Reading Time: 2 minutesBowie Macmillan from One Tree Hill had heart surgery when he was just three months old, and at the end of March he completed his first Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon. It was a big day for him, and his parents Sarah and Tony, who watched him cross the finish line at the Point England event. Bowie, ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Auckland Kendo Club has just hosted one of the most prestigious seminars in their history, with 8th Dan (the highest level possible) Sensai, Takahashi Hideaki, making a visit to New Zealand from Japan. In addition, 7th Dan New Zealand master, Alex Bennett, who lives in Kyoto and is a Professor at Kansai University, returned home for ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesStaff at the Onehunga-Oranga Community Hub have been away from their usual posts lately, on shifts at nearby civil defence centres, where their experience at helping the community is the perfect skill to have. Hub manager, Dany Miller, says as council staff, the team is aware that they may be called upon to help in ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesFebruary was the first of many catch-ups for the Women in Business network, which was launched by the Onehunga Business Association as part of their expansion into professional events. The informal event was held at DNA 1st Solution in Onehunga, which was still recovering from being extensively flooded in January. Established in 2012, Anita Vaafusuaga set up ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn late January, after hours of unrelenting heavy rain, a slip occurred on the property of Hillsborough resident Robyn Fleming. Robyn, a regular volunteer at Onehunga’s Dolphin Theatre, lives on Seacliffe Road overlooking the beautiful Manukau Harbour. The slip sent her garden shed and part of her garden tumbling onto the walkway below. The popular ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuckland Council’s proposals to reduce financial support to essential community organisations and services include the region’s 32 Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs). The proposed cutbacks are part of the council’s 2023/24 draft budget which seeks savings as it struggles to limit rate rises and reduce council expenditure and debt. The budget will be open for public ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom a humble factory space in Onehunga, Jeff Vollebregt is on a mission to extend the life cycle of textiles. Upparel is an Australasian fashion waste recycling programme which aims to end textile waste from landfills and transform what was once considered waste into a valuable resource. Upparel receives textiles, garments, PPE, uniforms, shoes, boots ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was success on and off the track for the Auckland Stock and Saloon Car Club (ASSCC) between Christmas and the New Year, when the club hosted the New Zealand Stockcar Championship at the Waikaraka Family Speedway. The three-day event started with a practice day, then preliminary rounds, with the finalists fighting it out on ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the Onehunga Community House, Fred Beckett’s name is there in gold on the Buchanan Awards honours board, and now a wonderful piece of history has joined it, with the discovery of a booklet he created in 1947 to mark the awards’ 25th anniversary. The booklet is completely handcrafted, with Fred’s skill as a calligrapher on ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesMrs Karan, a popular and much-loved teacher aher students and her teaching colleagues alike. Subhashini Karan has been a teacher at OPS for 30 years and is a well-known face in Onehunga. Her daughter, Sheetal, says that there isn’t a day that she walks down Onehunga Mall without a ‘hello Mrs Karan’, or someone recognising her and ...