Type: Exhibition

Come and join a group of friendly locals restoring and looking after Wainoni Park.

Friends of Wainoni Park meet every Thursday morning from mid February until mid-December (we often have breaks over the school holidays). There is a range of tasks to suit a variety of fitness levels. This is a great opportunity to meet others while caring for Greenhithe’s environment.

Activities include:

-Releasing recently planted and established native trees from pest plants (weeds)
-Preparing areas for native plants
-Planting native plants
-Spreading mulch around native plantings
-Pest control
-Looking after the community edible garden
-Removing rubbish from the park
-Carrying out wildlife surveys
-Getting fit whilst forming new friendships.

Please bring a cold drink, sunhat and wear shoes with a good grip.
Long sleeves and trousers are required for some of the activities. Morning tea is supplied.

For more information and to register email  gctnicola@gmail.com

Friends of Wainoni Park is a Greenhithe Community Trust initiative. This event is part of EcoFest, an annual month-long festival taking place Friday 15 March – Sunday 14 April 2024. Inspiring climate action across Tāmaki Makaurau, it is hosted in collaboration by EcoMatters, Kaipātiki Project, Beautification Trust and Waiheke Resources Trust, and proudly supported by Auckland Council.

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Come and join a group of friendly locals restoring and looking after Wainoni Park.

Friends of Wainoni Park meet every Thursday morning from mid February until mid-December (we often have breaks over the school holidays). There is a range of tasks to suit a variety of fitness levels. This is a great opportunity to meet others while caring for Greenhithe’s environment.

Activities include:

-Releasing recently planted and established native trees from pest plants (weeds)
-Preparing areas for native plants
-Planting native plants
-Spreading mulch around native plantings
-Pest control
-Looking after the community edible garden
-Removing rubbish from the park
-Carrying out wildlife surveys
-Getting fit whilst forming new friendships.

Please bring a cold drink, sunhat and wear shoes with a good grip.
Long sleeves and trousers are required for some of the activities. Morning tea is supplied.

For more information and to register email  gctnicola@gmail.com

Friends of Wainoni Park is a Greenhithe Community Trust initiative. This event is part of EcoFest, an annual month-long festival taking place Friday 15 March – Sunday 14 April 2024. Inspiring climate action across Tāmaki Makaurau, it is hosted in collaboration by EcoMatters, Kaipātiki Project, Beautification Trust and Waiheke Resources Trust, and proudly supported by Auckland Council.

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)

Witness the world’s top nature photographs from the most prestigious photography event of its kind, beautifully illuminated, up close and in person.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global competition that has showcased the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for almost 60 years. Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the competition attracts the world’s most impressive nature photographers, showcasing a combination of skill, luck, and above all the beauty of the natural world.

The winning images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London in October 2023, and this exhibition at Auckland Museum will be the first time they’re on display in Aotearoa.

The exhibition opens on Sat 9 Dec 2023 and runs until Sun 28 Apr 2024

Step inside a fantastical labyrinth of light and colour. After their sell-out success in 2015, the Architects of Air return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this April with their newest inflatable sculpture, ARBORIALIS Luminarium.

This colourful world will delight visitors of all ages and is the perfect place to wander, explore, relax or find an oasis of tranquility in the twists and turns of each tunnel within the luminarium.

Inspired by the natural world, simulating the wonder and awe of being lost in a forest, ARBORIALIS Luminarium features a kaleidoscope of colour, light and an ethereal soundscape from the Song of Danu by Irish Composer Dr Michael Morris.

Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver who attends the event with the child. One adult per every four children. Children 3 years and under are admitted free of charge.

Accessible to wheelchairs.

You can book in advance for a set time, or walk up on the day you choose. Please note as this event has been extremely popular in the past, we recommend you book priority queue tickets.

Open: 13 April to 28 April 2024
Opening Times: Thu – Sun: 9am – 5pm | Mon–Wed: 11am – 5pm (last admission)