E ngā mana o te ao toi o ngā hau e whā, tēnā koutou katoa! The Wairau Māori Art Gallery whānau warmly invite you to join us in celebrating our upcoming exhibition 'Toka Tū', featuring nine senior Māori artists. Opening Night Toka Tū Friday, 6 December 6:00 pm Sandy Adsett Gabrielle Belz June Grant Alex Nathan James Ormsby […]
Whangārei Proud, based in Whangārei, Te Tai Tokerau, is dedicated to creating safe and supportive environments for our Rainbow & Takatāpui community. Our diverse members and volunteers provide a welcoming space where everyone can connect, celebrate, and feel at home. The annual Whangārei Pride Festival takes place every March. Check out the events at Eventfinda - Nau mai, […]
Come and join Mermaid Bait & The Brass Monkey for The Woodshed Variety Show!! A night of fun, circus, music and fire - fundraising to keep the space going as a local venue. Jugglers, hula hoopers, bluegrass trio "Forty-Grit" followed by Mermaid Bait & The Brass Monkey, Kumarani Circus drop-ins and a fire show to […]
In celebration of Beagle Radio’s milestone 10th anniversary, DJs Team Shrider of the Night Rider show will be hosting a special 4 Hour show in the Beagle studio. They'll be in the studio from 1-5PM, sharing memories, music, and banter and will be opening the doors to all that have been part of the Beagle […]
ArtBeat is back for 2025! Creative Northlands annual ArtBeat Carnival Day at the Whangārei Town Basin, will be on Saturday 12th April. RSVP + be in to win great prizes - https://events.humanitix.com/artbeat-2025 "We’ve done a lot of reflecting and have listened to community feedback - deciding that Artbeat 2025 will be a MONTH-LONG celebration of […]
In Broken World, Alex Chalmers (b. 1991, Whangārei) offers a nuanced meditation on the impermanence of power, using found objects to explore cycles of dominance and decline. The phrase “caput mundi” (meaning “head of the world”) serves as a conceptual anchor for the work, drawn directly from the branding displayed on construction hoardings across Rome, the […]