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Conservation 29 Aug 2025

Seeing green – kākāriki conservation in Okiwi

Okiwi Community Ecology Project's hard mahi helps to protect the island's native bird populations.

Manurewa Library 25 Aug 2025

Storytellers shine bright at Leabank School

Young writers from Leabank Primary School have become published authors with the release of Te Whetū o te Kōrero - Star of a Story, a bilingual book in te re Māori and English.

Community 21 Aug 2025

Time to bring your creative ideas to life

Time is running out for Henderson-Massey performers, musicians, creatives, and artists to submit their funding requests for community projects taking place between October 2025 and June 2026. 

Sports / Leisure 21 Aug 2025

Kaipātiki sports fields gets major upgrade from board

Kaipātiki’s sports and recreation facilities will get a major boost following the local board’s decision to increase allocation to sports field upgrades to $2,684,200 in the 25/26 financial year.

Community 21 Aug 2025

EcoMatters Bike Hubs celebrate 100,000 visitors

An initiative that began in a single shipping container in New Lynn has now welcomed more than 100,000 visitors across a growing network of community bike hubs in Tāmaki Makaurau. 

Plans / Projects 20 Aug 2025

Celebrating diversity and building belonging in Upper Harbour

A new strategy designed to support Upper Harbour’s growing ethnic communities has been adopted by the local board.

Plans / Projects 20 Aug 2025

New leases and licences secured for valued community groups across Rodney

Five community groups across Rodney have secured leases and licences to occupy from the local board.

Community 19 Aug 2025

Board pushes back against plans to blur rural urban boundary

Strict protections should remain in West Auckland’s environmentally sensitive areas, says Waitākere Ranges Local Board in its response to the Government’s “Going for Housing Growth” consultation proposal. 

Events

26 Sep 2026

Open Forum: A school beside the school?

Join gallerist and educator Emil Scheffmann and Kaiwhakaere Deputy Director Bridget Riggir-Cuddy...

26 Sep 2026

Pakistani wedding traditions

Attendees will learn how women preserve cultural identity and oral heritage within migrant commun...

26 Sep 2026

Pipis, pies and pumpkins

This display of vintage kitchen utensils and recipes offers insight into the everyday life of the...

26 Sep 2026

Screen printing workshop

Learn a fun and cost-effective way to create stencils for screen printing in this hands-on workshop.

26 Sep 2026

Shared flavours of Warkworth’s diverse community

Join in to celebrate our diverse community through food, friendship and whānau.

26 Sep 2026

Spellodies Music Concert

Kids will sharpen their literacy and spelling skills through the magic of music.

26 Sep 2026

Umrao Jaan, Empire and Identity

The rich artistic traditions of 19-century Lucknow, India with a special screening of the classic...

26 Sep 2026

Visit Heritage Pubs

An illustrated talk on the fascinating history of our early neighbourhood pubs.