WHAT’S HAPPENING! EVENTS UPCOMING

IT’S ELEMENTAL

July 20 – August 6, Elemental AKL Festival, across Auckland

Elemental AKL Festival celebrates the best of arts, eats, and beats of Tamaki Makaurau. Auckland will come alive and festivalgoers can expect a diverse range of adventures, from hāngi in a five-star hotel, silent disco walks across the city, in free and ticketed events across Auckland. Elemental AKL 2023 events will transform eateries, theatres, public spaces into hubs of exciting experiences. More info: www.aucklandnz.com/elemental

Reading Revolution

Friday, June 2, 10.30am-11.30am Highland Park Library, 16 Highland Park

Looking for a relaxing, stimulating, and fun way to spend time with others? Try the Reading Revolution at Highland Park Library. It involves reading a story or poem together as a group and discussing ideas, thoughts and feeling about the reading in a comfortable environment. You can mull over what strikes you as most interesting and share it with likeminded people.

PURR-FORMANCE OF CATS

Friday, June 23, 7pm, Saturday June 24, 1.30 and 7pm, Sunday June 25, 1.30pm, Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre

You don’t want to miss the National Youth Theatre’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking, award-winning musical CATS adapted from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. This musical comes together in a sparkling fusion of music, dance, and verse, and has now taken on a new life for a new generation. www.nyt.nz/programmes/cats-2-2023

KERERO & KAPUTI, TALK & TEA TASTING

Saturday, July 15, 10am & 1.30pm. Howick Historical Village

At historic Bell house, meet Helen Paul-Smith, artisan tea blender and co-founder of ŌKU. Delve into a sensory world, exploring the flavours and remarkable healing properties of plants while you sip and sample ŌKU teas in vintage cups! Along with familiar herbs, plants such as Kawakawa, Kūmarahou, Mānuka, Houhere and Horopito help maintain wellbeing. More info: www.historicalvillage.org.nz