Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Onehunga Bike Hub is open and ready for you, offering free simple repairs, expert advice on basic bike maintenance, bike safety checks and tips on how and where to cycle safely. The hub opened its doors out of a distinctive blue shipping container based at the Onehunga Train Station on Onehunga Mall. Paid staff ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesChristmas at Jellicoe Park was a bit different this year, with council budget cuts leaving the big Norfolk pine without its traditional lights. The park was still sparkling on the night with smaller tealights, though what most lit up the hearts of the hosts was the community generosity to the food bank collection. This year, ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe proposed construction of a light rail route along the SH20 is being derailed, while plans to continue with the East-West Link are gaining momentum. According to the newly elected MP for Maungakiekie, Greg Fleming, “Christopher Luxon announced that we are not going to proceed with the light rail project through Onehunga, but we are ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnehunga’s much-loved Enchanted Forest Mini Golf is at risk of closure due to an impending redevelopment in the area. The owner, Darryl Prout, has owned the recreational gem for the past eight years, and claims that Eke Panuku did not inform him of any plans to redevelop the area, or include the mini golf, which ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesShiny new letters now adorn the Grey Street entrance to Jellicoe Park in Onehunga, after the old letters disappeared last year. The Onehunga Community News reported earlier this year about the archway missing almost all its letters, having been reduced to just E, I, C and E in the name ‘Jellicoe Park’. Following this, a ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesNestled in the heart of Māngere, Ambury Park Centre stands out in the world of equine therapy. Ambury Park Centre is the only Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA)-affiliated facility that combines riding therapy with a secondary school for students aged 13-18 with diverse needs, and a vocational programme for adults with disabilities. The evolution ...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA gremlin crept into the system and omitted Sapna Samant’s editorial piece in the October issue. The Editor of the ONEHUNGA COMMUNITY NEWS apologies for the error. Sapna is the Green Party candidate for Maungakiekie. “I am a GP, an award-winning filmmaker, a radio producer, a writer, a single mum, an activist and tauiwi who ...
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn Auckland transport commentator says there is no value for KiwiRail to build a heavy rail route through Onehunga. KiwiRail dropped the bombshell recently when it announced its plans to go ahead and build the 12km Avondale to Southdown heavy rail line on the designated land that snakes through the middle of Onehunga. This comes ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnehunga resident and veterinarian, Joelle March, WOWed the judges and came second overall in the Avant-garde section of the prestigious 2023 World of Wearable (WOW) Art competition. Described as “a fusion of folds and funky fashion,” by the WOW judges, her creation ‘Sen no hida (1000 Folds)’ was produced in collaboration with her mother, Carolyn ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Abysinnian & Somali cat club of NZ had their purrfect annual show in September at the Onehunga Community House, in the penultimate championship show before the club’s 50th anniversary in 2024. Fifty-one cats and 17 kittens entered the Sharon Thomas Memorial 2023 Championship Show in categories including pedigree shorthair, domestic shorthair, domestic longhair, companion ...