Auckland Council Annual Plan 2025/2026

The proposed  Auckland Council Annual Plan 2025/2026 received 13,000 pieces of feedback from Aucklanders. This plan is for the next financial year. The proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026 focuses on delivering the second year of the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 and included opportunity to consider the funding of events and destination marketing, and priorities of local boards…

Read More

Francis St Reserve, Grey Lynn

  Francis Street Reserve is a local park located in the Grey Lynn suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Situated at 4 Warnock Street, Grey Lynn Edgars Creek, a stream that runs through Grey Lynn, is  at the bottom of Francis Street Reserve. Auckland Council Healthy Waters has undertaken significant stormwater improvements to Edgars Creek, with…

Read More

Waitemata Local Board: Ecological Restoration Overview

Some of our local parks, Jaggers Bush, Western Springs Park and Wellpark Reserve (opposite Westmere School) are at the highest level within Waitemata Local Board for Ecological Restoration. We have some beautiful urban ngahere in Waitemata,  cared for and maintened by the work of Auckland Council’s specialist contractors and also helped by community groups. Auckland…

Read More

Watercare – Help shape our water future- community input

Let’s shape Auckland’s water future together. Watercare is developing a 70-year strategy to secure safe, reliable, and affordable water services for generations to come. This collaborative effort will address the realities of a growing population, aging infrastructure, and the increasing pressures of climate change. Because the decisions we make today will resonate for decades, Watercare…

Read More

Te RimuTahi – Social Dancing

Our new Ponsonby Civic Space, Te Rimutahi with its large covered wooden floor is perfect for dancing.  Imagine people dancing together – just like they do in Europe? Music plays, people come and join in. We are taking from the tradition of European cities where public dancing in the square has been happening for centuries.…

Read More

 Dear Reader, you will be charmed

Tucked into the West Lynn shops of Grey Lynn, our local bookshop, Dear Reader, is  happy haven for readers. Owned by the discerning and experienced David Peirse, it’s a gem for those seeking their next read or a thoughtful gift. Unlike the sprawling impersonality of chain stores, Dear Reader is a true community, local bookshop. …

Read More