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Community news 28 Sep 2026

A space of their own

Designed with rangatahi, Awaruaika youth park will bring new spaces to ride, play and hang out in Long Bay.

Community news 7 Sep 2026

Share your ideas for future parks in Whenuapai

Upper Harbour Local Board is encouraging locals to share their ideas for two future parks at the Brigham Creek Road and Trig /Spedding Road sites.

Community news 4 Aug 2026

What's coming to Hibiscus and Bays? Five things to watch this year

The community centre in Browns Bay is getting a major upgrade as investment continues in parks, water quality, safer town centres and community events.

Community news 4 Aug 2026

What's ahead for Upper Harbour? Here are 5 things to know.

A new library for Albany is moving a step closer, alongside ongoing investment in local streams, parks, pathways and community projects.

Council news 14 Jul 2026

Ōrewa seawall project complete, shared pathway open

The seawall provides increased protection for the foreshore from erosion and coastal processes.

30 Jun 2026

Big ideas take shape with local funding across Upper Harbour

Backing community ideas that bring Upper Harbour to life.

Community news 22 Jun 2026

From feedback to everyday change in Upper Harbour

Upper Harbour is one of Auckland’s fastest-growing, most diverse areas. Local board plans guide investment that help people connect and belong.

Community news 22 Jun 2026

How your voice has made a difference in Hibiscus and Bays

More people are choosing the coast, and local investment shaped by community feedback is creating places to go and things to do.

Events

04 Feb 2026 - 16 Dec 2026

BrainCharge - Ōrewa

Give your brain a workout! Join our weekly Brain Charge sessions especially designed for older pe...

22 Oct 2026

ArtPoint Art Market

An evening celebrating local creativity in all its forms!

15 Oct 2026 - 03 Dec 2026

Mandarin Storytime

Featuring stories, songs and rhymes that encourage early language learning and cultural understan...

12 Feb 2026 - 10 Dec 2026

Wriggle and Rhyme - Whangaparāoa

Wriggle and Rhyme is a programme that promotes active movement and brain development for babies a...

12 Feb 2026 - 17 Dec 2026

Storytime | Wā takinga paki - Ōrewa

Come along to our popular Storytimes with books, bubbles and waiata.

27 Oct 2026

Traditional Chinese medicine talk

A free community presentation by Henri‑Noël Venturini from Monshah Healing Arts.

24 Mar 2026 - 24 Nov 2026

Peninsula Weavers

Join this group to connect with others, make friends, and work on your weaving in a relaxed, shar...

23 Sep 2026 - 23 Dec 2026

Chinese Bookchat

A relaxed space to meet new people and discuss Chinese language books you have read meeting on th...