Established in 1954, Howick Little Theatre is one of Auckland's leading community theatre groups and a leading company in New Zealand. Each year the theatre presents a season of five plays, many of them premieres, to thousands of people from all over Auckland and various parts of the North Island. Formed in 2014, the HLT Studio stages three works, including plays and playreadings, during the year with the aim of showcasing new actors, new directors and new writing.