Community
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.
Grey Lynn Residents Association
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The Grey Lynn Residents Association has commissioned research to find out what people care about in Grey Lynn. The research aims to find out what people love about Grey Lynn and want they want preserved, what is missing, and what needs to be changed or improved. The research results will form the basis of the…
Read MoreGLBA and Richmond Rovers – 100 years
Wednesday 12th June 5:30pm – 7pm We’d love to see you at our monthly networking drinks, happening this month at Richmond Rovers Rugby League Club at their clubrooms in Grey Lynn Park’s middle field. We are delighted to be hosted by the Rovers, who have been a fixture of the Grey Lynn Community a 100…
Read MoreGrey Lynn Residents Association Begins
Media Release from Grey Lynn Residents Association Residents of Auckland suburb Grey Lynn met yesterday to form a Grey Lynn Residents Association in part motivated by the Auckland Council’s Unitary Plan “Many local residents were horrified to see the draft Unitary Plan’s re-zoning development proposed for Grey Lynn, but there was no central organisation to turn…
Read MoreGrey Lynn Working Bee : February 2013
The Grey Lynn shops are looking cleaner, feeling loved and cared for..thank you. Our next working bee is this Sunday, 3rd Feb, 10am – 12pm Meet outside The Works Hair Salon, 142 Williamson Ave, Grey Lynn. Bring garden tools and gloves. Make new friends and connect with other like-minded people. Light refreshments will be provided…
Read MoreSustainable Business Network Awards success Grey Lynn Business
Congratulations to all the winners at the Sustainable Business Network awards last night but in particular the Grey Lynn businesses that are leading the way. The awards, which are now in their ninth year, are the pre-eminent sustainability awards in New Zealand. They recognise leaders in social innovation and businesses that are championing sustainability and new…
Read MoreGrey Lynn Small Business Expo
The Small Business Expo on Tuesday 30 October 5-8pm has been designed to offer local businesses an affordable opportunity to showcase their businesses to a range of other local businesses and people. A common lament we hear is – “wouldn’t it be great if we could find our closet clients i.e. the ones who work and…
Read MoreGrey Lynn Urban Environment ( GLUE)
We had a terrific turnout at our call for interest in the forming of Urban Environment Group We have clearly tapped into an issue that people in the area are concerned about. The meeting was reported the next day on National Radio’s Morning Report which is a first for Grey Lynn 2030. Grey Lynn 2030…
Read MoreUrban Design Group for Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn 2030 is calling a public meeting with the intention of forming an Urban Design Group. We want to gather people together to discuss the realities of intensification of our area and also the protection of heritage buildings. Part of this trend is historic villas are being removed to make way for new…
Read MoreCommunity Can-Do Success – Laurence Boomert
Hot on the heels of Nicole Foss, New Zealander Laurence Boomert, Community Development and Future Planning Strategist, brings a public talk to Grey Lynn 2030 Community Can-do Success Revitalise, Reconnect & Make Resilient our community using the best models available. Come find out how to: Use Cooperatives & Community Currencies Create employment by answering social needs Strengthen and…
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