson, when she left Auckland in 1843 after the death of her husband. Presented by Pat Baskett, a well-respected writer and journalist.

• Thu 30 Sep• 6.30pm-7.30pm• Leys Institute Community

Library, 20 St Marys Rd, Ponsonby• FREE (bookings essential)• 360 9301 [email protected]

Ponsonby Presents – Ponsonby market dayCome and enjoy this market day, celebrating modern Ponsonby, but retaining an old-fashioned church fete charm and other heritage touches.

• Sat 18 Sep• 11am-3pm• Ponsonby and Jervois roads• FREE • [email protected]

www.ponsonby.org.nz

Ports of Auckland – Heritage tug tourTake a cruise back in time aboard the historic William C Daldy steam tug to tour Auckland’s busy port, complete with an interesting heritage commentary.

• Sat 18, Sat 25 Sep • 11am, 1pm, 3pm• Meet at Princes Wharf• This tour is provided free of

charge by Ports of Auckland, however a gold coin donation to the William C Daldy Preservation Society would be greatly appreciated (bookings essential). • 0800 AK PORT

www.poal.co.nz

Ponsonby Presents – All Saints Parish Annual FeteA traditional church fete, complete with white elephant stall, honouring our tradition of annual church fetes.

• Sat 18 Sep, 10am-2pm• FREE • 284 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby • 377 5463 [email protected] www.allsaintsponsonby.org.nz

Ponsonby Community CentreOur OSCAR programme will be running activities during September reminiscent of what schoolchildren would have enjoyed during the 1890s to 1910s. Ponsonby Community Centre was originally Ponsonby Primary School.

• Mon 20, Tue 21, Wed 22, Thu 23, Fri 24 Sep• 3pm-6pm• FREE (bookings essential)• 20 Ponsonby Tce, Ponsonby • 378 1752 [email protected] www.ponsonbycommunity.org.nz


Remuera Heritage Inc – Guided walk from Mt Hobson and back via Remuera, Bassett and Middleton roadsThis is a free guided walk to inform people of the historical significance of this small area of Remuera, including the natural heritage of Mt Hobson, the social heritage

relating to shops, houses and families who have lived here, and other aspects of heritage interest.

• Sat 18 Sep • 10am-11.30am• Meet at the Remuera Rd

entrance to Mt Hobson (nearest Pere St)• FREE

• 374 1323 www.remueraheritage.co.nz

Remuera Heritage Inc – Thomas Cheeseman of Remuera: long-time director of Auckland Museum 1874-1923Hear Brian Gill, curator land vertebrates at Auckland Museum, speak about Thomas Cheeseman, a notable botanist and curator of Auckland Museum from 1874 to 1923. Brian will touch on Cheeseman’s career, the early history of the museum and some particular aspects of Cheeseman’s work concerning birds.

• Wed 22 Sep • 6.30pm-8.30pm• Remuera Community Library,

429 Remuera Rd, Remuera • FREE


Rangitoto Island – Islington Bay tour Learn about the history of the baches on this side of the island by visiting the current baches in use by the Islington Bay community. Also explore archaeological sites in the Islington Bay area with the option of a guided walk out to the Boulder Bay shipwrecks.

• Sat 25 Sep • 9am-4pm • Islington Bay, Rangitoto Island • Gold coin donation. Ferry fare

additional. Please refer to the Fullers listing in this programme for more information on fares. • Bookings essential. Contact

Fullers on 367 9111 or visit www.fullers.co.nz • Bring food, water, walking shoes,

wet-weather gear. A medium level of fitness is required for the Boulder Bay walk. • 021 281 0130

www.ribca.org.nz

Sailing information – take the Rangitoto ferry, which continues on to Islington Bay. Ferry departs Downtown Auckland at 9.15am (via Devonport), and will pick you up from Islington Bay at 3.45pm (returning to Auckland via Rangitoto). Don’t forget to ask for the Auckland Heritage Festival fare at any Fullers ticket office.

