4 April, 2025

Devonport This Weekend – 4, 5, 6 April

Sport

Shore Smash 

Players past and present compete in the inaugural Shore Smash 20/20 cricket game as North Shore Rugby takes on North Shore Cricket. The event kicks off with a Junior Family Day, from 10.30am. Meals and bar available from 12pm. The match starts at 3pm.

When: Saturday, 3pm.

Where: Vauxhall Sportsfields, 28 Vauxhall Rd.

 

North Shore Rugby Club

The Under-21s launch their campaign at home against Northcote, another of the top-rated teams in the Colts competition.

When: Saturday, 1pm.

Where: Vauxhall Sportsfields, 28 Vauxhall Rd.

 

North Shore United AFC

North Shore United plays Hibiscus Coast at home this weekend in the third match of their Northern Championship season. They beat Cambridge FC 2–0 last weekend.

When: Saturday, 3pm.

Where: Allen Hill Stadium, 25 Lake Rd.

 

Friendly Fridays at Stanley Bay Petanque Club

An opportunity for club members and guests to play petanque and enjoy a social catch-up with friends and the local community. All welcome.

When: play 4-6pm, bar opens from 5.30pm.

Where: Stanley Bay Petanque Club, 20 Stanley Pt Rd.

 

Shore to Shore Fun Run & Walk

A picturesque 5.9km coastal course, starting at Takapuna Grammar, following Lake Road, Takapuna Beach, and Milford Beach, then finishing at Milford Reserve.

This is a fundraising event to support local schools. Plenty of awesome costumes and spot prizes. All welcome. Register here.

When: Sunday, race start at 9am.

Where: Takapuna Grammar School, 210 Lake Road.

 

General Events  

The Hauraki Electric Picnic

A fun-filled afternoon of music, food, obstacle courses, sports, activities, bouncy castles, a quick-fire auction and more at the Hauraki School Electric Picnic fundraiser. Bring along picnic blankets, umbrellas and gazebos and soak up the fun. A licensed bar will be open on-site (no BYO). Everyone from the community can attend.

Free entry for kids aged 17 and under. Tickets for adults (18 +) are $10 in advance here and $20 on the door. For more information, email info@highlife.co.nz.

When: Saturday, 2-7pm.

Where: Hauraki School, 82 Jutland Rd.

 

Easter Market

Arts and crafts, music, and food are on offer at tomorrow’s market, with local artisans showcasing handmade goods. Enjoy live entertainment and savour seasonal delights.

When: Saturday, 9am-2pm.

Where: Devonport ferry terminal.

 

Volcanic Vinyl

Add some records to your collection at the Volcanic Vinyl sale at Tiny Triumphs. A selection of new and second-hand vinyl from a range of genres including funk, soul, punk, blues, rock, electronica, metal, reggae and hip-hop.

When: Saturday, 2-5.30pm.

Where: Tiny Triumphs, 5 Clarence St.

 

Mahjong at the Devonport Community House

Head to the community house to play some casual games of mahjong. Email maddy@devonportcomhouse.co.nz to join the WhatsApp group chat to ensure you have a seat at the table. No tutor present. Koha on entry.

When: Sunday, 1-3pm.

Where: Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence St.

 

Torpedo Bay Navy Museum

Visit the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum for a look into New Zealand’s naval history.

When: Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5pm.

Where: 64 King Edward Pde.

 

Devonport Museum

The museum has many fascinating displays showing local natural, geological and human history, along with memorabilia relating to schools, transport, early settlers and families, and a collection of historical photographs.

When: Saturday and Sunday, 2-4pm.

Where: 33 Vauxhall Rd.

 

Music & Entertainment   

Speakeasy Exiles

Rock the rain away on Saturday night, with local covers band Speakeasy Exiles!

When: Saturday, 8pm.

Where: Tiny Triumphs, 5 Clarence St.

 

Out of Order at the Rose Centre

Fast-paced comedy Out of Order revolves around a government minister whose plan to spend an evening at a hotel with an opposition secretary starts to go disastrously wrong. Tickets and times here.

Read about Company Theatre president and Out of Order sound and lighting technician Stephen Hood in the latest Flagstaff here.

When: Saturday at 4pm and Sunday at 2pm.

Where: The Rose Centre, 4 School Rd.

 

Friday Night Open Mic

Come to Harmony Hall to hear talented local singers and maybe give it a go yourself. Bring a plate and BYO.

