WHAT’S ON

Art and Pacific Feminism

Now to Sunday July 31, 10am–5pm daily, Auckland Art Gallery

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki’s latest exhibition sets a daring new direction, building a Pacific feminist trajectory in contemporary art. Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda brings together 12 prominent artists from across the Pacific whose works set a feminist agenda by foregrounding the most pressing issues of our times: climate change and resilience, sovereignty, activism and social. Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda is presented in association with Auckland Arts Festival 2022. Aucklandartgallery.com

Fun-filled Easter Extravaganza

April 17, Session one: 10am-12.30pm, session two: 1-3.30pm

Watch the village come to life as Howick Historical Village celebrates Easter with lots of activities for the whole family to enjoy. Take a photo with the Easter Bunny and grab some gelato while you complete the Easter Trail that ends with a chocolate prize! There’s plenty to do with arts and crafts, butter-making, face painting, outdoor games, rag-rugging, East Egg Hunts and much more! Visit the Lolly Shop, or see the printing press in action – with something new to do around every corner. www.historicalvillage.org.nz/events

World First Debut

April 15-September 4, Tamaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Hall

Eleven meters long, nearly three metres long and displayed in its hunting position, the Auckland War Memorial Hall will be the first ever museum in the world to display Peter the T.rex. This is one of a small number of almost complete fossil Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons in the world and the first real T. rex fossil ever to be exhibited in New Zealand. Visitors can get up close and learn about some of the incredible anatomical features of one of the largest land predators of all time and find out how it lived and died. Free entry.

School Holiday Activity

April 25, 10am-4pm Wynyard Quarter

Spark has teamed up with Emirates Team New Zealand to create Spark 5G Race Zone, a Free all-ages 60-minute experience, showcasing the high-tech world of sailing and technology. With seven immersive zones, experience wind visualised like you’ve never seen before, create your own high performance AC75 and put your design skills to the test. Sessions are 60-minutes long, with the first session starting at 10am and the last session starting at 3pm. Opening hours have been extended for the April school holidays until Saturday, May 1. You can either book your session in advance or walk-ins are available subject to capacity on the day you visit.

PLEASE NOTE: information regarding times and dates of these events was correct at the time this issue went to print. However, due to the pandemic, events may be postponed or cancelled. In some cases, tickets may be limited or social distancing measures employed as appropriate. Readers are advised to check events online for updates.

SADDLE UP, SAVILE ON!

Despite a certain red light, polo ponies galloped full ahead at Auckland Polo Club’s Clevedon ground recently. The Savile Cup saw champion players champing at the bit – while their mounts champed at the bit – in efforts to claim one of New Zealand’s oldest sporting prizes, as these photos reveal. Full results from this year's competition are accessible via www.polo.org.nz.

Photos Wayne Martin