Remuera Community Library – Find out more about the display of novelty clocks and watches Terry Sutcliffe, chairman of Remuera Heritage Inc, chats about these unusual watches and clocks.

• Sun 19 Sep, Sun 3 Oct • 1pm • FREE

• 429 Remuera Rd, Remuera• 374 1323


St Andrew’s Symonds St – Viewing and heritage serviceMarvel at this 163-year-old heritage building founded in 1847. There will be a special heritage service on Sunday, 3 October.

• Church open: Fri 24, Sat 25 Sep, Fri 1, Sat 2 Oct, 11am-2pm • Heritage service: Sun 3 Oct,

10am-11am • St Andrew’s First Presbyterian

Church, cnr Lower Symonds St and Alten Rd, city centre • FREE

• 373 5956 www.standrewschurch.org.nz

St Heliers heritage and guided walking tour Join the fun with a heritage hunt, Devonshire tea and guided walks around the historic sites of St Heliers village. Suitable for all ages.

• Sat 18 Sep• 10am-2pm• Guided walks: 10.30am, noon,

2pm• Meet outside St Heliers

Community Library, 32 St Heliers Bay Rd• FREE (bookings recommended

for guided walks)• 575 4851 [email protected] www.stheliers.com

Remuera Heritage Inc – Display of children’s old novelty mechanical clocks and watches Come and see novelty clocks – Bugs Bunny, owls, turtles, dogs, Mickey Mouse, cuckoo clocks, Noddy, ballerinas and more. See the quirky and unusual Teas Made, shipwreck and radio clocks. Meet with Terry Sutcliffe, chairman of Remuera Heritage Inc to learn more about the unusual items on display.

• Sat 18 Sep-Sun 3 Oct • Meet with Terry Sutcliffe, Sun

19, Sun 3 Oct, 1pm-2pm• Heritage Cabinet, Remuera

Community Library, 429 Remuera Rd, Remuera • FREE


Rangitoto Island bach tour and cream scone teaThe Rangitoto Island Historic Conservation Trust invites you to tour the bach community at Rangitoto Wharf 1920-1980s.

An easy guided walk gives an insight into the history of Rangitoto holidays, the people and way of life. The tour finishes at the UNESCO Heritage Award-winning Bach 38 for a traditional afternoon tea of cream scones and jam. After the tour, RIBCA will have some baches open for visitors. The tracks are not suitable for pushchairs and enclosed footwear is recommended.

Pt Chevalier Community Library – Asylum Days: stories from the Auckland Mental HospitalLisa Truttman, the editor of Pt Chevalier Times and president of Avondale-Waterview Historical Society, will speak on “Asylum Days: stories from the Auckland Mental Hospital [also known as Carrington Hospital, and now Unitec) 1867-1993”.

• Thu 23 Sep• 10.30am-11.30 am• FREE (bookings essential)• Cnr Great North and Pt Chevalier

roads, Pt Chevalier• 377 0209


• Sun 19, Sun 26 Sep, Sun 3 Oct • Tours 10am-noon, 1pm-3pm• Special Auckland Heritage

Festival ferry fare: Adult $28.75, seniors $26.75, children $9.40 (5 to 15 years old inclusive)• Including guided walk and

cream tea (bookings essential)• To book this tour and your

ferry tickets, contact Fullers (phone 367 9111 or visit www.fullers.co.nz)• 445 1894

www.rangitoto.org


St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra Enjoy a fine classical concert in this splendid Gothic revival church as afternoon sunlight shafts through jewel-coloured stained glass windows. The soloist is leading violinist Justine Cormack with popular Australian conductor Joanna Drimatis.

The programme

David Farquhar Ring Round the Moon ballet suite

Bach Violin Concerto No 1

Beethoven Romance No 2

Dvorak Symphony No 7

• Sun 19 Sep • 2.30pm-4.30pm• Door sales: adults $25, seniors and students $15, children under 12 years FREE when accompanied by an adult • St Matthew-in-the-City, cnr

Hobson and Wellesley streets• 629 0575

www.smco.org.nz

Stardome Observatory: its genesis and achievementsSpeaker Dr Grant Christie has been associated with the Stardome Observatory since it opened in 1967. Today he leads the research programme that has recently contributed to the discovery of planets orbiting distant stars.

