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Community 19 May 2023

Otaawhati name returned to Papakura

A historic te reo Māori name has been returned to Papakura.

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.

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.

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...

Community 11 May 2023

Ōtara clean up Sunday united to tackle climate change

When members of a young adult volunteer group decided to get their hands dirty to support the Green Earth clean-up campaign, they made a pile of difference – several piles.

Parks / Outdoors 1 May 2023

Recovery in progress

Work to restore damage from this year’s flooding and storms continues, but several facilities and public spaces in the Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa areas remain closed.

Community 28 Apr 2023

Cock-a-doodle-doo for the Kell Park mural

Chickens once again rule the roost on a restored mural at Albany’s Kell Park.