This is a shared arts column space put together by the Howick Historical Village, Te Tuhi, and Uxbridge Arts and Culture.
Saturday, June 15
Celebrate Matariki with a day of festivities at O Wairoa Marae. Te Tuhi and O Wairoa Marae present a Matariki Festival, supported by Howick Local Board, Uxbridge Arts and Culture, Howick Historical Village, the International Business Women’s Association, and Arts Out East. Hours: 10am-3 pm. Location: O Wairoa Marae, 35-37 Uxbridge Road, Howick. Free.
Saturday, June 15
Howick Historical Village presents Winter Lights Festival. Sponsored by The Fairy Light Shop, experience the Village after dark with live music and food trucks. Hours: 5pm-9pm. Location: Howick Historical Village, 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga. Tickets required: www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/winter-lights-festival/auckland/howick.
Friday, June 28
Howick Historical Village presents Matariki: Arts, Crafts, Films, and Talks: A kōrero, spoken-word reading, and short film screening from Indigenous Māori and Pacific storytellers and filmmakers in Tāmaki Makaurau. Poetry reading/talk: 12.30-1pm; Film screening/talk: 1-1.30pm. Howick Historical Village, 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga. Normal admission fees apply to visit the Village.
Saturday, July 6
Join Uxbridge Arts and Culture for the upcoming EAA18: Estuary Art and Ecology Award 2024, the only contemporary art prize in Aotearoa New Zealand with ecology at its core. The show runs July 6- August 31. Opening event and awards show: July 6 at 2.30pm. Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10am-4pm. Location: 35 Uxbridge Road, Howick. Free.
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