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Whau Pacific Festival delights
Celebrating three nights of spectacular celebrations and entertainment at the Whau Pacific Festival 2021.
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Vote to help showcase Ōrākei’s best in business
The Ōrākei Local Board Business Awards 2021 offer a chance for locals to show their love by voting for those they consider the best in the area.
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Local students explore Lake Tomarata
Tomarata students love nothing more than learning outdoors and they got the opportunity earlier this month when they explored the special character of Wellsford’s Lake Tomarata.
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Setting the stage for the future of play in the Waitākere Ranges area
With a growing population and a need to be able to plan for the future, a new plan to help guide future play improvements and spaces in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area has been developed.
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Myrtle Rust found on Aotea Great Barrier
Island residents asked to report sightings of Myrtle Rust which has now been discovered on Aotea Great Barrier
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Keeping Sunvue Park special for generations to come
Supported by Waitākere Ranges Local Board, more than 50 members of the community came together to celebrate Matariki and put some hard mahi (work) in to help restore the whenua (land) by planting 700 eco-sourced native plants.
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Playground renewal welcomed at Keith Hay Park
Children can now get even more out of their time at Keith Hay Park thanks to the renewed playground at the southern end of the park, funded by Puketāpapa Local Board.
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Manurewa beach water improving
The water quality at Manurewa beaches continues to improve.
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Spotlight on Sculpture and Matariki 2024
Spotlight on Sculpture and Matariki 2024 is being held for the month of July in all the downstair...
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18th Annual Estuary Art and Ecology Awards
Explore the ecological value of this vital waterway and encourage action against its pollution.
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The Walters Prize 2024
The Walters Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest and most prestigious contemporary art award.
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Digital drop-in sessions
Did you know ….. digital drop-in sessions are now available at Waiheke Library?
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Aotea Square Ice Rink
The Aotea Square Ice Rink, is back with more fun than ever before!
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Parawhenua Kōmaru Solar Tsunamis
Get hands-on with magnets, play with a plasma ball, generate your own electricity, make an aurora...
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Whai
Experience 'Whai', a new and captivating light-based artwork by artist Janine Williams.
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Taurima
Taurima, the gorgeous crochet-like neon artworks floating above Elliott Street, return for the ci...