Reading Time: 2 minutesOnehunga Community News is inviting readers to help choose a new name – one that better reflects the wider communtiy and the suburb it serves. For years,Onehunga Community News has been a familiar source of local stories,community updates,events and information. Now,there is an opportunity to give the publication a new identity that recognises the many ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsla Henley was searching for a poetry competition open to 12-year-olds when she found the Cornwall Park Kids’ Poetry Competition. She had recently begun to write poetry, and as she thought about her her favourite things about the local park, inspiration struck. She typed the poem into the online entry form, hit enter and a ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnehunga’s Audrey Linke is preparing to take her karate skills onto the international stage, representing New Zealand at the Commonwealth Karate Championships in Glasgow in November. The 12-year old karateka is part of the New Zealand squad, with her selection the result of a year of hard work. Squad members attend training camps and compete ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt 86, most people might be thinking about putting their feet up and taking things easy. But for Hillsborough resident lan Anderson, there is still plenty of work to be done -especially with wood. Living at Parkside Retirement Village, lan spends his time making wooden toys, keepng his hands busy and,as he puts it, “keeping ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes“A good start” is how One Tree Hill College Principal, Nick Coughlan, described the six new classrooms that opened in August, saying they are “desperately needed” as the school’s roll continues to grow. The pressure on space has become so acute that the library and auditorium, along with office spaces, have been converted into makeshift ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesPenny Lanes Bakery is celebrating its first gold medal at the Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards, with a win that surprised even its experienced bakers. The Onehunga bakery received gold this year for its vegetarian pie, which is made with mixed vegetables, mushroom and spinach, and it’s their first gold medal win at the ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new garden is taking shape in Fergusson Domain, where food will be grown by the community, for the community. The garden, Ngā Hua o Oranga, is the new, bigger home for the community garden that has been in Oranga Ave, and has funding from the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and Auckland Council, and is managed ...
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Onehunga Business Association (OBA) has paid the $30,000 grant to the East West Link Developmental Society (EWLDS), amid concerns from several members about how the money will be used. The payment was made to the lobby group opposing the multi-billion dollar East West Link project at the end of August, following a decision by ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnehunga residents are invited to help shape a new precinct that promises to create a vibrant town square, a modern community hall and improved public spaces in the heart of the suburb. The Auckland Urban Development Office (AUDO) is seeking public feedback on Te Pūmanawa o Onehunga, meaning the heart and essence of Onehunga, a ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo Royal Oak Primary School brothers turned their creativity into a force for good, creating a unique fundraiser to raise money for hungry children in Solomon Islands as part of this year’s World Vision 40 Hour Challenge. Year 4 student, Evan Miln and his younger brother Ayden in Year 2, spent the 40 Hour Challenge ...