July School Holiday Programme

New Zealand Maritime Museum Corner Quay and Hobson streets, Viaduct Harbour,, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Blocks on the Dock Weekdays, 3 – 14 July | 10:00am - 2:00pm Set sail on a LEGO boat building adventure these school holidays! The Brick Pit is open. Let’s use LEGO to explore how boat building has evolved from waka hourua to catamarans. Will you discover new islands or race around the world? $5 …

School Holidays at Butterfly Creek

Butterfly Creek 10 Tom Pearce drive, Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand

Explore the tropics at Butterfly Creek during these school holidays! Come and join us for an exciting line-up of entertainment and activities. Warm up in the tropical butterfly house and enjoy watching the butterflies flutter and they might even land on you! Our daily animal encounters let you get up close with many of our …

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: CRYSTAL

Spark Arena 42 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Experience Cirque du Soleil’s signature style of acrobatics in uncharted territory with CRYSTAL – a breakthrough ice experience that blurs the boundaries between gliding sports and circus arts. CRYSTAL invites you to suspend reality and glide into a world that springs to a colourful life with astounding visual projections, and an original score that seamlessly …

School Holiday Steam

Wellington Museum 3 Jervois Quay, Queens Wharf, Wellington, New Zealand

Bring out the family, and join us onboard our heritage train on a variety of different steam-hauled train trips! We have a variety of different experiences on offer for all travellers - whether it's a scenic cruise up to the Kapiti Coast hub at Paekakariki, or a fast jaunt through the suburbs of the Hutt …

TEDDY BEAR PICNIC SAILING

New Zealand Maritime Museum Corner Quay and Hobson streets, Viaduct Harbour,, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Grab your teddy bears for a sailing on heritage vessel Ted Ashby in celebration of Teddy Bear Picnic day! Words by New Zealand Maritime Museum Last updated 29 Jun 2023 Grab your teddy bears and bring them along for a sailing on heritage vessel Ted Ashby in celebration of Teddy Bear Picnic day! Pack a …

Matariki Festival 2023

Regionwide Regionwide, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Whakanuia te tau hou Māori! Celebrate the Māori new year in Tāmaki Makaurau with Matariki Festival. Herald the Māori new year by celebrating te ao Māori through stories, film, entertainment, discussions, performance, food and art. The festival aims to create an environment where communities can come together to reflect on and recognise this special time …

Hākari Below the Stars

Space Place at Carter Observatory 40 Salamanca Rd, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Space Place in welcoming the Māori New Year with whānau-friendly activities, and kai. Your tickets include: • Access to the epic space science museum • Planetarium dome screening • Live Matariki star talks • Telescope viewings (weather permitting) • Tamariki activities • Kapa Haka and musical performances Discover Māori star lore in How It …

Wonderland Glow Show

Clarence St Theatre Hamilton, Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand

The much-loved Glow Show is back! 82,000 Kiwi kids have already seen these innovative, glow-in-the-dark giant puppet shows, which are an absolute favourite for parents and tamariki. The Glow Show’s latest ... Where: Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton, Waikato 59 Clarence St, Hamilton Lake, Hamilton 3204, Hamilton, Waikato

Wonderland Glow Show

Baycourt Community and Arts Centre 38 Durham Street, Tauranga, Tauranga, New Zealand

The much-loved Glow Show is back! 82,000 Kiwi kids have already seen these innovative, glow-in-the-dark giant puppet shows, which are an absolute favourite for parents and tamariki. The Glow Show’s latest storytelling bonanza is at a venue near you, this June and July. It’s the Wonderland Glow Show - a fabulously Kiwified version of Alice …

OPENING CEREMONY: NEW ZEALAND VS NORWAY

Eden Park EDEN PARK, KINGSLAND, Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland is calling, and we can’t wait to welcome the world’s best female athletes to our shores. Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is proud to play host to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

Deep Thought | Friday Nights

Heard Park 170 Parnell Rd, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

This winter in Heard Park, Parnell…a magical experience for all to enjoy! Deep Thought is this year's Parnell winter light installation, and we're celebrating with some Friday night festivities. Between 5pm and 7.30pm on Friday 30 June, 7 and 21 July, Heard Park, Parnell is the space to be. Enjoy a free hot drink thanks …

TAKAPUNA WINTER LIGHTS

38 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 38 Hurstmere Road,, Takapuna, New Zealand

A free event - come together for four magical evenings of illuminated art, music & performance You know Takapuna shines in the summertime, but be prepared to be dazzled by the way the seaside suburb lights up the colder nights of the year with Takapuna Winter Lights. The sparkling event takes place annually in the …