Our 50th Birthday! Party with Ladi6
2025 is Auckland Women’s Centre’s 50th birthday! Yes, we’ve been crashing several waves of feminism into patriarchal monuments for half a century now, from 1975. Rā whānau ki a tatou! Turning 50 feels good. It feels big. It feels like something to celebrate – with a whole festival season of 50th birthday events:
Ladi6: AWC 50th Anniversary
A very special evening with the iconic queen that is Ladi6, fundraising for Auckland Women’s Centre, on Thursday 31 July at the Tuning Fork
Fresh off her Le Vā tour, the charismatic, wonderful, amazing Ladi6 will delight us in Tāmaki Makaurau once again, with a very special encore gig to celebrate the 50th birthday of Auckland Women’s Centre!
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“Sonically incredible” in live performance, Ladi6 is “cool, beautiful, and with the voice of an angel” as The Post put it last month. Her dreamy Le Vā album is dedicated to her late mother Fuarosa, and the evening will have all the feels – come transcend winter, transcend everyday life, transcend the doomscroll.
Ladi6 (MNZM) is an arts laureate and one of Aotearoa’s most revered voices — a pioneer of soulful, beat-driven music blending hip hop, wavey rhythms, and modular electronic soundscapes.
Renowned for her authentic storytelling and magnetic stage presence, Ladi6 has carved a path that honours her Pacific identity and the stories that shaped her while pushing the boundaries of contemporary music.
Her award-winning albums, international recognition, and iconic anthems have inspired not just fans, but a movement of authenticity and self-leadership.
It’s time to give yourself an absolutely fun, beautiful night out with your people, you know it’s been too long! Yes, it’s time to (birthday) party with Ladi6 – bring your friends of all genders.
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And it’s for a good cause – you’re supporting women’s rights at a vital time – so your attendance is an act of selflessness!
“Ladi6 is … an innovative creator [and] an undisputed leader and trailblazer in the traditionally male-dominated world of hip-hop – Ladi6 has paved the way for many others to carve out their own creative careers.” – Laureate Selection Panel
Thurs 31 July 2025
At The Tuning Fork, Spark Arena complex
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This page will be updated with 50th birthday event details as they come to hand – and they’ll also be in our newsletters (sign-up at the end of the page)
You can also help kick-off our next 50 years of feminist action by joining the Fab 500!
We survived disco! And bean sprouts! And Rogernomics and stolen answerphones and uninsulated villas … we’ve welcomed homosexual law reform and the Cartwright Inquiry and the #MeToo movement and abortion law reform – we’ve also supported Pūtiki protection and pay equity (and continue to do so!) – and we’ve hosted hundreds of speakers, including Margaret Mutu and Alison Bechdel and Clementine Ford. We pioneered telephone counselling several decades ago and spun-off a programme for teenage mums in the 2000s that has become the mighty E Tipu E Rea Whānau Services…
It is A LOT.
It’s a legacy to be proud of, and a legacy that we’re proud to continue – we’re still here, making a difference – thanks to you!
Thank you so much for being part of our community today – whether that’s online only or includes coming to our kōrero, film nights, Feminists Are Funny, Rainbow games nights, sole mums group, arts classes, self-defence classes and/or counselling – or using Women’s Support or being part of AVA, Intersectional Feminist Club and/or our campaigns like stalking law reform….
We’re all here together, and we care – and we’re loud! Come join the celebrations!
