What's on this weekend – Sat 18 & Sun 19 June
Find out what's on in Auckland this weekend – Sat 18 & Sun 19 June.
Looking for things to do in Auckland this weekend? Get some inspiration here on OurAuckland.
Matariki Dawn Karakia
Sat 18 June, 6am-9am | Waiheke Library | FREE
Matariki Festival kicks off with this special Dawn Karakia to herald in the Māori New Year. Also on Saturday is the free Te Atatu Marae Matariki Family Fun Day.
Tikapa, a pouwhenua (land post) carved and led by Ngāti Paoa artists Puhi Thompson and Chris Bailey, provides the striking image for this year’s festival. Ngāti Paoa, of Tāmaki and Hauraki, is the 2016 host iwi. The featured artwork can be found at Waiheke Library
Aotea Square Ice Rink & Ice Slide
17 June - 24 July | Aotea Square | Prices vary
Go Wild on Ice for the opening weekend of the Aotea Square Ice Rink & Ice Slide. For every skater, $1 will be donated to the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund. Get dressed up as a cheeky kea and enjoy colouring competitions, mask making and face painting.
Bare Truth
Until 22 June | Northart Gallery, Northcote | FREE
Part of the region-wide Auckland Festival of Photography, photographer Ilan Wittenberg’s Bare Truth exhibition presents a striking collection of monochrome images of bare-chested Kiwi men.
From the Seed of Warriors (c) Ilan Wittenberg
The Elephant Thief
Until 2 July | Q Theatre, CBD | $30-$60
Prepare to be taken to the edge of the world and back as the amazing Indian Ink Theatre Company returns with the riotous and colourfulThe Elephant Thief at Q Theatre.
LAST CHANCE: Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation
Until 19 June | Auckland Art Gallery | FREE
Complex, rich and darkly romantic, Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation closes this weekend at Auckland Art Gallery with a special chance to hear the photographer discuss her celebrated work (Sunday 19 June, 1pm).
Fiona Pardington, Still life with my mother's roses, pomegranates and silver platter of ihumoana, Ripiro Beach, 2013. Archival inkjet print, gesso and acrylic polymer on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Starkwhite.
More things to do
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