Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you first meet Jenny Tanner, what strikes you immediately is the energy and enthusiasm she shows for community development work. Jenny, who has recently taken on the part-time role of coordinator for Onehunga District Council of Social Services (ODCOSS), has worked in community development for the last 30 or so years. “It’s about empowering ...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA local cricket team represented New Zealand with pride at two international cricket matches, at Waikaraka Park in February. The Onehunga Mallers’ cricket team, and a team from the Auckland Cricket Society, took on teams from South Australia’s Veterans’ Cricket Over-60 League. The Golden Oldie matches were part of an 18-day North Island tour by ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmong the Year 13 pupils who graduated from Onehunga High School at the end of 2019, was a student who has overcome obstacles most of us could not imagine facing. For 20 year-old Dhia Ugla, who received the Dennie Walls Endeavour Cup, graduation was a personal triumph. Originally from Iraq, Dhia was 15 and ...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new skate park, outdoor gym, and basketball half-court facility is coming to Onehunga Bay Reserve later this year. Funded by Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board, the project is expected to begin in March or April, and will take up to 12 weeks to complete, dependent on resource consent approval. Auckland Council has commissioned Bespoke Landscape Architects ...
Reading Time: 1 minuteDecember was awards season for the local Primary and Intermediate schools, with the traditional Buchanan, Maungakiekie-One Tree Hill Rotary Club, and Fred McKeever awards, a special highlight. Buchanan awards winners were as follows: Onehunga Primary School – Linton Janman and Ava Liggins; Te Papapa Primary School – Nive Salmalu and Yo Har Than; Royal Oak ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesRoyal Oak Intermediate teacher, Lee Tibble, became an educator because he wanted to make a difference and do something worthwhile in his life. At the end of 2019, his efforts were recognised, when he received the prestigious ASG National Excellence in Teaching Award (NEiTA), for his outstanding work at the school. The ASG NEiTA ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaungakiekie youth were acknowledged for their outstanding achievements and service to the community, at the inaugural Maungakiekie Youth Awards in December last year. The awards were created to recognise and celebrate the passion, success, and commitment of youth aged 13 to 24 years who are leading change, innovation, and creating solutions in the local community. ...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was perfect weather for this year’s annual Onehunga Christmas Parade! Record crowds lined Onehunga Mall to watch the colourful floats, dancers, bands, and cultural groups, wend their way around town. Matty McLean, 2019 TV Personality of the Year, and former local, was the MC, with judges Maungakiekie-Tãmaki Councillor, Josephine Bartley, The 312 Hub’s Amiria ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesOrganisers of free community pantries in Onehunga say they are well-used, but the community needs to keep an eye on them over the summer break. Pātaka Kai free pantry coordinator, Candice Luke, says that in the lead-up to Christmas, people are especially generous. “Last year, the ones who could provide support went all out. We ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesJosh Jones, musician and former front-man of 1980’s UK band, The Quads, has been working on a musical project at Te Papapa Primary School.Having taught ukelele lessons at the school in the past, he contacted them to ask for help with the production of a Christmas song. The Christchurch mosque attack was the inspiration behind ...