The modern Stardome Observatory had its origins in the 1930s, when some visionary members of the Auckland Astronomical Society first proposed a public observatory for Auckland. The dream was finally realised when the observatory opened in 1967, housing the Edith Winstone Blackwell Telescope, the largest in New Zealand at that time. Stardome today plays a major role in public science outreach, education and astronomical research. This talk will trace its history and explain some of its significant astronomical discoveries.

• Wed 22, Sun 26 Sep• 7.30pm• FREE (bookings essential)• Stardome Observatory and

Planetarium, One Tree Hill Domain, Manukau Rd, Royal Oak• 624 1246 [email protected] www.stardome.org.nz

Stardome Observatory: The transit of Venus and the quest to measure the size of the universeTo measure the size of the universe, first you have to get a ruler. The most convenient ruler in astronomy is the distance from the Earth to the Sun, but in the 18th century, this key quantity was not precisely known. This talk by Dr Grant Christie will explain how the transit of Venus was used to measure this distance and the role played by astronomers in New Zealand.

• Wed 29 Sep, Sun 3 Oct • 7.30pm• FREE (bookings essential)• Stardome Observatory and

Planetarium, One Tree Hill Domain, Manukau Rd, Royal Oak• 624 1246 [email protected] www.stardome.org.nz

Sticks and Bells – Morris Dance workshopA chance to watch and try Morris Dancing, a tradition brought to Auckland by early settlers from England.

• Thu 23 Sep, Thu 30 Sep • 7.30pm-9pm• FREE • Christ Church Hall,

169 Ladies Mile, Ellerslie • 527 8101 [email protected]

The Kelliher Estate A rare opportunity to visit the homestead and gardens of the wonderful Kelliher Estate on Puketutu Island. Over the last few years, the gardens and the homestead have been painstakingly restored and returned to their former glory. Dawsons will operate a cafe serving Devonshire teas and other light refreshments.

• Sat 2, Sun 3 Oct• 10.30am-4.30pm• Adults $5, payable at the gate,

cash only• The Kelliher Estate, 600 Island Rd,

Mangere• 374 0901 [email protected] www.dawsons.co.nz

The Library Café & Function Venue (ex-Carnegie Library), Onehunga The Library Café & Function Venue is located in the old Carnegie Library in Onehunga. Come and

Te PuruFor the last Auckland Heritage Festival, Gabriel White created The Unplanned Masterpiece, a probing portrait-history of Auckland. The follow up is Te Puru, a film about the stories of Tamaki as told by Maori studies scholar Dr David Simmons. This film vividly testifies to the soulful character of a landscape we all too easily take for granted.

• Wed 29 Sep• 6.30pm • Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St,

city centre (below Central City Library)• FREE • 373 2761 [email protected] www.gabrielwhite.co.nz

enjoy this magnificent building that has been respectfully restored, and the cafe, which specialises in organic, allergen-friendly foods.

• Sat 18, Sat 25 Sep, Sat 2 Oct, 9am-4pm• Sun 19, Sun 26 Sep, Sun 3 Oct,

9am-9pm • Mon 20-Fri 24 Sep, Mon 27 Sep-

Fri 1 Oct, 8am-5pm • 55 Princes St, Onehunga • FREE • www.librarycafe.co.nz [email protected]

The Methodist Church, Mt Eden The Mt Eden Methodist Church has a longstanding relationship with the community, starting way back in 1899 and, as it stands high in the shopping area, it is a visual landmark. After a fruitful initiative and collaboration between the community, the Methodist Church and Auckland City Council, the church has now been restored and rebuilt to its original heritage look. Come and let Helen Laurenson, a historian with a special interest in local history, guide you through the church, its history, its place in the community and its recent restoration.

