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Community 28 Jan 2020

Manurewa exhibition calls for peace and tolerance

A Manurewa artist details the suffering of Assyrian people in a Nathan Homestead exhibition.

Community 21 Jan 2020

Kids turn trash into treasure

Mayor Phil Goff was on hand in Papakura to see Junky Monkeys, which turns items that would have been dumped into play equipment, in action.

Community 23 Dec 2019

Manurewa community grants top $40,000

More than $40,000 has been allocated in the first round of Manurewa Local Board quick response grants.

20 Dec 2019

Mix of new faces and returning members lead local boards

Returning members and several new faces are among those elected to lead your local boards for the 2019-2022 term.

Community 19 Dec 2019

Central Park pathway funded

More money has been allocated to a project to install a pathway through Central Park for commuters to access the station.

Transport 19 Dec 2019

Safety boost for Homai station

A state-of-the-art CCTV system has been installed at Homai station to improve safety in the area.

Community 18 Dec 2019

Papakura Local Board grants announced

Community organisations have been given a boost thanks to Papakura Local Board grants.

14-24 year olds 17 Dec 2019

Papakura students awarded Local Board Youth Scholarships

Sixteen promising youngsters have been awarded Papakura Local Board Youth Scholarships.

Events

22 Feb 2025

Paper marbling workshop

This will be a fun workshop learning some simple basics and then exploring this medium.

08 Mar 2025

Press moulding / Ceramic fruit

We'll be pressing clay into moulds to pick up the surface textures and shape of the fruit/veg.

15 Mar 2025

Movies in Parks: The War with Grandpa

A boy goes to war with his grandpa (Robert De Niro) who's moving in and taking his bedroom in thi...

22 Mar 2025

Music in Parks Papakura

Music in Parks is proud to partner with Pacific Music Awards to showcase an afternoon of the best...

06 Apr 2025

Music in Parks Presents Music at CultureFest

This will be the final event of the season and a huge day of great music and amazing food trucks...