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Upcoming events
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Last updated: 19 February 2019
Splore - Thursday, 21 to Sunday, 24 February 2019
Location:
Tapapakanga Regional Park, Orere Point.
Timing:
6am Thursday 21 February to 7pm Sunday 24 February.
Roads closed:
1pm Thursday 21 February to 6pm Sunday 24 February: Stop/Go on Orere-Matingarahi Road.
Parking restrictions:
None.
Viva La France Festival - Saturday, 23 February 2019
Location:
Milford.
Timing:
10am to 3pm.
Roads closed:
7am to 5pm: Dodson Avenue, Kitchener Road carpark.
Parking restrictions:
7am to 5pm: Dodson Avenue, Kitchener Road carpark.
Six60 - Saturday, 23 February 2019
Location:
Western Springs Stadium, Western Springs.
Timing:
5pm onwards.
Roads closed:
7am Thursday 21 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: Stadium Road.
7am Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: Bullock Track.
12pm Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: West View Road.
2pm Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: Old Mill Road.
8pm Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: Great North Road (St Lukes Road to Bond Street), SH16 eastbound off-ramp, Sh16 Westbound off-ramp, Tuarangi Road, Williamson Avenue (Northland to Great North Road), Surrey Crescent (Prime Road to Great North Road).
Parking restrictions:
12pm Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: West View Road.
3pm to 8pm Saturday 23 February: Cook Street, Mayoral Drive.
1pm Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: Old Mill Road, Surrey Crescent.
3pm Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: Great North Road (100 metres both sides between Motions Road and St Lukes Road, and Bullock Track to Surrey Crescent), Tuarangi Road, Ivanhoe Road.
7pm Saturday 23 February to 1am Sunday 24 February: Great North Road (Surrey Crescent to Coleridge Street), Surrey Crescent, Williamson Avenue, Selbourne Street.
Albany Lakes Summer Series - Sunday, 24 February 2019
Location:
Albany Lakes, Civic Park.
Timing:
8am to 11am.
Roads closed:
7:30am to 10am: Appian Way, Warnboet Lane, Davies Drive, Munroe Lane, Don Mckinnon Drive (from Munroe Lane to Appian Way), Corban Avenue.
Parking restrictions:
None.
Xrace Devonport 2019 - Sunday, 24 February 2019
Location:
Devonport.
Timing:
10am to 1pm.
Roads closed:
6am to 1pm: King Edward Parade.
Parking restrictions:
None.
Eagles - Tuesday, 26 and Wednesday 27 February 2019
Location:
Spark Arena, Auckland Central.
Timing:
7pm onwards.
Roads closed:
Pre closures from 5pm to 1am: Mahuhu Crescent (between Tapora Street and Te Taou Crescent).
Post closures from 10pm to 11:30pm: Mahuhu Crescent (between Beach Road and Tapora Street), Tapora Street (between Quay Street and Mahuhu Crescent), Te Taou Crescent North (between Beach Road and Mahuhu Crescent)
Post closures from 11pm to 11:30pm: Tangihua Street.
Parking restrictions:
6pm to midnight: Tapora Street, Mahuhu Crescent, Te Taou Crescent, Quay Street.
Cross Street Festival - Saturday, 2 March 2019
Location:
Cross Street, Auckland City Centre.
Timing:
3pm to 2am.
Roads closed:
9am Saturday 2 March to 3am Sunday 3 March: Cross Street.
Parking restrictions:
8am Saturday 2 March to 3am Sunday 3 March: Cross Street.
Music in Parks, Birkenhead - Sunday, 3 March 2019
Location:
Birkenhead War Memorial Park, Birkenhead.
Timing:
12pm to 4pm.
Roads closed:
11:30am to 4:30pm: Mahara Avenue.
Parking restrictions:
None.
Round The Bays - Sunday, 3 March 2019
Location:
Auckland City Centre, Orakei, Mission Bay, St Heliers, Kohimarama.
Timing:
9:30am to 12:30pm.
