Reading Time: 2 minutes The Central Interceptor, a 14.7km sewerage tunnel being dug under Auckland, has passed a significant local milestone. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is now close to 7km into its journey, having crossed under the Manukau Harbour and 110 metres below Hillsborough. The boring machine, Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, has already passed beyond the Onehunga area. The interceptor is ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes King’s Birthday honours recipient Qiane Matata-Sipu recognises the conflicting emotions of receiving an honour from the Crown, an entity which represents the colonial structures she has been working to dismantle throughout her career. However, Qiane is happy to have 20 years of hard mahi (work) recognised, and to have her life’s purpose – to amplify ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Forty years ago, Graeme Walls stood on the Queen’s Wharf and took a giant leap of faith onto a massive 11,000-tonne selfcontained hospital ship. That giant leap onto the former cruise ship in 1983, has spanned an incredible 40-year career of helping others in 70 different countries all over the world. Graeme lives in Onehunga, and ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Coastguard Titirangi has a found a new temporary home on the Onehunga Wharf after a significant landslide destroyed their 45-year old home in French Bay. The coastguard is operating from the temporary base after their base was severely damaged by the landslide during the devastating floods on the Auckland Anniversary Weekend. They signed a lease ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The local Onehunga community has a strong preference for a light rail route along the SH20 motorway rather than it snaking its way through the suburbs. Auckland Light Rail (ALR) say they received feedback from the community, stating that the majority of local residents prefer to have the rail route along the motorway and the Onehunga ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Robin Young from Māngere Bridge was proved to have a very generous heart when he was awarded the esteemed Queen’s Service Medal for helping the community. Robin received the award as part of the King’s Honour Roll for ‘valuable voluntary service to the community or faithful service to the Crown’ on a regional level. He ...
Reading Time: 3 minutes A prominent Onehunga resident has called the light rail routes ‘ridiculous’ as several schools, houses and heritage buildings will be affected, while another resident is questioning the lack of communication from the rail company. Auckland Light Rail has proposed two options for a route from the city centre to the airport, and both will affect ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes A group of dedicated adult swimmers meet several times a week to train at Onehunga War Memorial Pool (Jellicoe Park), and some of them are even taking their skills to international multi-sport events. Kylie Brown is one of these, and recently competed in a triathlon in Spain, despite only swimming seriously for seven years. Like ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Dylan Jones (university student) Rats have become an unwelcome sight around Onehunga, as town officials point to people littering as one cause of the rodent boom. One hotspot, an outdoor carpark on Waiapu Lane, is a central point for accessing grocery stores, schools and Onehunga Mall. Upon investigation, the Onehunga Community News spotted ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The new editor of the Onehunga Community News has a passion for people, the written word – and good coffee. Lara Fagan took over the editor’s role from Rachel Sturges in March, and says, “I’m honoured to be appointed as the new editor of this fabulous and fast-growing magazine. I am thrilled to be a ...