• Sat 2 Oct• 2pm• FREE

• Meet at the front entrance of the church, cnr Mt Eden Rd and Ngauruhoe St, Mt Eden• 630 2050


The New Zealand Film Archive screeningsFrom their extensive collection, The New Zealand Film Archive presents an amusing and informative compilation of historic footage, set in and around Auckland.

Film screenings at Auckland Art GalleryMilk and Honey Years

A diverse and engaging range of footage that begins in WWII with Eleanor Roosevelt’s arrival in Auckland in 1943, through to scenes of the 1972 Farmers Santa Parade.

• Sun 19 Sep• Noon, 2pm, 3pm

Auckland in the 1950sA delightful collection of footage from the 1950s ranging from Auckland’s preparation for the 1950 Empire Games through to the final construction of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in 1959.

• Sun 26 Sep• 11am, 2pm, 3pm• Auckland Art Gallery, Art

Lounge, cnr Wellesley and Lorne streets, city centre• FREE • 307 7700


Film screenings at Auckland MuseumAuckland 1900-1924

A collection of the earliest film footage of Auckland. Including a royal visit in 1901, troops off to war and the All Blacks playing at Eden Park, this programme gives an overview of Auckland a century ago. Accompanied by live music.

• Sat 25 Sep• 1.30pm

Auckland 1925-1949

Slapstick hi-jinks and early special effects in the ever-popular local film A Takapuna Scandal about a new train station, men returning from war and a nationwide housing shortage. With the introduction of sound, we begin to hear, as well as see, events from Auckland’s past. Accompanied by live music.

• Sun 26 Sep• 1.30pm

Auckland 1950-1974

The industrial action of the 1951 Watersiders’ lockout, a royal visit from Queen Elizabeth II, the heat wave of 1955, the construction of new harbour bridge, Maori urbanisation and Polynesian migration. With the advent of colour film, Auckland begins to show the multicultural look of a modern city. Accompanied by live music.

• Sat 2 Oct• 1.30pm

Auckland 1975-1999

There’s Bastion Point, the Queen Street riots, and the community spirit of the Grey Lynn Festival. As video takes over from film, this programme shows footage from Auckland at the end of the 20th century.

• Sun 3 Oct• 1.30pm

Auckland 2000-2010

The first trains run at the new Britomart Station, the food of immigrant cultures is explored and hip-hop culture transforms Aotea Square. As Auckland enters the next millennium, new stories and old are told and retold.

• Sat 9 Oct• 1.30pm• Auckland Museum Auditorium

(access via southern atrium entrance), Auckland Domain, Parnell • FREE

• 379 0688 [email protected] www.filmarchive.org.nz

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Bean Rock and back heritage sailingVisitors will meet at Voyager before embarking on a special two-hour sailing to Bean Rock’s lighthouse aboard Ted Ashby. Commentary about the history of Bean Rock and the lighthouse will be provided during the sailing.

Bean Rock itself has an interesting history relating to both Maori legend and European settlement. The lighthouse was built in 1871, and is New Zealand’s only surviving wave-washed, wooden cottage-type lighthouse. Tickets include admission to Voyager’s museum galleries.

• Sat 18 Sep, Sat 2 Oct • 10am-noon, 1pm-3pm• Voyager New Zealand

Maritime Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, city centre• Adults $20, children $10• 373 0811 [email protected] www.maritimemuseum.co.nz

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Children of Tangaroa, Marine Mammals of AotearoaDiscover the stories of New Zealand’s marine mammals under threat• Opens Thu 23 Sep • 9am-5pm• Voyager New Zealand

Maritime Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, city centre• 9am-5pm• FREE for Aucklanders• 373 0811 [email protected] www.maritimemuseum.co.nz

The Wallace Award finalists exhibition at the Pah Homestead The TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre is exhibiting the finalists of the Wallace Award and will also be providing talks from artists and heritage architects/experts speaking about the history of the homestead and its restoration.

