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The Grey Lynn community is well-connected place. Many people volunteer to create the vibrant community. Their are many places that locals can gather Grey Lynn Community Centre: Grey Lynn Car Boot Market, Grey Lynn Farmers Market. Interested in community matters - join the Grey Lynn Residents Association or Business Association.
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Community Updates
How to improve the Waste Management in your Apartment Building?
Living in an apartment building, block of flats, a group of town houses – offers a built in community. It also presents unique challenges, especially when it comes to managing waste – a different ballgame altogether compared to standalone houses. The concentration of multiple households, reliance on shared disposal facilities, and the diverse habits of…
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Pippa Coom –
Pippa has been integral to Grey Lynn 2030. A founding Grey Lynn 2030 Trustee and former Auckland Councillor, Pippa Coom is a long- time local who continues to be inspired by the group’s positive vision and practical action. Your motivation for getting involved ? In December 2008 I read about a community meeting in the…
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Grey Lynn Farmers Market in 2025
Grey Lynn Farmers Market: A Community Gem On Sunday mornings, Grey Lynn Farmers Market transforms the Grey Lynn Community Centre, into a vibrant village square that brings locals together for their weekly grocery shopping. Young families gather near the playground, locals enjoy chatting with people they know, and vendors share cooking tips and stories…
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Lynn Green – Waste Champion
Lynn was one of the founders of Grey Lynn 2030 in 2008, Her passion has always been waste and she quickly started Grey Lynn Waste Away. Lynn has been involved in most of our waste initiatives. Lynn had researched into Zero Waste NGOs so we were lucky to have an expert like her. So why…
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Carol Gunn – A very good citizen!
Carol Gunn quietly works very hard for our community. She has given so much to Waitemata and it’s no suprise Carol was awarded the Waitemata Local Board good citizen award in 2024 Carol has a strong connection to our neighbourhood, stretching back from her great grandparents growing up on the fringes of Grey Lynn. When her…
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Tania Mace – The Near West
Unearthing Auckland’s Hidden Stories: A Journey with Historian Tania Mace Have you ever walked down a familiar street in Auckland and wondered about the lives and stories that lie beneath the surface of the modern cityscape? If so, you’re not alone. For over two decades, historian Tania Mace has been meticulously peeling back the layers…
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Predator Free Grey Lynn – Trapping Workshop
Have you heard of Predator Free 2050? “Imagine an Aotearoa New Zealand where our native species are safe from extinction and thriving alongside us… That’s why Predator Free 2050 is working towards eradication of three of our most damaging predators (rats, stoats, and possums) – and even in the city we have a role to…
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Grey Lynn Toy Library
The Open Toy Box, often also called “the Grey Lynn Toy Library” was set up in 1995 by a group of parents. The Toy Library is a not-for-profit organisation with charitable status and are a part of the Toy Library Federation of New Zealand. Our library is managed and staffed by our members, who work as volunteers, and by our paid librarians who…
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Container Deposit Scheme
March 2024 was a bad time for Waitemata Waste Away when the old-school refund scheme for bottles, cans and containers was put on the government “bonfire”. Apparently the government didn’t have time to vote on this bill as there were too many others with priority before the election. Designed to slash the amount of waste…
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