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Community 26 Jun 2025

Helping Hands Funded in Henderson-Massey

Almost $32,000 has been awarded to 24 community groups through Henderson-Massey Local Board’s latest local grants round. 

Community 26 Jun 2025

Box full of cheer, for a bright first year

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Boards are making a real difference for families across South Auckland by helping fund baby boxes for whānau (family) and pēpi (baby).

Community 25 Jun 2025

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu emergency plan good to go

Developed in partnership with Auckland Emergency Management (AEM), the new Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan provides clear, practical guidance to help the community prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

Community 23 Jun 2025

Māngere Youth Voices recognised for outstanding community engagement

The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board–funded Youth Voices project has won Best Community Involvement.

Development 23 Jun 2025

Two-kilometre Matariki light trail dazzles the city centre 

Experience this modern form of Matariki splendour, encouraging connection and reflection.

Community 23 Jun 2025

Greenwoods Corner upgrades complete

Epsom’s Greenwoods Corner will become is now a safer and better-connected town centre following a much-needed transport upgrade.

Conservation 19 Jun 2025

Seeing green – kākāriki conservation in Okiwi

Okiwi Community Ecology Project's hard mahi helps to protect the island's native bird populations.

Events

17 Jul 2025 - 19 Jul 2025

How to Art - Fundraiser Season

Fresh from charming the art connoisseurs of Pōneke, the bananas are making a quick stop back in T...

17 Jul 2025 - 11 Dec 2025

Wā Pēpe - Baby Time

Bring along your pēpi and enjoy morning of tummy time, music and rhymes, specially created for 1...

17 Jul 2025 - 11 Dec 2025

Wriggle and Rhyme

Join us for Wriggle and Rhyme, a lively 30-minute session filled with music, movement, and play.

16 Jul 2025 - 20 Aug 2025

Throw It Down Remix

You'll practice creating various domestic shapes, including plates, bowls, and cylinders.

15 Jul 2025 - 09 Aug 2025

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

With an original cinematic score by composer Robin Kelly, and Missoni and Pucci-inspired fashion...

14 Jul 2025 - 18 Aug 2025

Throw & Pinch

Through demonstrations and hands-on learning, you'll have fun experimenting with clay and discove...

05 Jul 2025 - 26 Jul 2025

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Insecurities and old resentments boil over in a weekend of wild costume parties, hilarious misund...

05 Jul 2025 - 27 Jul 2025

July School Holiday | Abstract Art

Make a stamp that has simple shapes and lines on it.