• Sun 19 Sep• noon-4pm• FREE

• The cafe will be open for light refreshments including Devonshire teas• The TSB Bank Wallace Arts

Centre, Monte Cecelia Park, Delargy Ave, Hillsborough• 021 582 304 [email protected]

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Harbour discovery sailing on BreezeExplore Auckland’s stunning Waitemata Harbour aboard Breeze, a traditionally built square-rigged brigantine. Passengers will have the chance to hoist the sails, man the helm and even climb the rigging and go aloft. Built of kauri, totara and pohutukawa, Breeze is a great example of a trans-Tasman 19th century coastal trader. Tickets include admission to Voyager’s museum galleries.

• Sat 18 Sep, Sat 2 Oct • 9.30am-noon, 1pm-3.30pm• Voyager New Zealand

Maritime Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, city centre• $30 per person (all passengers

must be a minimum of 12 years old)• 373 0811 [email protected] www.maritimemuseum.co.nz



Waiheke Community Library – Memories: stories told by local elders from our communityEnjoy morning tea while listening to elders from our community share their memories of their time on Waiheke Island. View a display of memorabilia on loan from residents, or bring in a special piece on the day and recount your story. All age groups and grandchildren welcome.

• Sat 25 Sep, Sat 2 Oct• 10.30am-11.30am• Waiheke Community Library,

Oneroa • FREE


Walk the Panmure Heritage TrailVisit 10 historical sites from the Walk the Panmure Heritage Trail brochure.

• Sun 26 Sep• 1.30pm-3pm• FREE (bookings essential)• Panmure Stone Cottage, cnr

Kings and Queens roads, Panmure • 570 2261 [email protected]

Waikaraka Cemetery – A walk, a talk and some rubbings A stroll around the older part of the cemetery, hearing about the history of the place and some of the people buried there, looking at memorial styles and trying some tombstone rubbings.

• Wed 22 Sep • 9am-noon

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Motuihe Island – Heritage sailing and guided tourVisitors will meet at Voyager before departing for Motuihe Island aboard Ted Ashby, a traditional heritage scow, a type of trading vessel that was once the commercial lifeline to coastal North Island settlements. After disembarking at Motuihe Island Wharf, visitors will go on a guided tour of the island, courtesy of the Motuihe Trust. Tea and coffee will be provided and visitors will have some free time to explore the island independently before returning to Auckland on either the 1.05pm or 3.40pm Fullers ferry. Tickets include admission to Voyager’s museum galleries for use on another day.

• Sat 25 Sep• 8am-4.40pm• Voyager New Zealand

Maritime Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, city centre• Adults $35, children $25• 373 0811 [email protected] www.maritimemuseum.co.nz

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Retrace your ancestors’ steps – Immigration workshopsThese one-hour workshops will give participants an opportunity to learn about and use online genealogy resources to research family trees and ancestors’ arrivals in New Zealand. After the workshop, participants can take a one-hour harbour sail aboard traditional heritage scow, Ted Ashby.

• Wed 22, Fri 24 Sep• 10am-12.30pm• NZ National Maritime

Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, city centre• $25 (maximum of 6 people

per workshop)• 373 0811 [email protected] www.maritimemuseum.co.nz

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Steaming Sunday on SS PukeExplore the Viaduct Harbour on a 20-minute steam tug tour.

• Sun 19 Sep • 11am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-3pm• Voyager New Zealand

Maritime Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, city centre

FREE for Aucklanders. Normal admission prices apply for visitors: adults $16, seniors/students $12, children $8• 373 0811 [email protected] www.maritimemuseum.co.nz

Waiheke Community Library – History challenge for childrenA school holiday challenge about Waiheke history for children aged 5 to 12 years old. Create a collage about living on Waiheke in the “old days” and hand it into the library by Friday, 1 October to enter the competition. Visit our website for more information, competition terms and conditions, and to download an entry form. Entry forms also available at the library.

• Competition ends Fri 1 Oct• Waiheke Community Library,

Oneroa • FREE • 374 1335


• Waikaraka Cemetery, 21 Waikaraka Rd, Onehunga• FREE (bookings essential)• 636 7054 [email protected]

Waikaraka Cemetery – A walk, a talk and some scrubbingA stroll around the older part of the cemetery, hearing about the history of the place and some of those people buried here, looking at memorial styles and learning about the correct way to clean headstones. We will actually be cleaning some headstones (equipment provided).

