Auckland Harbour Bridge to go green for St Patrick's Day and more exciting lights shows to come

The solar powered lights are part of a 10 year partnership with Vector and Auckland Council. Photo/file

Auckland's landmarks will go green tonight as the harbour bridge, the Sky Tower and the Auckland War Memorial Museum all light up for St Patrick's Day.

Auckland Council's Sara Cairney said the Vector Lights on the harbour bridge will switch on from 8pm.

"Auckland is leading the global 'greening' on St Patrick's Day: as the first [major] city to see the sun rise, we'll also be the first to see sunset on 17 March and the city's landmarks are lighting up," Cairney said.

"Our solar energy technology makes us even greener!"

The Sky Tower and the Auckland War Memorial Museum at the domain will also go green.

There have now been three dynamic light shows on the harbour bridge since the lights were turned on for the first time on Auckland Anniversary Weekend.

The bridge then came alive again for the city's Pride celebrations as well as for during the Lantern Festival.

Tonight the bridge lights will be static - without any special designs or sound as with the previous shows.

But don't worry if you have missed any of the recent lighting spectaculars - as there are still more to come.

Vector Lights for Pasifika Festival

March 22-28
Vector Lights joins the Pasifika Festival celebrating the rich and diverse cultures of the Pacific Islands that make Auckland so unique. Listen to drumming as the lights take you on a journey throughout the Pacific, from Fiji to French Polynesia, and everywhere in between.
Shows will run every 30 minutes from 8pm until midnight. The audio feed and live stream will be available here

Poppy Day and Anzac Day

Vector Lights on Auckland Harbour Bridge will shine to support Poppy Day on Friday April 20, from 6pm until midnight.
On Wednesday April 25, the bridge will commemorate Anzac Day with a stunning light and sound show. The first show is from 3am until 7am (coinciding with dawn services) and it will run again from 6pm until midnight. For more information, and to listen to the sound track, visit vector.co.nz/lights