Event Calendar
Click on a month to see events happening at THE EDGE venues.

History

Key milestones in the history of THE EDGE

• 1985   Aotea Centre established by Act of Parliament (Auckland Aotea Centre Empowering Act 1985). The Act ensured that the Centre would be held in trust by Auckland City Council “for the benefit of the whole of the Auckland Regional District”.
• 1990   Aotea Centre opened.
• 1994   Community Arts Programme launched.
• 1997   Aotea Centre Board took over management of Auckland Town Hall.
• 1997   THE EDGE brand launched.
• 1997   Auckland Town Hall and Herald Theatre reopened following refurbishment.
• 1997   Convention Services Department launched MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events) activities.
• 1999   Aotea Square came under THE EDGE management.
• 1999   The Civic reopened as a commercial theatre following a $45 million refurbishment, and the venue officially came under THE EDGE management.
• 2004   STAMP, a programme designed to foster and support new work and creative development, launched.
• 2004   Convention wing of Aotea Centre upgraded to double capacity.
• 2005   Event Business Management System (EBMS) went live.
• 2007   THE EDGE International Arts Season launched – Royal Shakespeare Company visited with productions of King Lear and The Seagull.
• 2008   THE EDGE Ticketing Service went live.
• 2008   Silo Theatre moved to new base at Herald Theatre and assumed Company in Residence title.
• 2010   Completion of the Aotea Square refurbishment (October)
• 2010   Auckland Council 1 November

Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE

Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE.