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 […]
Next Screening for Settlers Film Club: X+Y – A Beautiful Mind – Next Friday 24th July 8pm
Full Details: FRIDAY 24th July 8pm Settlers Film Club Oratia (Doors open 7-15pm) ‘X + Y- a beautiful mind’ Drama/Comedy UK. (M) In a world difficult to comprehend, Nathan struggles to connect with those around him – most of all his loving mother – but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the […]
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 […]
Council Looking Down the Barrel of a Wrong Decision Over Hobsonville Point – UPDATED
The Henderson Valley Film Studios tipped below to be replaced by new film studios in Hobsonville Point. The multimillion dollar investment from Westies via their rates created the Film Studios. West Aucklanders as shareholders never saw a return. (For a full background on the Film Studios Financial Issues Link Here.) Now, it looks like some […]
Community Grants are Changing: Workshops
Community Grants are changing. Piha Village Voice has an full explanation of the changes here. There are workshops being held to explain the changes. Council are holding Community Grants Worshops – West . Tomorrow, 9 July 6:30-8 in New Lynn Community Centre. (Poster below.) There is also an Environmental Heritage Workshop for Waitakere Details Here. Location: Waiatarua […]
Brilliant! Local Board Approves Transport Funding for Oratia
ot off the Press: Waitakere Ranges local board (moved by members Neil Henderson and Greg Presland ), ) have approved funding for progressing some transport related projects in Oratia. Thanks everyone! Copy of the Local Board Minutes below showing the decision or Link Here . And at the very bottom is the original agenda item with the recommendations.
Oratia R&R Geurilla Gardening: Take 2
The after pic could be better but it was getting dark when the Geurilla team finished. New railway sleepers, mulch, trimed back a few dead branches, some new plants – natives and an apple blossom camellia.
Government Invests in Waitakere
Congratulations to Sport Waitakere who were awarded a significant Ministry of Health Contract in a competive tender process . The contract is for a new governement funded programme Healthy Families NZ . Good to see some central government funding making it’s way into the West Auckland Economy and adressing some worthwhile community issues. Reported […]