Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom a humble factory space in Onehunga, Jeff Vollebregt is on a mission to extend the life cycle of textiles. Upparel is an Australasian fashion waste recycling programme which aims to end textile waste from landfills and transform what was once considered waste into a valuable resource. Upparel receives textiles, garments, PPE, uniforms, shoes, boots ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was success on and off the track for the Auckland Stock and Saloon Car Club (ASSCC) between Christmas and the New Year, when the club hosted the New Zealand Stockcar Championship at the Waikaraka Family Speedway. The three-day event started with a practice day, then preliminary rounds, with the finalists fighting it out on ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the Onehunga Community House, Fred Beckett’s name is there in gold on the Buchanan Awards honours board, and now a wonderful piece of history has joined it, with the discovery of a booklet he created in 1947 to mark the awards’ 25th anniversary. The booklet is completely handcrafted, with Fred’s skill as a calligrapher on ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesMrs Karan, a popular and much-loved teacher aher students and her teaching colleagues alike. Subhashini Karan has been a teacher at OPS for 30 years and is a well-known face in Onehunga. Her daughter, Sheetal, says that there isn’t a day that she walks down Onehunga Mall without a ‘hello Mrs Karan’, or someone recognising her and ...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA brazen thief stole a 1.5 metre taiaha (a long-handled wooden Māori weapon) in broad daylight from the Onehunga library foyer in January. Even though a security guard was in attendance, the thief waited for the guard to patrol the rest of the building; when he came back, the taiaha had disappeared. It was taken ...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the success of their art exhibition last August, the Mãngere Bridge Art Group is holding another exhibition on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th February, between 9am and 4pm, at St James Church Hall, 31 Church Road, Māngere Bridge. All are welcome, and entry is free. You may simply want to browse, or buy a special piece ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesFriends of the Farm( FOF) joined up with Māngere Bridge Library again in November to hold their second Repair Café. Library visitors were more than double the usual Saturday number, as locals thronged to have items repaired. Ninety one items were looked at, and 68 items were saved from landfill. Repair cafes are free ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo local students have recently had the chance to shadow MP, Priyanca Radhakrishnan, at Parliament, thanks to a generous scholarship from community organisation,To Wahi. In July, 120 Youth MPs were selected for Youth Parliament 2022 to advocate for their community and debate the issues that affect youth. Two of the finalists, Sophie-Love Roberts and Molly ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the first time in two years, senior citizens came from every suburb in Auckland to celebrate Diwali at Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust in Onehunga. It was a day of colour and lights, laughter and joy, with dance performances, skits, awards and tributes. And – the most important part of the day for some – ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesRon Muave has been nominated as a finalist in the 2023 Kiwibank NZ Local Hero of the Year Awards for his outstanding and selfless work in the Onehunga and Oranga community. Ron’s tireless work in the community has spanned almost one decade, and through his own non-profit organisation, Synergy Projects, based at the Oranga Community ...