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Community 21 Jun 2019

Papakura Local Board awards community grants

Papakura Local Board members have made grants of $29,000 to local community groups.

Community 13 Jun 2019

Papakura Local Board makes CCTV grant

Police have supported a call that has seen the Papakura Local Board make a grant to fund increased CCTV monitoring.

Sports / Leisure 7 Jun 2019

Manurewa Leisure Centre’s café makes good food a priority

Manurewa Pools and Leisure Centre’s cafe is making a splash with its new approach to providing a wider range of good food and drink options for its customers.

Arts 4 Jun 2019

Sharing the ancient art of korowai

Papakura Marae's Whiri Aroha classes have passed on the skills to weave precious korowai cloaks to new generations.

Community 21 May 2019

Papakura groups get funding support

Almost $50,000 has been approved by Papakura Local Board for placemaking initiatives for the town.

Community 8 May 2019

Traffic solution sought on Great South Road

Papakura Local Board has asked Auckland Transport for an update on plans affecting Takanini’s Great South Road bus lanes.

Youth / Rangatahi 2 May 2019

Papakura among Auckland's millennial hot spots

Research from the Real Estate Institute has named Papakura one of the better places in Auckland for millennials to live.

Environment 23 Apr 2019

Seaweek volunteers needed for Manukau Harbour tidy

A harbour-wide beach clean-up is being planned in Manukau and organisers are looking for volunteers.

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