Upcoming Arts and Education events
Looking for events to expand your social circle or get career advice? Find out what's happening for Arts and Education students.
September
Te wiki o te Reo Māori
Wharewhare (te reo Māori Bingo)
Come along and play some rounds of reo Māori bingo (dropping
in is encouraged). Friendly, fun, any level of te reo Māori is welcome. There
will be prizes to win!
Date and time: Monday 14 September, 11am-1pm
Location: Learning Lounge 201-425
Coffee at Waipapa
Give te reo Māori a go! Order your free kawhe in te reo Māori
Date and time: Tuesday 15 September, from 9am
Location: Wynyard Street near OGGB
Mini poi keychain making
Come along for a craft day making mini poi keychains and
watch some kapa haka videos.
Date: Tuesday 15 September, 11am-1pm
Location: Learning Lounge 201-425
Cafe and kōrero
Pop up to celebrate te reo Māori through kai and kōrero.
Order kai in te reo Māori, its free! Any level of te reo Māori is welcome!
Date and time: Wednesday 16 September, 11am-1pm
Location: Learning Lounge 201-425
Kēmu Māori and kai
Join AESA’s regular Ate o’clock breakfasts and play te reo Māori board games like tākaro and kaupapa.
Date and time: Thursday 17 September, 11am-1pm
Location: Learning Lounge 201-425
Music in the Atrium
Brought to you by the music program in the School of Creative Arts.
Date and time: Mondays and Wednesdays (updated weekly), 12.30-1pm
Location: B201 Atrium
Week 1
Monday 14 September: OLI - JAZZ PERFORMANCE
Wednesday 16 September: JAMES - CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE
Week 7 Gender Studies seminar
Beyond Equal Time: Gender, Care, and the Restructuring of Post-Separation Parenting in Aotearoa New Zealand
Date and time: Tuesday 15 September, 11am
Location: 206-201
Week 7 Classics and Ancient History Research Seminar
praetexit nomine: Dido’s (tragi)comedy in Aeneid 4”, Professor Giuseppe Pezzini, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Date and time: Tuesday 15 September, 4pm
Location: 206-209 and on Zoom
Exploring Tolkien’s world
A conversation with Philippa Boyens and Giuseppe Pezzini
Date and time: Wednesday 16 September, 3-4pm
Location: OGGB5 Lecture Theatre (260-051)
For more information and RSVP, click here.
Hilinga mea’a o te maramataka Exhibition
Date and time: Open now until Saturday 19 September
Location: Fresh Gallery Ōtara, 5/46 Fair Mall, Ōtara Town Centre, Auckland 2023
Pilates event (Education Students Society)
Date and time: Thursday 17 September, 11am-12pm
Location: 201-120
Drama 202 Annual Production: Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Date and time: 17, 18, 19 September
Location: 206-325, 14A Symonds Street
Toi Haakari
Toi Haakari brings together the work of tauira Tuākana at Te Waka Tūhura, Elam Fine Arts.
Date and time: 23-25 September, 11am-4pm
Location: Project Space Gallery, 20 Whitaker PlaceGrafton, Auckland
Trundle Lecture 2026
In-Mediterranean, Definite Places, and Indigeneity: Putting Rome’s Rise to Power into Context
Date and time: Saturday 26 September, 5-6pm
Location: LibB15 Lecture Theatre (109-B15)
For more information and to register, click here.
Auckland Write Club weekly meeting
Come along and chat to other aspiring writers!
Date and time: Monday, 5-7pm
Location: 105-012
Weekly Music workshops:
Workshops run weekly during semester time, see the links below for more information. Sessions are free and open to the public, bookings required.
A taste of yearly events
Celebration days and cultural events
From Pride Week and Te Wiki o te reo Māori to Sustainability Week and Politics Week, our students love to get involved and celebrate themed days and weeks throughout the year with a range of fun events.
Student associations
Both the Arts and Education Student Association (AESA) and Auckland University Student Association (AUSA) put on a range of events from orientation week onwards.
Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts a whole lot of fun training sessions at Kura Matahuna Unleash Space, from how to use a 3D printer to vinyl cutting.
Plus many more!
Interfaculty Sports
Join our team and take on the other faculties at interfaculty sports competitions. It's a great chance to get active, meet new people and show off your skills in the sporting arena.