ALR recommends SH20 route

Sep 12, 2023 Latest News 2 min

Reading Time: 2 minutes After months of uncertainty, Auckland Light Rail has recommended the light rail only route to be built alongside the SH20. ALR selected this route due to the overwhelming response and tremendous feedback from almost 2,300 community members in the limited timeframe earlier this year. This route will cause minimum disruptions, is the simpler of the ...

Dangerous parking puts young students at risk

Sep 12, 2023 Latest News 2 min

Reading Time: 2 minutes Parking congestion outside Onehunga Primary School is a constant concern for the principal as she sees cars stopped on yellow lines and double parked every day, and says students are being put in danger for the sake of a quicker pick up. “Convenience cannot outweigh children’s safety. It’s just too high a risk,” says Viki ...

A Rose will bloom in Antarctica

Sep 12, 2023 Latest News 2 min

Reading Time: 2 minutes A young woman from Onehunga is swapping her spring cardigan for layered thermals to take a trip of a lifetime to a glacial wonderland. Rose Lasham (21) is one of 22 young New Zealanders chosen from 550 for the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s ninth Inspiring Explorers Expedition, to explore South Georgia Island in the Antarctic. The ...

In Rachel’s backyard

Sep 12, 2023 Latest News 2 min

Reading Time: 2 minutes Grassroots podcast radio network Onehunga.FM is once again online with a brand new podcast about – yes you guessed it – Auckland Light Rail. Rachel Sturges is the host of the brand new podcast for Onehunga.FM’s radio show, called IMBY, an acronym for ‘In My Backyard,’ a clever play-on-words for local issues in the neighbourhood ...