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 [...]

Partake in some Mid Winter Christmas Charity at the Blankenberge Belgian Beer Cafe, 136 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna this Thursday 22nd of July. Join them for a mid-winter Christmas dinner that night and theywill donate 5% of all revenue to the Auckland City Mission Winter Appeal. Plus for every main purchased between the 16th and 22nd [...]

Come to Birkenhead College for a Trivial Pursuit night on Friday 25th of June. This is an annual fundraiser with many wonderful prizes and a fabulous Trivial Pursuit quiz put together by tutors using projection and sound as well as question sheets. There are also spot prizes and a prize for the best dressed table. [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Got old books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles you don’t need anymore? Northcote Rotary need your surplus books for their 2010 Charity Book Fair, to be held in the Northcote College Hall on July 8th -10th. So if you have something you think they might want, call 4181885 or 4808768, or email rotarybookfair@gmail.com. [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Come to Belmont Primary School to get a sweet deal on an original piece of art in Belmont Primary’s Art Auction Fundraiser. Belmont Primary are holding their biennial art auction on Friday the 14th, 2.30-6.00pm, and Saturday the 15th May, 7.00pm till late. Entry is free to the Fundraiser, which includes the [...]

By Claire Ahuriri This Sunday 18th of April, the 2nd Annual Devonport Dog Parade is taking place at Windsor Reserve, Devonport. It will be an action-packed day of events between 1.00pm and 4.00pm, with entertainment, doggy goods and services, and a chance to showcase your beloved 4-legged friends in a parade. There is a gold [...]

By Claire Ahuriri This Thursday 15th of April, Mairangi Bay Arts Centre, 20 Hastings Road Mairangi Bay, is holding the Mairangi Bay Charity Fashion Extravaganza. “A lavish evening to discover what the different fashion labels have produced for winter 2010. With a glass of bubbly, canapes, goody bags and fabulous spot prizes. Apart from having [...]

By Claire Ahuriri On Sunday 7th of March, the Bayswater Auto Show is on at Bayswater Primary School. From 10am to 3pm there will be more than 200 speciality automobiles, from vintage cars to exotics cars, kitcars and hotrods, Harley Davidson motorcycles, big-rigs, and possibly some military vehicles. There will also be children’s entertainment consisting [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Good Brothers Restaurant in Takapuna is hosting a charity night to raise money for the children of Haiti this Wednesday 24th of February. The night will feature a three-course dinner, a champagne reception, an auction, and great live entertainment, including Dai Henwood, Hollie Smith, and Johnny Love, with Leigh Hart, host of [...]

By Claire Ahuriri SPCA needs help this Friday 13th November, in their Angels for Animals Street Appeal. The organization, which ‘speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves’, is looking for collectors for this Friday. The money collected will go to, among other things, a new digital x-ray machine for the Auckland SPCA Animal Hospital. [...]