• Thu 30 Sep • 1pm-4pm• Waikaraka Cemetery, 21

Waikaraka Rd, Onehunga• FREE (bookings essential)• 636 7054 [email protected]



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125 Years at North Head 2

360 Discovery – 25% off Motuihe Island fares 2

A Baker’s Dozen 2

Alberton exhibition: Royal Albert at Alberton 2

Allan Matson: Heritage Matters 2

Aotea Square reopening 3

Art Deco Society – Decades of Bling (20s, 30s, 40s) 3

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiGoldie & Lindauer: Approaching Portraiture Local Revolutionaries: Art and Change 1965-1985

3

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiBehind the scenes – painting and object conservationSarah Hillary, Ingrid Ford and Annette McKone

3

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiCamilla Bascombe and Ute Larsen – Behind the scenes – paper conservation

3

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiCatherine Hammond and Caroline McBride – Whakamiharo Lindauer Online – Faces seen, memories stirred

4

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiDavid Wong - a tour through early chinatown

4

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiSo what’s the damage?

4

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiPatrick Reynolds, Jeremy SalmondVilla: from heritage to contemporary living

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LIST OF EVENTSIN ALPHABETICAL ORDER


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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TamakiIllustrated tour of the Art Gallery redevelopment project

5

Auckland Artisan Markets – Heritage Craft Fair 5

Auckland City Libraries – Symonds Street cemetery tours 5

Auckland Domain – Architecture heritage walk 5

Auckland Domain – Heritage walk 5

Auckland Embroiderers’ Guild – display of embroidery 6

Auckland heritage pub quiz night 6

Auckland heritage pub tour 6

Auckland Museum – Coffee Festival - 6

Auckland Museum – Dangerous Museum for Boys and Girls 6

Auckland Museum – Kai to Pie: Auckland on a Plate 7

Auckland Museum – Maori cultural performance and guided tour

7

Auckland Museum – Museum guided tour 7

Auckland Museum – Origins gallery 7

Auckland Museum – Volcanoes exhibition 8

Auckland Peace Heritage Walk 8

Auckland Town Hall – Civic collection display 8

Auckland Walks – The Art of the City 8

Auckland Walks – City heritage walk 8

Avondale Community Library – 150 years of St Ninian’s 9

Avondale Community Library – Living heritage competition: a month in the life of Avondale

9

Avondale Parish of St Jude’s – A night with Avondale’s pioneers

9

Avondale Parish of St Jude’s Church – Then and now: a sequel 9

Blockhouse Bay Historical Society – Historical photographic display

9

Braemar heritage home – Tour and afternoon tea 9

Britomart precinct – Walking tour 9

Central City Library – Shades of Grey 10

Charlotte Museum Trust – Lesbian walk and talk 10


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Classic yacht and launch exhibition 10

Cornwall Park– Art exhibition: Imaging the Past 10

Cornwall Park – Guided volcanic walk of Maungakiekie-One Tree Hill

11

Cornwall Park – Maungakiekie-One Tree Hill Domain guided heritage walk

11

Cornwall Park – Family discovery trail 11

Cotter House tour 11

Ellerslie Town heritage walk and afternoon tea 12

Ewelme Cottage 12

Engineering heritage of Auckland – Guided tour 12

Epsom – In the Zone heritage walk 12

Fullers – 25% off fares to Rangitoto 12

Friends of the Onehunga Community House - Historic walk 12

Friends of the Onehunga Community House 13

From Red Fed to Prime Minister 13

Geoscience Society of New Zealand – Explore the Domain volcano

13

Geoscience Society of New Zealand – Explore the Three Kings volcano

13

Geoscience Society of New Zealand – Explore the coastal geology of the Waitemata Harbour

