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Kia ora! Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to the Auckland WikiProject. We are a user group dedicated to improving and expanding Wikimedia's coverage of the Auckland area.

Get involved

• Discuss: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Auckland
• Tag pages: add {{WikiProject Auckland}} to article talk pages
• Assessments dashboard: Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/WikiProject Auckland articles by quality statistics
• Backlogs: Category:Start-Class WikiProject Auckland articles, Category:Stub-Class WikiProject Auckland articles, Category:High-importance WikiProject Auckland articles

Upcoming meetups

• A+W Walking Tour University of Auckland B201 – 4 August 2026
• 29 August 2026
• 26 September 2026

What we do

• Improve coverage of people, places, events, organisations across Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Region).
• Maintain assessments and backlogs; run focused drives (elections, heritage, transport, etc.).

Scope: Defining Auckland content

This project covers topics primarily about the Auckland Region / Auckland Council area (Tāmaki Makaurau).

Tier 1 (always in scope)

• Places within the Auckland Council area (suburbs, islands, parks, waterways, roads, schools, marae, heritage places).
• Statues, monuments, memorials, markers and sculptures within the Auckland Region
• Auckland governance and agencies (Mayor, Governing Body, local boards, council-controlled organisations).
• Events occurring in Auckland (elections, civic events, disasters, major local festivals).
• Organisations headquartered/primarily operating in Auckland; Auckland sports teams/clubs/venues; universities and institutions.
• Natural environment specific to the region (e.g., Auckland Volcanic Field; Hauraki Gulf islands under Auckland Council).
• Items with Wikidata property P131 as Auckland Council/Auckland Region or any local board/ward.

Tier 2 (usually in scope; use judgement)

• People closely associated with Auckland (born/raised, long-term resident, educated mainly here, or held Auckland offices).
• National/multi-regional organisations with head office in Auckland, or flagship asset in Auckland.
• Works set in or primarily depicting Auckland; major projects built in Auckland.

Exclusions

• Other “Auckland” places outside NZ (California, Durham, South Africa).
• The Subantarctic Auckland Islands (unless the Auckland-region connection is central).
• Neighbouring regions unless the article focuses on the Auckland side of a cross-boundary feature.
• Historic Auckland provincial areas exceeding the current boundaries of Auckland

Tag & assess

On an article’s talk page:

{{WikiProject Auckland
 |class     = Start
 |importance= Mid
}}

Current projects

• 2025 Auckland Local Board Election Updates
• Unitary Plan Schedule of Historic Heritage

Archived page content

View archived page content here.