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Community 8 Apr 2025

Five ways to connect with your community

Here are some ways to get amongst it and make a difference in your community with the people around you.

Have your say 7 Apr 2025

Have your say on the future of Ōrewa Reserve

Residents are being asked to give feedback on plans to restore the dunes, create a sandy beach area, and relocate some facilities at Ōrewa Reserve.

Community 7 Apr 2025

Manurewa Diversity Festival 2025

Organised by Manurewa Local board, residents enjoyed a free, fun, whanau friendly event with cultural performances from around the world, highlighting the cultural diversity of Manurewa.

Environment 7 Apr 2025

A helping hand to clean up backyard streams

The Green your stream project helps homeowners maintain private streams in the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area.

Waste 7 Apr 2025

Franklin moves from rubbish bags to bins

Residents will need to put out rubbish in council bins instead of bags from 30 June 2025 when Franklin moves to rates-funded rubbish collections.

Parks / Outdoors 4 Apr 2025

History and highlights of Little Rangitoto Reserve

Ōrākei Local Board member David Wong tells us about Little Rangitoto Reserve.

Waste 4 Apr 2025

Papakura says bye-bye bin tags

Papakura residents will no longer need to use prepaid bin tags from Thursday 1 May 2025 as council rubbish collections will be funded by residential property rates.

Heritage 3 Apr 2025

Legends of the West celebrates local heritage

The 2025 West Auckland Heritage Conference is themed Legends of the West: The People Who Have Influenced Our Heritage.

Events

02 May 2026

Family fun day mash up

Entertainment features Vaudeville musical comedy from Captain Festus McBoyle's Travellin' Variety...

02 May 2026

The Sunshine Kid

Described as ‘a joke machine’ by The Telegraph, Jake Lambert's star is rising. 

02 May 2026

World of Fashion: Celebrate Culture on the Runway

Join us for an unforgettable event where culture meets creativity! 

02 May 2026 - 23 Aug 2026

Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now

The exhibition features a powerful selection of works from international heavyweights.

04 Mar 2026 - 05 Dec 2026

Kids' Pokémon Trading Card Club

Come along and meet up with other Pokémon trading card fans.

03 May 2026

Archaeology week talk

Learn more about what has been found, and what has not been found.

03 May 2026

Death Cafe - Birkenhead Library

This is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.

03 May 2026

Film Screening | The Second Interrogation

Join us for a screening of The Second Interrogation by artist Wang Tuo, followed by a conversatio...