From haka to high fashion: What's on in Auckland this weekend

Home / LifestyleHelene RavlichNZ Herald·14 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM7 mins to readAutaia returns to Aotea Centre’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. Photo / Peter JenningsAutaia returns to Aotea Centre’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. Photo / Peter Jennings

It might still be a bit chilly out there, but there is a plethora of fantastic events and opportunities heating things up across the motu as winter rolls on. This weekend in Tāmaki Makaurau there is a cool multicultural dance-off happening in Freemans Bay and you can join a free

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From haka to high fashion: What's on in Auckland this weekend

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