Performing Arts

New Zealand’s largest street market, up to 5,000 people visit this Saturday morning market each week, and business is well underway by 6am. Pacific Island, Maori, Asian and Pakeha stallholders gather each week, creating a uniquely New Zealand multicultural experience. As you meander around the 250 plus stalls, Pacific Island music plays loudly, while the thick scent of Cook Island donuts, hot rewana bread, and Chinese pork buns hangs in the air. Whether you’re after fresh fruit and vegetables, unique clothing, jewellery or Pacific Island crafts, the Otara Market is a penny pincher’s dream. Access is from the East Tamaki off-ramp, about 20 kilometres south of central Auckland on the Southern Motorway.

The Mangere Town Centre Saturday Market is held in the Mangere Town Centre car park with entrances off Mascot or Orly Avenues. The market has 200 stallholders with an array of mixed goods. Fresh produce from as far south as Hastings and north to Kerikeri. With a wonderful assortment of Polynesian arts and crafts, food, clothing, carvings, weaving, jewellery. This multicultural market is an experience to delight you with a wide variety of cultures, all working side by side in a happy environment. There are over 2000 free car parks available. Free multicultural entertainment. Saturdays, 6am - 2pm, in the car park directly behind Farmers. Back in its day, Mangere Town Centre was once the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere!

For 150 years Auckland Museum, has protected and cared for the taonga, the treasures, of Iwi and Hapu from throughout Aotearoa. And together we are now forging ahead, to create new levels of understanding and enlightenment in the presentation of Maori culture and customary values, that will benefit all visitors to the Museum.

Atamira Dance Collective is an Auckland based collective of New Zealand’s top young Maori dancers and choreographers. Atamira create dance works inspired by Aotearoa’s history, legends and contemporary issues; and drawing from their own personal stories and whakapapa.. Critically acclaimed the company is renowned for their inventive and stunning pieces.