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Beaches 3 Dec 2020

Beautiful walks in Hibiscus and Bays

Some ideas for great short walks in the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area.

14-24 year olds 3 Dec 2020

Pair share path for new voices

Auckland Councillor Richard Hills and Franklin Local Board member Logan Soole are among the 12 percent of the country's elected members under 40. Before last year's elections that number was just 6 percent.

Civil Defence / Emergency Management 19 Nov 2020

Acoustic testing of Orewa tsunami sirens

UPDATE: Auckland Emergency Management advises that the rescheduled sound test for the Orewa Tsunami sirens will take place on Monday 23 November. The sirens will be activated three times between 12pm and 12.15pm. This is just a test and the public...

Parks / Outdoors 1 Oct 2020

New playground coming to Greenhithe

A new playground at Huntington Reserve is underway and on track for completion and opening to the community this month.

Kauri dieback 7 Sep 2020

Popular track reopens at Eaves Bush

A section of Alice Eaves Scenic Reserve, known locally as Eaves Bush, has reopened with a new hygiene station to help in the battle against kauri dieback disease.

Civil Defence / Emergency Management 2 Sep 2020

Two new tsunami sirens to be installed in Orewa

The installation of two new voice instruction tsunami sirens in Orewa begins today, 2 September 2020.

Community 12 Aug 2020

Applications now open for Hibiscus and Bays projects

Groups keen to make a difference in the Hibiscus and Bays area can apply for this year’s local board community grants.

Community 10 Aug 2020

Upper Harbour's 'Travelling Apple Cart' collects local stories

A project designed to engage and share the stories of people living in the fast-changing Upper Harbour Local Board area has captured many local stories since launching in 2019.