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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.