Roads closed (information is correct at the time of publishing and subject to change):
4am to 11:45am: Quay Street.
6:30am to 12:45pm: Tamaki Drive, Ngapipi Road, Long Drive, Auckland Road, The Parade, Goldie Street, Maheke Street, Benbow Street, Polygon Road.
7am to 11:45am: Customs Street, Market Lane, Lower Hobson Street.
Parking restrictions:
7am Saturday 2 March to 3pm Sunday 3 March: Goldie Street.
4am to 1pm Sunday 3 March: Quay Street, Tamaki Drive, Taranaki Road, Badderley Avenue, Long Drive, Hanene Street, Speight Road, The Parade, Goldie Street, Polygon Road.
Arctic Monkeys - Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Location:
Spark Arena, Auckland Central.
Timing:
6:30pm onwards.
Roads closed:
Pre closures from 5pm to 1am: Mahuhu Crescent (between Tapora Street and Te Taou Crescent).
Post closures from 10pm to 11.30pm: Mahuhu Crescent (between Beach Road and Tapora Street), Tapora Street (between Quay Street and Mahuhu Crescent), Te Taou Crescent North (between Beach Road and Mahuhu Crescent)
Post closures from 11pm to 11.30pm: Tangihua Street.
Parking restrictions:
6pm to midnight: Tapora Street, Mahuhu Crescent, Te Taou Crescent, Quay Street.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Friday, 8 and Saturday, 9 March 2019
Location:
Spark Arena, Auckland Central.
Timing:
7pm onwards.
Roads closed:
Pre closures from 5pm to 1am: Mahuhu Crescent (between Tapora Street and Te Taou Crescent).
Post closures from 10pm to 11.30pm: Mahuhu Crescent (between Beach Road and Tapora Street), Tapora Street (between Quay Street and Mahuhu Crescent), Te Taou Crescent North (between Beach Road and Mahuhu Crescent)
Post closures from 11pm to 11.30pm: Tangihua Street.
Parking restrictions:
6pm to midnight: Tapora Street, Mahuhu Crescent, Te Taou Crescent, Quay Street.
Wharf to Wharf, Waiheke Island - Saturday, 9 March 2019
Location:
Waiheke.
Timing:
7am to 6pm.
Roads closed:
6am to 2:30pm: The Strand, The Esplanade.
Parking restrictions:
None.
Beach N Bites - Saturday, 9 March 2019
Location:
Moana Reserve, Orewa.
Timing:
6:30pm to 11pm.
Roads closed:
4pm to 1am: Hibiscus Coast Highway (between Florence Avenue and Moana Avenue).
Parking restrictions:
None.
Music in Parks, Grey Lynn (Rock the Park) - Saturday, 16 March 2019
Location:
Grey Lynn Park, Grey Lynn.
Timing:
2pm to 6pm.
Roads closed:
1:30pm to 7pm: Elgins Street, Grosvenor Steet.
Parking restrictions:
None.
Ozzy Osbourne - Saturday, 16 March 2019
Location:
Spark Arena, Auckland Central.
Timing:
7pm onwards.
Roads closed:
Pre closures from 5pm to 1am: Mahuhu Crescent (between Tapora Street and Te Taou Crescent).
Post closures from 10pm to 11.30pm: Mahuhu Crescent (between Beach Road and Tapora Street), Tapora Street (between Quay Street and Mahuhu Crescent), Te Taou Crescent North (between Beach Road and Mahuhu Crescent)
Post closures from 11pm to 11.30pm: Tangihua Street.
Parking restrictions:
6pm to midnight: Tapora Street, Mahuhu Crescent, Te Taou Crescent, Quay Street.
Panasonic People's Triathalon, Mission Bay - Sunday, 17 March 2019
Location:
St Heliers.
Timing:
7am to 10:15am.
Roads closed:
7am to 11:30am: Tamaki Drive.
Parking restrictions:
None.
Super Rugby - Blues v Highlanders - Saturday, 22 March 2019
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