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Parks / Outdoors 22 May 2023

Tōtara Park a world-beater

Tōtara Park has won a Green Flag Award, making it one of the world's best parks.

Parks / Outdoors 22 May 2023

Three new Auckland parks awarded prestigious Green Flag

Walmsley and Underwood Park, Totara Park and North Shore Memorial Park have joined seven other Auckland Council parks as being recognised as some of the best green spaces in the world in the annual Green Flag Awards.

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 15 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 Local Board area.

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.

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05 Aug 2023

Go Media Tough Guy and Gal Challenge

New Zealand’s original mud run series; if you want to get dirty and have a lot of fun, then these unique off-road running events are for you.