Reading Time: 3 minutes We hear a lot about the iconic native birds in our country, from the cheeky kea to the elusive kiwi, but how much do we actually know about the local bird populations in the rural and suburban spaces around us? To find out more, in 2007 an annual survey was set up to look at ...
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Onehunga trains have been terminating at Newmarket for more than a month now to allow City Rail Link (CRL) work at Britomart When the trains from Onehunga stopped going all the way through to Britomart, many commuters into the city were blindsided about the change. The trains have been terminating at Newmarket for more ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Local kaiārahi (mentor), Calvin Devine, has been mentoring youth by reconnecting them to their culture using the age-old art of whakairo (Māori traditional carving). Through a programme called Mahinga Rakau, he has been collaborating with Year 7 and 8 students at Te Papapa School, to create their very own taonga (treasure) using wood and carving ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jane Treseder provides male clients access to free good quality clothing to wear to a job interview, important meeting, or major life event. They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, so Fix Up, Look Sharp director and founder, Jane Treseder, is helping men put their best foot forward. With ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Onehunga Water Treatment Plant will be upgraded for fluoridation. At the end of July, the Ministry of Health directed Auckland Council and its water and wastewater service provider, Watercare, to fluoridate the Onehunga and Waiuku water supplies. Similar directives were also given to 13 other local authorities around the country. Onehunga’s water supply comes ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The long-awaited new Old Māngere Bridge is set to open in August and it promises to be a beautiful asset for our community. Not only will it restore the vital crossing back to the Onehunga and Māngere Bridge communities but with its wide decks, fishing bays and seating, be a place to visit for everyone. ...
Reading Time: < 1 minute In June, over 250 Cornwall Park District School students, staff and families braved the chilly conditions on the school field at dawn to bring in the 2022 Māori New Year. Matariki has been a significant event in the school for many years, and this year those assembled listened to the haunting putaratara blown by three Dilworth students, joined in ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Onehunga High School principal, Deidre Shea, described the school’s newly-completed gym and classroom block to be a triumph, at the official opening ceremony for both buildings in June. The ceremony itself was low-key, acknowledging the fact that the buildings were already in full operation, but all who attended were impressed by the quality of ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new playground is in place at Māngere Bridge School, reflecting the local environment and history, and using traditional Māori playground concepts. They just need a bit more of a funding boost to get it complete. The school raised more than $200,000 towards the playground, and is seeking sponsorship to complete the last few elements, ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Māngere Bridge school student is one of three winners of an art competition held by Auckland Light Rail. Waterlea School pupil, Alexi Herrold, was pleasantly surprised when her teacher approached her with the exciting news. “I never thought I would win. First, I told my best friend, and then my classmates, who were all ...