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, […]
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 […]
Rediscover the fundamentals of drawing with pencil in a flexible, engaging format. Choose to drop in for a single session to refine your skills or immerse yourself in a five-week course designed to deepen your understanding of a single drawing. This course offers the freedom to work at your own pace—whether you prefer the spontaneity […]
Catch Mermaid Bait at Art Beat this year! The band will be roving along Whangarei's magical Canopy Bridge. Saturday April 12, 2025 doing 3 x 1/2 hour sets:12:00-12:301:00-1:302:00-2:30 Come and have a boogie and bring the whole whanau!
Instrument Petting Zoo & Instant Ensembles – ArtBeat 2025 Location: Whangārei, Town Basin (outside Reyburn House) Date: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Hosted by: Sistema Whangārei – Toi Akorangi & Whangārei Folk Club Ever wanted to try an instrument but didn’t know where to start? The Instrument Petting Zoo & Instant Ensembles invites […]
POETS@ONEONESIX select Wednesdays of the month 5:30pm 116 Bank Street Whangarei * Current dates below* POETS@ONEONESIX Wednesday 14 May Wednesday 11 June Wednesday 16 July Wednesday 20 August Hope you can make it and share your amazing poetry. Fast Fibres Poetry submissions are due June 6. Gold coin donation to cover venue hire share your poetry here !!
SCIENCE FOR SOCIOPATHS ArtBeat 2025 – Thursday April 17th at 7PM Hundertwasser Art Centre Pay What You can, Recommended $30 | Step inside Maggie Cocco's Science for Sociopaths, a genre-bending performance that blurs the line between art, music, theatre, and social experiment. Expect an immersive soundscape, visceral storytelling, and a tactile conversation through sculpture with […]
Beagle Vinyl Night is back for an Autumn edition! Sat, the 26th of Aril 7pm til midnight. $5 Koha at the door. Students free. DJ lineup tba, watch this space: https://www.facebook.com/share/18Wmjx6rkq/