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Adaptive Athletes
Empowering Disabilities Through Fitness
Community • elocal Digital Edition • February 2020
by Kerry Monaghan
Adam Mainey has always enjoyed keeping fit. From his younger years playing sport, to his previous jobs as a Bricklayer and running his own Masonry business, he was always challenged, or so he thought, until the day he changed careers and tried Crossfit f…
#Live Papakura #Christmas in Papakura
Community • elocal Digital Edition • December 2019
It’s that time of year again when, for all things, Jolly, Joyful and generally Christmassy, Papakura is your one stop Christmas stop! Having always had always had a strong community spirit, a varied retail base with 36 new shops opened this year alone, a…
The World of Cosplay
Community • elocal Digital Edition • December 2019
by Kerry Monaghan
Cosplay. To some people it’s a foreign word and they have no clue what it is. To others, they might have heard of it, but know little else, and Cosplayers themselves? Well, to them it can be a pretty big deal. Cosplay is short for costume play, an angl…
A Special Invitation
Senior Christmas Lunch
Community • elocal Digital Edition • December 2019
by Sally Sumner
The Christmas season is a time to celebrate being with family and friends. It can however sometimes isolate members of our community, especially our senior members, who are without a strong network around them or who’s usual network of friends return to …
Forget Twin Peaks, Pukekohe has the Five Summits!
Community • elocal Digital Edition • December 2019
by Sally Sumner
If you are looking for something to do as the weather gets warmer that gets you and the family out and about then you can’t go past the new Five Summits Walk and Bike Trail and accompanying map that has recently been developed in Pukekohe. A gift to the …
Climbing Mountains for Mental Health
Community • elocal Digital Edition • November 2019
by Sally Sumner
It’s hard to imagine that behind the wide smile, bright eyes and amazing mop of dark brown curls sitting across from me, is a young man who in recent years has struggled with his own mental health. For Caleb Ihaia though it is a reality. Despite chatting…
The Very Vintage Day Out
Miss Pinup New Zealand 2019
Community • elocal Digital Edition • November 2019
By Estelle Belle, Jack Daniels Miss Pinup NZ 2019 Runner Up For anyone who has dabbled in the vintage or pinup community and culture there is one event that is set into their calendars each year and that is the Very Vintage Day Out. This year, the home o…
Paving the Way for Papakura's Policing Future
Papakura High School Pathways To Police Programme
Community • elocal Digital Edition • October 2019
by Kerry Monaghan
From serving their communities to preventing crime while developing leadership skills, being part of the Police force can be one of the most rewarding careers a person can have, and now, thanks to a growing course initiative between Police, schools and t…
Petition for Port Waikato Erosion
Our Port Waikato community is on the edge, literally!
Community • elocal Digital Edition • October 2019
Our Port Waikato community is on the edge, literally! Years of erosion have taken their toll on Sunset Beach, Port Waikato and the problem is now more serious than ever. Over half the car park has been lost, the community hall has been condemned, and…
Famous Behind the Lens
Memories from a Franklin Photo News Photographer
Community • elocal Digital Edition • September 2019
Memories from a Franklin Photo News Photographer The feedback we had on last month’s Franklin Photo News story was amazing. What an incredible feat to scan all the pages of a magazine that 40 years ago was the social media of the day. The stories that h…
Strong Representation at National Gymnastics Championships
Community • elocal Digital Edition • September 2019
National Gymnastics Championships in October 2019 In early October, this year at the Trusts Arena in Auckland, the National Gymnastics Championships will once again bring talented children from all over New Zealand to participate and compete over 5 days.…
Yorkshire Day 2019
Community • elocal Digital Edition • September 2019
Ex pat Yorkshire people gather for Yorkshire Day- a day of traditional Yorkshire events held at Pukekohe's Cosmopolitan Club. For the ninth year running ex pat Yorkshire people have gathered at the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan club during July for a series of t…
Winner! Auckland Football Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2019
AFF Shane Thomas Waiuku Junior Football Coach
Community • elocal Digital Edition • September 2019
by Kerry Monaghan
Auckland Football Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2019 Shane Thomas never imagined he would one day end up becoming a volunteer junior football coach, let alone winning the title of 2019 Regional Junior Football Coach of the Year for Auckland, that i…
Franklin Photo News
4420 pages of local social history pure gold
Community • elocal Digital Edition • August 2019
In today’s world, memories and events are recorded and shared with others in an instant, immortalised in a digital form of forever on any number of social media platforms. During the late 1960’s to early 1970’s the people of Franklin had a different type…
Rotary Club of Drury Trainee of the Year
The winner and recipient of the Rotary Club of Drury Trainee of the year
Community • elocal Digital Edition • July 2019
Initiated by Drury Rotary in 1987, this award has been presented every year, with the exception of a couple to an outstanding local candidate. Initiated by Drury Rotary in 1987, this award has been presented every year, with the exception of a couple to …
Pukekohe Vegetable Growers
Preserving Pukekohe's Food Bowl
Community • elocal Digital Edition • June 2019
by Kerry Monaghan
Would you be happy to pay $6 or $7 for a head of lettuce or broccoli in your weekly shop? It may sound extreme, but unless you grow your own, it could be the only choice in future as a result of Auckland’s rising population and housing demands. Would yo…
Engaging Pacifica Communities
Papakura High School builds a Fale
Community • elocal Digital Edition • May 2019
by Kerry Monaghan
Papakura High School Principal, John Rohs never imagined his school would one day be the proud owners of a unique Pacifica structure that now proudly sits in the forefront of the school’s grounds. Engaging Pacifica communities- Papakura High School build…
Tairere Housing Project, Rosehill, Papakura
Community-driven home buyers’ club a success
Community • elocal Digital Edition • May 2019
A new wave of transformation has hit a Papakura suburb thanks to a new scheme that is providing more cost effecting housing alternatives to those looking to get their foot in the housing market. As the first of its kind in the area, the project is a co-…
Run, Mum Run!
Mothers' Day Fun Run – Sunday 12 May
Community • elocal Digital Edition • April 2019
New Zealand’s biggest Mother’s Day event, the Jennian Homes Mother’s Day Fun Run/Walk, in support of women’s heart health, is returning to Pukekohe on May 12 – with tickets now on sale. Runners and walkers will set off from Bledisloe Park at 9am, joinin…
Understanding Modern Muslim Communities
Community • elocal Digital Edition • April 2019
by Kerry Monaghan
To understand any religion against a modern landscape, you first need to understand the landscape itself. New Zealand is a country with large scale immigration throughout its comparatively brief history, the Maori people arrived by sea followed by the Eu…