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Business Improvement District goes ahead for Silverdale
Silverdale is getting down to business with the establishment of a new Business Improvement District approved by Hibiscus and Bays Local Board.
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Get planting in Upper Harbour
Winter has arrived and with it thousands of native plants ready for planting in local parks across the Upper Harbour Local Board area.
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Food scraps to find new home in your new bin
Residents in Albany and East Coast Bays start receiving their Auckland Council food scraps bins from this week with deliveries of the bins to the rest of the North Shore continuing throughout the month of June.
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Grants aid Hibiscus and Bays community projects
Fifty-five community organisations received $259,247 in the final round of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Grants Programme for 2022/2023.
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Call for Awaruku neighbours to join predator control efforts
The call has gone out for neighbours to band together and eradicate animal predators in the Long Bay-Awaruku catchment area, which borders Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve and Long Bay Regional Park.
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Caribbean Drive sports fields update
A $3.5 million dollar sports field development at Unsworth Height’s Caribbean Drive is underway.
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Grants help Upper Harbour groups
Community groups received over $69,149.50 from Upper Harbour Local Board grants in April, with the programme heavily over-subscribed.
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Cock-a-doodle-doo for the Kell Park mural
Chickens once again rule the roost on a restored mural at Albany’s Kell Park.
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Events
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July School Holidays at East Coast Bays Library
East Coast Bays Libraries School Holiday programme has something for everyone! Join us at one o...
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Ngā Tamariki o Matariki: The Children of Matariki - July School Holidays
Join us these school holidays for a series of exciting events.
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Digital Seniors Free Tech Help - East Coast Bays
Digital Seniors coaches can help seniors with things such as connecting with friends and whanau o...
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Digital Seniors free one on one tech support - Greenhithe
Seniors can learn to connect with friends and whanau online, sending photos, paying bills, online...
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Botanical & Observational Drawing
Join tutor Chloe Lam in botanical and observation drawing where students delve into the intricate...
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Creative Wooly Warmth
Come and learn how to make beautiful items from wool-a great skill to have.
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Crochet Club
Make friends, chat, and work on your project while enjoying free tea or coffee.
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Cozy Clay Cats Workshop
Join tutor Ricki Meake to learn the three fundamental clay techniques to create a cozy clay cat,...