Home Grown
Crown Lynn domestic pottery, locally manufactured and nationally significant, has left us with an extraordinary and rich physical and design legacy. Valerie Ringer Monk, an inveterate Crown Lynn...
View ArticleState of the Nation
The State House is part of our national built landscape. Architectural authors and commentators Bill McKay and Andrea Stevens tell the story of the State House in their recent book Beyond the State:...
View ArticlePoetry Slam
Going West was the first literary festival to front poetry slamming; a genre previously at home in pubs and halls and regarded as well out on the fringe. As a vital and growing performance art it...
View ArticleGala Night
7.30pm, The Curnow Reading: Anne Kennedy The late Allen Curnow was, until his passing, a regular reader of his iconic poetry at Going West. It is difficult to go past 'Not I, some child, born in a...
View ArticleGoing West Festival Weekend & Day Passes
The Going West Festival Weekend Pass includes Friday 12 September Gala Night entertainment, supper & drinks; plus lunches, morning & afternoon teas & all sessions on Saturday 13 and Sunday...
View ArticleSeeing Is Believing with Jeanette Wilson
See the live show that inspired the TV3 Series Dare to Believe. Spirit medium Jeanette Wilson has been put to the test by 20/20, Good Morning and countless radio stations up and down the country. Now...
View ArticleTitirangi Village Market
The Titirangi Village Market is a lively expression of the heart and soul of Titirangi Village culture; a real meeting place for people from near and far. Come along on the last Sunday of each month,...
View ArticleTitirangi Village Market - Special Christmas Market
Titirangi Village Market's Special Christmas Market. Come along for your last minute gifts and Christmas goodies - stock up for the holidays! - Over 130 stalls of arts, crafts, produce and information;...
View ArticleTitirangi Village Market
The Titirangi Village Market is an integral part of the heart and soul of Titirangi culture. Come along on Sunday and experience what makes it so special. - Over 130 stalls of arts, crafts, produce and...
View ArticleGoing West
Saturday Morning opens with Bob Harvey and Gregory O’Brien talking with Elisabeth Vaneveld about place, people and the connecting power of stories. Elizabeth Knox delves into her latest novel The...
View ArticleGoing West - Opening Night
Celebrate the launch of the Going West Writers Weekend with Curnow Reader Apirana Taylor, Sir Graeme Douglas Orator Elizabeth Knox, and a breathtaking performance by The Bellbirds. Apirana Taylor: The...
View ArticleTiki Taane One Man Band Show
Save Our Kauri Trust is very proud to present Tiki Taane's One Man Band Show live in concert with support from DJ, KP of Sunshine Sound System, in Titirangi for the first time on Saturday 5th October...
View ArticleIn Your Neighbourhood: Folk Songs
Featuring Martin Lee, Principal Cor Anglais. Warlock The Curlew Mozart Adagio for Cor Anglais and String Trio, K580a Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folk Song Melt into the luxuriant sound of...
View ArticleRe:generate Fashion Market
The philosophy behind re:generate is to reuse, recyle and relove. We are passionate about reducing waste and getting others to do the same. Buying pre-loved is such an easy step with big impact! Joins...
View ArticleIn Your Neighbourhood: Folk Songs
Featuring Martin Lee, Principal Cor Anglais Mozart - Adagio for Cor Anglais and String Trio, K580a Vaughan - Williams Ten Blake Songs Vaughan Williams arr. Robert Stanton - Six Studies in English Folk...
View Articlere:generate Fashion Market
Second hand fashion rocks and we want this to be accessible for more people so come and join us at the re:generate Fashion market. There are 40 stalls selling quality preloved fashion and accessories....
View ArticleIn Your Neighbourhood - Heart & Soul
Featuring Ingrid Bauer, Principal Harp Ibert - Trio for Violin, Cello and Harp Flagello - Suite for Harp and String Trio Sofia Gubaidulina - Five Études for Harp, Double Bass and Percussion Françaix -...
View ArticleWest Auckland Heritage Conference 2021
Did you know one man was buried three times at Waikumete Cemetery? Or that the puzzle of the buried dancefloor in the Whatipu Caves is still inspiring artists? What’s the Tale of the Great Whale? A...
View Articlere:generate Fashion Market
Second-hand fashion rocks and we want this to be accessible for everyone so come and join us at the re:generate Fashion Market. We have 40+ stalls selling quality preloved fashion and accessories. Find...
View ArticleNew Moon Folk Ball
A night of celebratory social dance in the vibrant folk tradition of the village fête and the raucous city dance-hall. The New Moon Folk Ball is an event that will honour the long tradition of social...
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