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Environment 23 Sep 2022

Website to help new ranges residents launched

A website that promotes understanding of the uniqueness of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area has been launched.

20 Sep 2022

Final meeting for Toms after nine years’ service

Saffron Toms set to step down at the end of the term.

19 Sep 2022

‘Accidental politician’ Vanessa Neeson steps down after 33 years

Retiring Vanessa Neeson looks back on 33 years of West Auckland politics

Playgrounds 14 Sep 2022

Rangatū playground opens to delight

Hundreds of people turned out to the official opening of Rangatū Playground in Swanson.

26 Aug 2022

Māori names and stories celebrated in parks

The first park to receive fully bilingual te Reo / English signage in the Henderson-Massey Local Board area has been celebrated at Pukewhakataratara / Rush Creek in Massey

15 Aug 2022

New guide promotes West Auckland arts scene

Publishers of a new guide aimed at showcasing West Auckland’s thriving arts destination want to help you explore the west’s cultural attractions

Environment 8 Aug 2022

Environmental heroes celebrated in the Love Your Place Awards

Volunteers, businesses and schools working to help preserve the unique environment of the Waitākere Ranges have been recognised in the 2022 Love Your Place Awards.

2 Aug 2022

Glen Eden Cycleway trial to come to an end

The trial pop-up cycleway on Captain Scott Road in Glen Eden is set to come to an end.

Events

13 Feb 2026 - 04 Jul 2026

Wā takinga paki | Storytime at Te Manawa

Join our Storytime sessions where librarians, and sometimes, authors or other special guests read...

13 Feb 2026 - 18 Dec 2026

Senior Digital Club

Come and join our Senior Digital Club, a safe space for our senior patrons to learn how to use th...

23 Jan 2026 - 05 Jun 2026

Come Write-in

Join us for a cuppa and meet other writers and work on your projects!

21 Nov 2025 - 26 Jun 2026

Chair fitness & wellbeing

Free chair fitness and wellbeing workshops!

25 Apr 2026

Anzac Day Parades and Services 2026

Anzac Day is a time to reflect on the servicemen and servicewomen, past and present, who have dis...

22 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2026

Kauri Gum (Kapia) History Talk

Against the backdrop of a photographic exhibition, this talk begins by describing what kauri gum is.

22 Mar 2026 - 07 Jun 2026

Kahurangiariki Smith: Kai a te Taniwha

In this exhibition, taniwha are depicted as forms that emerge in response to emotional intensity,...

08 Mar 2026 - 03 May 2026

Avtar Singh: I just like to draw

Singh embarks on a mission to translate familiar, highly consumed images into her own visual lang...