Reading Time: 2 minutes Onehunga’s Daniel Smith (32) hammered his way to become the top carpentry apprentice in New Zealand. He won the coveted title of New Zealand’s top apprentice at the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge sponsored by ITM, in Wellington in June. Twenty regional finalists from across the country competed for the top prize, with ...
Reading Time: 3 minutes One Tree Hill College has become the first school in New Zealand to purchase and retrofit a former state house, providing its trade students with invaluable hands-on experience. This pioneering project not only equips students with practical skills, but also aims to deliver a healthy, dry home to a deserving family through an auction. The ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Onehunga Business Association marked significant changes this month: a name change, title change, new businesses were introduced and two new dynamic team members. Due to the success of the recent Business Improvement District (BID) expansion, their new name is Business Onehunga – putting business first. The town manager, Amanda Wellgreen, has stepped into the ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes A life changing car accident in 1969, while working for the British Government in Bolivia, set Vivian Naylor on a new vocation. This journey led her to being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the King’s Birthday Honours. Thrown from the passenger seat of a Landrover that lacked seatbelts, as ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Aria Clarke used to start singing as soon as she woke up in her cot, and years later, her passion for music remains strong. The 12-year old musician and songwriter from Onehunga has been recognised for her compositions, recently becoming one of five finalists for the Kōkako Award, for best children’s performance with her song Be ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Onehunga Sports Football Club has seen a surge in girl footballers since the Women’s World Cup concluded. According to the club’s president, youth coordinator and coach, Jannine Stewart, the club has reported an astonishing 300% rise in the number of six to eight-year-old girls, leading to the formation of three all-girls Mountain Football teams ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes First Foundation, an organisation dedicated to providing tertiary scholarships to deserving high school students, celebrated is 25th anniversary, by introducing its 2024 cohort of 89 scholars. First Foundation has now reached a milestone of 1,002 scholarships since its creation, including 99 students from the three local high schools. First Foundation focuses on students who, due ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Local author Ryan Bodman won the Judith Binney Prize For Illustrated Non-Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, for his first book, Rugby League in New Zealand: A People’s History. Ryan’s book was published by Bridget Williams Books in 2023, and won in the Mātātuhi Foundation Best First Book Awards category. The first book ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Onehunga Lagoon is a haven for water lovers and pets alike, but behind its calm exterior lie faulty tidal gates and the urgent need for dredging. The lagoon has not been dredged since its inception in 1980, leaving it susceptible to sediment buildup and a decreasing water level. According to the Auckland Council, there ...
Reading Time: < 1 minute Wet weather didn’t deter the crowds for the annual Dog Day Out at The Y Onehunga War Memorial Pool recently, with dogs of all breeds and sizes jumping into the outdoor pool. The event marked the end of the summer season, with the outdoor pool officially closed and emptied following the mass canine dip. Various breeds ...