When: Friday, 7pm.

Where: 4 Wynyard St.

 

Lazy Sunday Afternoon Singing

Head along to Harmony Hall for a singing session. Email dellgraham@gmail.com for the weekly programme. BYO wine and cheese.

When: Sunday, 4pm.

Where: 4 Wynyard St.

 

Gallery Exhibitions

Neural Bloom at DEPOT 3 Vic Road

Layered collages and ceramic sculpture influenced by medicine’s multi-layered complexity feature in Neural Bloom, Devonport GP Sarah Morrah’s first solo exhibition. Read more in the 14 March Flagstaff here.

When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm.

Where: 3 Victoria Rd.

 

Self-Care for Aliens at DEPOT Artspace

Natasha Munro Hurn and Ezra Munro’s exhibition involves fantastical self-portraits made from digital collages. Various experimental screen prints utilise makeup in an exhibition reflecting “the radical queer spirit finding a home in an organic vessel”.

When: Friday and Saturday, 10am-4pm.

Where: 28 Clarence St.

 

Your Name is Like Perfume, Satellite2 gallery

Raewyn Turner’s works relating to the sense of smell are interactive, electronic and sculptural.

When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-2pm.

Where: 61A Victoria Rd.

 

Rose Centre Art Spot 

The pieces on display this month are from Steve Bolton’s Tree Portrait series, all oil on board. Bolton is a Devonport-based painter, cartoonist, illustrator, printmaker, muralist and teacher.

When: Friday 8.30am-4pm.

Where: The Rose Centre, 4 School Rd.

 

Open Homes

Barfoot & Thompson

3/77 Old Lake Rd, Saturday and Sunday, 11-11.30am

8/77 Old Lake Rd, Saturday and Sunday, 11-11.30am

42 Merani St, Saturday and Sunday, 12-12.30pm

3/53 Merani St, Saturday and Sunday, 12-12.30pm

26A Niccol Ave, Saturday and Sunday, 1-1.30pm

2/59 Norwood Rd, Saturday and Sunday, 2-2.30pm

1/19 Montgomery Ave, Sunday, 11-11.30am

5/16 Queens Pde, Sunday, 11.30am-12.30pm

5/16 Rutland Rd, Sunday, 12-12.45pm

1/23 Bayswater Ave, Sunday, 3-3.30pm

 

Bayleys

16 Killarney St, Saturday and Sunday, 10.45-11.45am

19 Beaconsfield St, Saturday and Sunday, 11-11.30am

6/40 Lake Rd, Saturday 12-12.30pm, Sunday, 2-2.30pm

41 Calliope Rd, Saturday, 1-1.30pm

28 Hanlon Cres, Sunday, 11-11.30am

11 Calliope Rd, Sunday, 11-11.30am

21 Arahia St, Sunday, 11-11.30am

1/8 Bayswater Ave, Sunday, 11.30-12pm

34B Kawerau Ave, Sunday 12-12.30pm

18 Hamana St, Sunday, 12-12.30pm

1G Eversleigh Rd, Sunday, 12-12.30pm

2/21 Hauraki Rd, Sunday, 12.30-1pm

10A First Ave, Sunday 1-1.30pm

28 Jubilee Ave, Sunday 2-2.30pm

 

Harcourts Cooper & Co

1/5 Cambria Rd, Saturday and Sunday, 10-10.30am

3/39 Eversleigh Rd, Saturday and Sunday, 11-11.30am

1/14 Ewen Alison Ave, Saturday and Sunday, 11-11.30am

3/12 Aramoana Ave, Saturday and Sunday, 11-11.30am

1/3 Opua St, Saturday and Sunday, 12-12.30pm

131A Vauxhall Rd, Saturday and Sunday, 12-12.30pm

11 Wesley St, Saturday, 12-12.30pm

15 Albert Rd, Saturday and Sunday, 1-1.30pm

26A Queens Pde, Saturday and Sunday, 1-1.30pm

24 Anne St, Saturday and Sunday, 1-1.30pm

26 Anne St, Saturday and Sunday, 1-1.30pm

55 Regent St, Saturday and Sunday, 2-2.30pm

19 Wicklow Rd, Sunday, 12-12.30pm

1/15 Birkley Rd, Sunday, 2-3pm

 

Tell us about your weekend event: email details to

whatson@devonportflagstaff.co.nz no later than Thursday morning.