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How to apply: Ōrākei Local Board Grants
Applying for a local board grant for the first time can be daunting, we want to help.
Community input behind what we deliver in Ōrākei
At the heart of Ōrākei is a strong sense of community and connection, and a passion for protecting our environment.
Asbestos-containing material washing up on some east Auckland beaches
Auckland Council is aware that pieces of asbestos-containing material (ACM) have been washing up along Auckland’s eastern coastline.
Volunteers restore park, vandalism threatens progress
Friends of Churchill Park help with the planting, pest and weed control in Glendowie's largest park.
Walker’s bequest to enhance Ōrākei pathways
A keen walker who loved the outdoors has bequeathed her estate to the Ōrākei Local Board to be used for the development and maintenance of walkways and pathways.
Ōrākei: Five initiatives for our environment (and how you can help)
We are privileged to share our neighbourhoods with diverse landscapes and ecosystems, from beaches and forests to wetlands and hilltops.
Ōrākei, do we have our priorities right?
Why you should take part in the Annual Plan consultation?
Remuera restoration: historic train station gets critical restoration funding
The Remuera train station – one of the most significant remaining suburban railway buildings in New Zealand – is getting key restoration funding after a long delay.
Events
1986: A Look Back at Homosexual Law Reform
Join us for an evening of storytelling, taonga and performance, hosted by former MP and LGBTTQIA+...
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A must-see, world-class exhibition enjoyed all over the world by nature lovers and photographers.
Wonderful world of tiger worms workshop for kids
A fun, hands-on worm farming workshop for kids and whānau.
Microgreens workshop for kids
A fun, hands-on microgreens workshop for kids and their caregivers.
Highwic up close house tour
Get up close and learn more about the lives of the pioneering Buckland family who lived at Highwi...
Becoming Heritage - Highwic Winter Lecture Series
Come along for a series of informative heritage lectures.
Tūpuna Maunga community planting days
Join our team for a day of native planting on a tūpuna maunga (ancestral mountain).
