Reading Time: 2 minutes For 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 minutes Ron 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 ...
Reading Time: < 1 minute One of Onehunga Sports Football Club’s most loyal members has just received recognition for her tireless work for the club, and in particular its juniors. In November, Jannine Stewart was named as the McDonalds Community Football Coach of the Year for Northern Region Football, which covers the Auckland and Northland Provinces. The award came as ...
Reading Time: < 1 minute Peter Gibson has stepped down as chair of the Onehunga Business Association After 17 years of service to the Onehunga business community, Peter Gibson is bowing out of his role as chair of Onehunga Business Association. Describing his time with the OBA as an “interesting journey to get Onehunga to where it is ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes of Dress-Smart Onehunga has finally got the go-ahead, and this redevelopment will become the next piece of the jigsaw in Onehunga’s long-awaited regeneration. The transformation of the Dress-Smart precinct is one of the key components of Eke Panuku’s Transform Onehunga project and has been on the cards since it was announced back in 2015. ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shameen Hayat has been announced as Onehunga High School’s new principal. Currently deputy principal at Mount Albert Grammar School, she will take up her new position at the start of 2023. Ms Hayat succeeds Deidre Shea who is retiring after 30 years at OHS, including 15 years there as principal. Ms Hayat does have a ...
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dany Miller-Kareko (Ngāpuhi) brings her local knowledge and strong focus on manaakitanga into her role as the new manager of the Onehunga/Oranga Community Hub. The Hub includes Onehunga Community Library, Onehunga Community Centre and Oranga Community Centre. Dany worked with Auckland Council for three years in a variety of roles, most recently managing a ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The all-tide boat ramp at Māngere Bridge will be maintained more regularly from now on, in a new plan with Auckland Council, where dredging will take place three times a year to remove mud build-up. Ramp user, Natalie Waite, is pleased action has finally been taken, after advocating to the council for nearly two years. ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Did you know that the business of chocolate tasting is even more complicated than wine tasting? Along with taste, the colour and texture of the chocolate, its sheen and even the sound it makes when you break a piece off must be just right. This is according to Elle (Coco) Crocker, chief judge at the ...
Reading Time: < 1 minute The newly-opened bridge connecting Onehunga with Māngere Bridge, Ngā Hau Māngere, has not come without its teething problems, with reports of noise, alcohol, littering and graffiti and dog excrement left on the bridge. Māngere Bridge Village manager, Kate Adams, says the lights and cameras are back working on the causeway after being unintentionally damaged and ...