Happy Moon Festival!
On Monday, fellow Howick Local Board Adele White and I joined other guests at a wonderful celebration of the Moon Festival hosted by the Botany Chinese Association.
Happy Diwali!
We had a fantastic evening on Saturday with South East Auckland Senior Citizens' Association (SEASCA) annual Diwali celebration.
Happy 114th Birthday Taiwan!
It was a pleasure to attend the celebration last night hosted by Kendra Chen, the Director General of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office.
Auckland East Chinese Society Alliance Election Forum
Thank you to the Auckland East Chinese Society Alliance for organising Monday’s election forum at the Pakūranga Community Hall.
Consultation on Howick Sailing Club
The Howick Sailing Club has asked the Howick Local Board to consider granting them an extension to their lease at Howick Beach to allow them to create a larger storage shed (next to their existing building)
Community clean up in Salford Park
As part of the celebrations for Matariki, the Ōtara Waterways and Lakes Trust organised a community planting day at Salford Park, Flat Bush.
"We do not want you to forget the country of your birth"
One of the most enjoyable duties as a local board member is being involved in Citizenship Ceremonys. Each event is a massive celebration of the journey that our newest citizens have taken to arrive at this point, and it's a privilege to be a part of it.
Temporary Library for Flat Bush coming soon!
Thursday 19 June 2025 was a massive day as the Howick Local Board signed off the funding required to deliver a temporary library in Flat Bush!
Ancient kauri carving unveiled as living taonga for tamariki
An absolute joy to be at the unveiling of this incredible pou at Cascades Kindergarten on Sunday.
Eastern Busway update June - changes for Pakūranga and Tī Rākau Drive
More changes for Pakūranga and Tī Rākau Drive:
Cooking rice in support of cultural festival
Every year the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Flat Bush runs an outreach programme for local schools. In it's 11th year, 3G4G teaches local tamariki the value of Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds and Giving, Gratitude, Goodness, Growth.
Kotahitangi (unity) on display at UXBRIDGE
Beautiful and moving occasion on Saturday as the community gathered with mana whenua, Kāhui Ariki (Māori royal family), and representatives of kīngitanga (Māori royals).
Empowering community to take environmental action!
We had the pleasure of unveiling this beautiful new sign in Cockle Bay. Over the past 5 years volunteers from the Cockle Bay Residents and Rate Payers Association have transformed the local environment.
Supporting Poppy Day
Today is Poppy Day, the annual fundraising day for the RSA. Donations go directly to supporting New Zealand's veterans of military service and their whānau.
Happy Birthday to Buddha!
Another wonderful event at Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Flat Bush, as we celebrated Buddha's birthday on Saturday 5 April.
Ramadan Mubarak
On Saturday All Hands Aotearoa hosted an iftar for locals - the meal eaten by Muslims at sunset to break their fast-during Ramadan.
Stunning weather at Community Carnival and River Festival
Stunning weather brought a great crowd to the Pakuranga Rotary Club's Community Carnival and River Festival.
New tractor for Howick Coastguard
Howick Volunteer Coastguard have an incredible new tractor which they showed off at the Howick Santa Parade on the weekend.
Thank you Howick Primary School
Thank you to Howick Primary School for hosting the Pest Free Howick Ward pestival earlier this week.
Happy Diwali
On Friday evening we celebrated the festival of light with the South East Auckland Senior Citizens' Association