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Community 15 May 2023

Reimagining Barry Curtis Park playground

Originally built in 2006, the much-loved Barry Curtis Park playground is being renewed by the Howick Local Board.

14-24 year olds 15 May 2023

Papakura wants funds to fight crime

Papakura Local Board wants to decide how to spend its share of Local Crime Fund made available by the Government

Parks / Outdoors 15 May 2023

Caribbean Drive sports fields update

A $3.5 million dollar sports field development at Unsworth Height’s Caribbean Drive is underway.

14-24 year olds 15 May 2023

Te Mahia train use numbers climb back

The numbers using Te Mahia station are returning to pre-COVID levels.

Community 12 May 2023

Manurewa grants funding allocated

Twenty-four different groups applied for more than $200,000 in funding in the latest Manurewa Local Board community grants round – which had only about $24,000 available for allocation.

Community 12 May 2023

Manurewa responds to annual budget plan

Manurewa voices have added to a record annual budget consultation response.

Community 12 May 2023

Pitch perfect upgrade for the Papatoetoe Recreation Grounds

Papatoetoe Recreation Grounds underwent an upgrade of the lighting, new irrigation, new drainage, sand slit and sand carpeted couch fields.

Parks / Outdoors 11 May 2023

Te Kawerau ā Maki return historic park name in Waitākere Ranges

Names and narratives that reclaim Māori identity and restore mana and mauri (life force) to the whenua (land), through the restoration of the Māori language, are being returned to the whenua in parks across communities in the Waitākere Ranges Loca...