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Environment 15 Oct 2024

Celebrate local environmental heroes

The Love Your Place Awards celebrate locals making a difference for the environment in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area.

Environment 15 Oct 2024

Westies – do your part to protect wildlife this summer

Westies – we need your help to protect the amazing kuaka (godwits) this summer.

Environment 11 Oct 2024

Free community weed bins here for another year

Waitākere Ranges community weed bin weekends return for another year.

Community 10 Oct 2024

Howick workshops open up in 2025

Local board workshops in Howick will be open to the public in early 2025.

Community 10 Oct 2024

Papatoetoe Rugby Club: Tackling opportunities down under

Grants from the Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu local boards have enabled the Papatoetoe Rugby Club to seize exciting overseas opportunity.

Community 10 Oct 2024

Local experts behind NZ’s largest water project

Meet the incredible Māngere-Ōtāhuhu locals who are not just key players in New Zealand's largest water project but are instrumental in its development and care.

Community 9 Oct 2024

Local board boosts events in Hibiscus and Bays

Hibiscus and Bays residents will enjoy a range of events thanks to local board funding.

Environment 8 Oct 2024

Puketāpapa pest control pays dividends for indigenous ornate skink population

A promising discovery has been made in a forested area of Auckland.

Events

12 Feb 2026 - 26 Nov 2026

Rhymetime - Glen Eden

Rhymetime is a fun, free session including music, songs, movement, stories, games and finger rhymes.

12 Feb 2026 - 10 Dec 2026

Board Game Afternoon

Play classic and modern games, meet new people, and enjoy a great time together.

12 Feb 2026 - 10 Dec 2026

Create Club

Join us every Thursday for Create Club  a fun and inspiring after school art session designed esp...

12 Feb 2026 - 10 Dec 2026

Rhymetime at the Central Library

Join our Rhymetime sessions with songs, movement and finger rhymes for pre-schoolers and their ca...

12 Feb 2026 - 10 Dec 2026

Wā Pēpe - Baby Time

Bring along your pēpi & enjoy mornings of music, rhymes, and tummy time.

12 Feb 2026 - 10 Dec 2026

Wriggle & Rhyme - Birkenhead Library

Designed for ages 2 years and under, bring along your tamariki & enjoy mornings of music, rhymes,...

12 Feb 2026 - 10 Dec 2026

Wriggle & 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.