13

Glen Innes Community Library – Glen Innes, the way we were 13

Grafton heritage walk 13

Haunted Heritage – An entertaining educational show 14

Heritage Auckland High Tea – Are you being served? 14

Highwic – Victorian parlour party for kids 14

Highwic – Newmarket’s gothic past 14

Highwic live day – Fun and games in times gone by 15

History through a house 15

Howick Historical village – Heritage alive and well in Howick

15

Karangahape Rd – Free guided walk: Opium and Optimism 15

Karangahape Rd – Grafton Bridge centenary exhibition 16


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Karangahape Rd – Inside view heritage walk 16

Karangahape Rd – The greatest bridge in the world, Grafton 16

Karangahape Rd – Tombstone rubbing workshop, Jewish Cemetery

16

Kinder House – John Kinder exhibition 17

Krapp’s Last Tape – A Theatre corporate revival 17

Mainline steam depot open weekend 17

Military history guided walk, Auckland Domain 17

MOTAT – “I am the Last Tram” exhibition 18

MOTAT – Opening of MOTAT No. 47 Double Decker tram 18

MOTAT – School holiday fun – Nifty Fifties at MOTAT 18

MOTAT – Nifty Fifties at MOTAT 18

Motuihe Island – Ferry and guided tour 19

Motutapu Island – Auckland’s WWII Guardian 19

Motutapu Island – Heritage Home Bay 19

Newmarket heritage walk 20

Mt Albert – Family history on the net 20

New Zealand Historic Places Trust, Auckland Branch Committee: Free lecture

20

NZ Military Historical Society – Military heritage day 20

Oakley Creek-Te Auaunga – Guided walk 21

Onehunga Fencible and Historical Society Inc 21

Onehunga Heritage Festival – Famous firsts in Onehunga 21

Onehunga Heritage Day walk 21

Otahuhu church experience 21

Panmure Stone Cottage open days 21

Parnell – A Dozen (and more) Delights heritage walk 22

Parnell Heritage – Living with a heritage garden 22

Parnell Heritage – Be a detective and win! 22

Parnell – Heritage fruit and vegetable talk 22

Parnell – Jubilee Building guided tour 22

Parnell – Judges Bay heritage walk 23


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Parnell – School holiday heritage day 23

Parnell – St Stephen’s Chapel 23

Parnell – Streams and gullies heritage walk 23

Ponsonby Community Centre 24

Ponsonby Presents – All Saints Parish Annual Fete 24

Ponsonby Presents – Edward Bennett presents “Inside the Victorian Villa”

24

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tour of All Saints Church 24

Ponsonby Presents – Guided heritage walk with Edward Bennett

24

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tours of Allendale House 24

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tour of Leys Institute building and photo exhibition

25

Ponsonby Presents – Guided tour with Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua: Ponsonby the Pacifica Years

25

Ponsonby Presents – Leys Orchestra concert 25

Ponsonby Presents – Pat Baskett: Mrs Hobson’s Album 25

Ponsonby Presents – Ponsonby market day 25

Ports of Auckland – Heritage tug tour 25

Pt Chevalier Community Library – Asylum Days: stories from the Auckland Mental Hospital

26

Rangitoto Island bach tour and cream scone tea 26

Rangitoto Island – Islington Bay tour 26

Remuera Community Library – Find out more about the display of novelty clocks and watches

26

Remuera Heritage Inc – Display of children’s old novelty mechanical clocks and watches

27

Remuera Heritage Inc – Guided walk from Mt Hobson and back via Remuera, Bassett and Middleton roads

27

Remuera Heritage Inc – Thomas Cheeseman of Remuera: long-time director of Auckland Museum 1874-1923

27

St Andrew’s Symonds St – Viewing and heritage service 27

St Heliers heritage and guided walking tour 27

St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra 28

Stardome Observatory: its genesis and achievements 28

Stardome Observatory: The transit of Venus and the quest to measure the size of the universe

28


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Sticks and Bells – Morris Dance workshop 28

