Catch the All Blacks v Australia live on big screen TV at the Masonic Tavern, corner of Church Street and King Edward Parade, Devonport, this Saturday 7th of August at 7.30pm. For more information call 445 0485.

Puttin’ On The Ritz is North Shore Concert Band’s Annual Gala Concert, this Sunday 8th of August at Centre Stage Theatre, Centreway Road, Orewa at 2.00pm. Get ready for an afternoon of favourite tunes and medleys from shows like Hello Dolly, My Fair Lady, American in Paris and more, featuring Ritz Dance Studio Happy Harmonies [...]

Kaipatiki Project needs your help to plant native trees in the beautiful Eskdale Reserve Network, Glenfield Road (opposite Speedy Crescent) from 9.30am to 12.00noon this Saturday 7th of August. Local people and community groups come and enjoy a morning outdoors, regenerating and restoring the forest and improving the habitat for birds and other wildlife. Bring [...]

Keen for some bargains, some fresh fruit and veg, and various crafts? Then check out these three markets on Saturday 7th of August. The Albany Farmers Market is happening in Albany Hall from 9.00am to 1.00pm, selling fresh produce and food every first and third Saturday of the month. Call 420 5101 or email margo.t@xtra.co.nz [...]

Before the Vic opens on Tuesday 26 October the Victoria Theatre Trust is asking the community for support us at our cleaning bees on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of August, from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Physical help, as well as provisions of food and drinks will be hugely appreciated. Cleaning will involve everything from scrubbing [...]

There’s a brand new play on at the Rose Centre in Belmont: ‘Brassed Off’ by Paul Allen, from the screenplay by Mark Herman, directed by Kathy Gent, featuring North Shore Brass Band. ‘”Brassed Off” looks back in anger to 1994 when the Tories were enthusiastically shutting down coal-mines all over Britain in the belief that [...]

Join Takapuna Boating Club in a celebration of Barbara Kendall’s enduring Olympic career as she moves on to new opportunities, time for the family and her volunteer roles with the International Olympic Committee. Come to Barbara’s Bash, this Thursday 5th of August, from 6.00pm-9.00pm, at the Takapuna Boating Club, 39 The Strand, Takapuna. There will [...]

Hear fascinating information on the subject of Life After Death from a western Master of Yoga who has knowledge of the spirit realm, this Thursday 5th of August, 8.00pm-9.30pm, at the Aetherius Society, 269 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead. The cost is $10.00, or $6.00 for students and beneficiaries. For more information call 418 1170, email info@aetherius.org.nz, [...]

Massey University are holding a lecture open to the public this Wednesday 4th of August, starting at 6.30pm. The topic is 100 Years of Housing in New Zealand, byMarshall Cook. From Lenin to Lange and Beyond – 100 Years of Housing in New Zealand: An award winning architect and urban planner for more than 40 [...]

Join singers Geoffrey Hughes, Susan Boland, Lynette Martin, Paul Chappory, and Stuart Coats for this flag flying feast of fun and music, ‘The Last Night of the Proms’ at Windsor Park Baptist Church, 550 East Coast Road, Mairangi Bay, on Wednesday 4th of August at 11.00am. Tickets cost $27.00 each, which includes lunch. Bookings are [...]