Grant Workshops

Note this is for INDIVIDUALS and community groups.  So if you’ve got a heritage project, heritage building or environmental restoration project then check out what’s available.

Local Business Workshops and Events by Ateed

Upcoming Business events offered by ATEED: Starting off Right, West Auckland (August) Where: ATEED Offices, Level 1, Central One Building, 4 Henderson Valley Rd, Henderson 0612 When: 5 August 2015, 10:00am Starting Off Right workshops are organised by ATEED for new business owners and managers. Looking to grow your new business? ATEED is here to […]

NORTH SHORES SPECIAL SUBSIDY RUBBISH BAGS$$$ NOT AVAILABLE TO WESTIES

Council Rubbish Bags  were spotted  in the Upper Harbour Local Board window saying the bag proceeds will go to Environmental projects.    Question is “Why are they only available on the North Shore?”.  And why is the North Shore including Kaipatiki being subsidised  when their Built and Natural Environment expenditure is only $5 thousand while Waitakere are paying $1.6 million.  And how does […]

Auckland Unitary Plan Hearings – Waitakere Ranges Dates Added

The Auckland Unitary Plan, councils rule book which will guide development, process is still underway.  Submitters have been notified of dates for mediation and hearings on the Waitakere Ranges topic as below. Link Here for  full information on the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings website. 075 – Waitakere Ranges Mediation dates have been added on […]

Plant Flowers, and Stop Mowing your Lawn

Latest design advise from Landscape Design blog is that we should embrace the buttercups in our lawns, plant flowers and let the lawn grow.    Embracing the trend for flowers in a meadow landscape is good for  ecology, and lessens toxic spraying and can be beautiful. Nick says ,the Europeans ” are now enthusiastically creating […]

Liston College Gates for Oratia Domain

Yesterday the Oratia Domain Gates were installed.  The gates were constructed by the Liston College Tech  Students, led by Bob Fagg  who sells the gates as fundraising for their Cricket Team’s overseas trips.    The boys at Liston use  traditional wood joinery skills with mortise and tenon joints and macrocarpa timber to construct high quality gates […]

Local Film Studio for Sale. (That was quick)

Spotted on Trademe…. Want to own a movie studio on 30,000sqm of land The  film studio on trade me  here is not the Council’s publicly owned Henderson film studio which is being moved to Hobsonville Point.  But  as the council announces it’s moving it’s business and investments elsewhere  this privately owned  film studio near Parrs Park is now also […]