Reading Time: 2 minutes A community petition is calling for legislation to prevent Watercare from discharging wastewater into the Manukau Harbour from the Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant. The petition was launched by the Manukau Harbour Restoration Society, with full support from The Onehunga Enhancement Society and Aotea Sea Scouts. A member of all three groups, Stephen Lasham, says, “there ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hundreds gathered at Jellicoe Park for the annual Onehunga Christmas in the Park, and were excited to see the Norfolk pine lit up after a year without lights. The tree was illuminated by lasers at 9pm, with the special effects kicking in at the same time, displaying different colours and patterns, and will remain on ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Onehunga writer and Zen practitioner, Richard von Sturmer, has released his tenth book, Slender Volumes, a collection of 300 brief stories, each seven lines in length. Richard is a teacher of Zen Buddhism, and the inspiration for Slender Volumes was a collection of 300 koans by Zen Master Dogen. “Koans are the teaching stories unique to ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2024-25 racing season at the Prestige Pools Waikaraka Park Speedway got off to a delayed start due to torrential rain, so the Auckland Modified Champs took place the following day. However, the biggest news of the season arrived three days later when Auckland Council approved an $11 million upgrade to the speedway. This development ...