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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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Decorate a Cat T-Shirt
Join tutor Estel Slabbert In our engaging Decorate a Cat Shirt class to print, paint, and draw yo...
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E-Waste Drop off Day
Drop off your unwanted electronic products during this drive-thru event!
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Chess Club
Chess Club for all ages, bring your friends & family and have a game in the library.
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Kōrero Mai te reo Māori conversation group
A friendly, supportive get together for all levels to learn, practice, enjoy & improve te reo.
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Sunday Book Chat
Join us for tea and coffee while engaging in conversation over current literary selections.
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Tech Mondays
Free drop in digital help with our friendly librarians for smartphones & tablets.
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Digital Seniors free one on one tech support - Albany Village Library
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 - Whangaparāoa
A workshop for seniors who would like some help with your phone, laptop or tablet.