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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

05 Oct 2026

Botany Library 22nd Anniversary Party

A fun, family-friendly celebration for all ages with food, games and plenty to get involved in as...

05 Oct 2026

The long track to the CRL

Transport commentator Dr Brian McDonnell presents an illustrated history of Auckland’s passenger...

06 Oct 2026

Auckland Domain heritage walk: Māra Kai to Park

Join long-time local guide Shelagh Coop on a walk through this historic landscape, uncovering its...

06 Oct 2026

Culinary adventures

Discover the connections between food, place and heritage in this engaging talk that celebrates t...

06 Oct 2026

Food Histories: A Community Conversation

Discover how food carries stories of culture, memory and belonging across generations and communi...

06 Oct 2026

Onehunga Fencible & Historical Society Talk

This talk offers a fascinating glimpse into early cross-cultural exchange.

06 Oct 2026

Ponsonby heritage kōrero

Come join Ponsonby locals for a kōrero (discussion) about the early years of Ponsonby.

06 Oct 2026

Rationing 1939-1950: The Household Experience

Domestic rationing began as early as 1939 and remarkably was not fully lifted until 1950, meaning...