Te Puru 29

The Kelliher Estate 29

The Library Café & Function Venue (ex-Carnegie Library), Onehunga

29

The Methodist Church, Mt Eden 29

The New Zealand Film Archive Screenings

Auckland Art Gallery – Milk and Honey Years 30

Auckland Art Gallery – Auckland in the 1950s 30

Auckland Museum – Auckland in 1900-1924 30




Auckland Museum – Auckland in 2000-2010 (9 Oct) 30

The Wallace Award finalists exhibition at the Pah Homestead 31

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Bean Rock and back heritage sailing

31

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Children of Tangaroa

31

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Harbour discovery sailing on Breeze

31

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Motuihe Island – Heritage sailing and guided tour

32

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Retrace your ancestors’ steps – Immigration workshops

32

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum – Steaming Sunday on SS Puke

32

Waiheke Community Library – History challenge for children (Competition ends)

33

Waiheke Community Library – Memories: stories told by local elders from our community

33

Walk the Panmure Heritage Trail 33

Waikaraka Cemetery – A walk, a talk and some rubbings 33

Waikaraka Cemetery – A walk, a talk and some scrubbing 33


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Auckland Heritage Festival 2010 is made possible by the generous contribution of numerous groups and individuals.

Our special thanks to:

3rd Auckland & Northland Regimental Association, 360 Discovery, Allan Matson, Alberton, All Saints Anglican Church Ponsonby, Art Deco Society Auckland Inc, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Artisan Markets, Auckland City Libraries, Auckland Embroiders Guild Inc, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland Walks, Avondale-Waterview Historical Society, Braemar on Parliament Street, Blockhouse Bay Historical Society Inc, Charlotte Museum Trust, City of Auckland Morris Dancers, City Parks Services, Congregational Christian Church of Samoa, Civic Trust Auckland, Classic Yacht Association, ConArtists – the home of TheatresportsTM, Cooper and Company, Cornwall Park Trust Board (Inc), Cotter House Luxury Retreat, David

Wong, Ellerslie Business Association, Epsom and Eden District Historical Society, Dawsons, The Drake, The Friends of Couldrey House Charitable Trust, Ewelme Cottage (NZ Historic Places Trust), Friends of Oakley Creek – Te Auaunga, The Friends of Onehunga Community House, Fullers Group Ltd, Geoscience Society of New Zealand, Heritage Hotels, Highwic (NZ Historic Places Trust), Howick Historical Village, IPENZ Committee for Engineering Heritage Auckland Chapter, Karangahape Road Business Association, Kinder House Society Inc, Leys Orchestra, Leys Institute Community Library, Mainline Steam Heritage Trust, Mirror Theatre Productions, MOTAT, Motuihe Trust, Motutapu Restoration Trust, New Zealand Fabian Society, New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Auckland Branch), New Zealand Historical Military Society, Onehunga Business Association, Onehunga Fencible & Historical Society, Otahuhu Historical Society,

Otahuhu Anglican Church, Otahuhu Presbyterian Church, Panmure Historical Society, Parnell Community Committee, Parnell Heritage Inc, Parnell Inc, Parnell Trust, Ponsonby Community Centre, Ponsonby Road Promotions, Ports of Auckland, Rangitoto Island Historic Conservation Trust, Rangitoto Island Bach Community Association, Remuera Heritage Inc, Remuera Library, Stardome Observatory and Planetarium, St Andrews First Presbyterian Church, St Heliers Bay Village Association, St Jude’s Anglican Church, St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra, Te Puru (director: Gabriel White, producer: Amelia Harris, featuring: David Simmons), The NZ Film Archive, The Library Café & Function Venue, The Department of Conservation, The Methodist Church Mt Eden, The TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, United Nations Association of NZ (Northern Region), Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum.

Acknowledgements

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A new research tool

The launch of Heritage Online Auckland City Council’s web database, provides quick online access to information about individual heritage items. It will become the most comprehensive online list of heritage items in New Zealand and provide an important research tool to a broad section of Auckland city’s community, taking the public accessibility of heritage information on Auckland’s historic landscape into the future.

View the database at http://heritage.aucklandcity.govt.nz

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