Articles in ‘Community’

Inflation, Fuel & Energy Crisis, Division in Health and Water Ownership? What Shape Are We In? You’re invited to participate in a live ‘Situation Update’ symposium on July, Tuesday 26th. Information from some of the most aware individuals speaking on how they see the current situation in a variety of different core areas in our current New Zealand economic, energy and geopolitical environment. Who will be speaking and on what subjects? Alan…

Saturday afternoons at Papakura Central Old School are a hive of energy, filled with laughter and smiles as Glass Ceiling Arts Collective (GCAC) in association with StageAntics run a weekly performance class where rangatahi (the younger generation) develop their theatrical passion. Glass Ceiling Arts Collective (GCAC), the brain child of Charlotte Owens-Pring and Mike Eaglesome, is a charity formed in 2021 to support people from marginalised…

Lego® has come a long way since it originated in the Danish workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, who began making wooden toys in 1932.The first plastic brick was produced in 1949 before the world-famous signature brick with interlocking studs on the top and tubes on the bottom was patented in 1958. Since then, kids of all ages (LEGO even has a specific range just for adults!) have indulged their imaginations and creativity to produce things that…

For only the second time since Rotary has been associated with Hospice Golf, the annual Golf game had to be postponed from the scheduled date, and this time it was due to the weather. Sunday the 13th of February was a shocking day; high winds which made the Pukekohe Golf Course too dangerous to play. And so finally the event was held on Friday March 4th. Originally set down for 15th November 2021 that date was rescheduled to February due to…

Honour the Maunga says it is “over the moon” at yesterday’s judicial decision, which has put a halt to Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s plans to rid Auckland’s volcanic cones (maunga) of exotic trees without first consulting the public. In all, the ratepayer funded co-governance body plans to rid the city’s maunga of around 2500 non-native trees, so this decision has implications for all maunga. Ōwairaka’s trees would have come down in November 2019…

Pukekohe Performing Arts (PPA) is a non-profit organisation that caters to the wider community by providing quality productions such as Chicago, Grease, Moana Jr and Madagascar Jr. It’s a place for thespians to come together and do what they love while having some fun and learning a few new tricks. The Harrington Theatre, located at 2 Harrington Ave, Pukekohe has recently endured being closed since covid restrictions began in 2020 and have…

Further reductions to the speed limits on rural roads around Franklin will only serve to frustrate the vast majority of road users. But will Auckland Transport listen? In 2019, Auckland Transport (AT) introduced a new speed limit bylaw and called for public submissions on the proposed changes. When I posted this news on my Facebook page, more than 53,000 people viewed the post. Many made submissions opposing the wholesale changes. Did AT…

Scott Bright has always been involved with farming. He grew up on a farm, worked on a farm and has always been involved in the farming industry and its people, one way or another. These days he only has small holding but is actively involved in raising the profile of groups that have sprung up recently to counteract what is being seen as fervent erosion of both common sense when it comes to our rural industries and New Zealander’s rights and…

I’m anxious waiting to board the ship. I feel my heart beating, trying to explode through my chest. Have I made the right decision? Should I turn back? As I’m waiting, Mum is taking sooooo many photos of me for all her Facebook friends, you know how that goes. Another girl was having photos taken by her dad, so I introduce myself to her. Her name was Georgia from Christchurch, she was the first ever friend I made on the Spirit. We are both so…

Symbolising new beginnings and transition, Christchurch’s ‘Cardboard’ Cathedral has stood as a unique and stunning structure since its creation in 2013 following Christchurch’s devastating earthquake in 2011. Christchurch’s original cathedral was a slow process that was on and off for years due to funding until its completion in 1905. It was built by Jamieson and Sons, renowned builders in Christchurch’s early years. With an impressive height…