Cultural Events Calendar 2025

Experience world of cultures with Auckland Council

There are events taking place on the Shore to celebrate different cultures around the world.  Check them out before they are over!

Afghans - 2022 MOE video presentation 

This is a 20-minute video presented by Mahtab Major (ESOL summer intern with MOE) offering her perspective about her culture, identity and growing up in Afghanistan.

The Cultural Atlas is an interactive educational resource providing comprehensive information on the cultural background of Australia's migrant population.  It features detailed core underlying value systems, family structures, naming conventions and religion.  There is practical advice around greetings, communication styles, etiquette as well as things to avoid or include in initial dealings with people from the culture.

The Asia New Zealand Foundation is a non-partisan and non-profit organisation dedicated to building New Zealanders' knowledge and understanding of Asia. This link will take you to their Education Programme which provides NZ educators with knowledge, resources and experiences to equip their students for this Asian Century.  

NZCLW is designed to increase Chinese language learning in NZ.  It seeks to bridge cultural and linguistic knowledge. You can find out about events and access resources for your class. 

This Auckland-based organisation offers free workshops and events for teachers throughout the year in linking NZ and China through education and culture. Check out their Chinese in Schools and Event pages. 

Once you have the website translated to English, KECNZ provides opportunities to sign up for free Korean language and calligraphy classes for different levels.  NZKEC also run Korean speech competitions and workshops throughout the year.