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Environment 15 Dec 2020

Puketāpapa programme helps families adopt low-carbon lifestyles

By taking simple actions in their homes, 300 Puketāpapa families saved an estimated $102,952 per year and reduced 54,092 kg-CO2 /year, a 30 per cent reduction to the previous year.

Community 15 Dec 2020

Community forums a chance for local board to connect

With few opportunities to meet their community face to face this year, Upper Harbour Local Board relished the chance hear from locals at its recent community forum in Whenuapai.

Development 15 Dec 2020

Emily Place set to become a safer and more people-friendly street

One of the city centre’s most historic streets is set for revitalisation through the Innovating Streets Programme.

Youth / Rangatahi 11 Dec 2020

New lease for Manurewa croquet club as milestone looms

Manurewa Local Board has granted new leases to community groups.

Development 11 Dec 2020

Hurstmere Road enhancements take a summer break

Construction teams have packed up tools and cleared away the cones as the Hurstmere Road enhancement project takes a pause to make way for the busy summer period.

Development 11 Dec 2020

Creating streets for people in the Henderson town centre

Henderson’s streets will soon come to life with colour and activities designed to make the streets in the town centre safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Transport 11 Dec 2020

Low Traffic Areas taking shape in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki

Safer roads and better-connected neighbourhoods are the outcomes expected from the Low Traffic Area projects currently in the first stages in Glen Innes and Onehunga.

Community 10 Dec 2020

Focus on cats in Onehunga

The Community Cat Coalition’s cat de-sexing project in Onehunga awarded funding due to meeting sustainability and environmental priorities.

Events

27 Jul 2026 - 23 Nov 2026

Korean Bookchat

​Join us for lively discussions on Korean literature.

23 Feb 2026 - 30 Nov 2026

Embroidery Club

Join Sugi for these free embroidery classes, where you can learn with others some basic embroider...

23 Feb 2026 - 30 Nov 2026

Parnell Library Shared Reading Group

Join us to read a short story and poem aloud, and chat about it in a friendly environment, with a...

29 Sep 2026

1970s Ponsonby exhibition: Meet the photographer

Meet and chat with former Elam student and photographer Louise Lonsdale-Cooper.

29 Sep 2026

An illustrated talk: From mid-winter feast to Christmas Eve supper

Discover traditions of the mid-winter feast in Europe, Christmas dinner in colonial NZ and the 12...

29 Sep 2026

Author Talk: Chinese Market Gardening In Parnell

Join local historian and author Ruth Lam for a talk on Chinese market gardening in Parnell from t...

29 Sep 2026

Fabulous fishy friends

Children will experiment with sculpey clay to create a fabulous fish friend!

29 Sep 2026

Jubilee Building Tour with Blind Low Vision NZ

Explore the rich and detailed history of the Jubilee Building as a residential institute and scho...