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Manukau winners at Best Practice Awards ceremony
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 10:02 am | Manukau City Council
Manukau’s community boards took out the top prize for their community advocacy plans at the Best Practice Awards 2009. The community advocacy plans won the Partnership category and the Supreme Award at the ceremony held during the national community ... More >>
Free sports and recreation for Manukau Youth
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 10:01 am | Manukau City Council
The John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation is launching AMP’d, another exciting sports and recreation initiative for Manukau youth, this Friday, 27 March. More >>
Funding concerns about new Manukau rail station
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 1:47 pm | Manukau City Council
Manukau Mayor Len Brown is asking the Government to make clear if vital Auckland region public transport projects will get funding. “Of particular concern to our community is the Manukau rail station, which work is due to begin on very soon. ... More >>
Manukau landmark connects with Earth Hour
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 11:40 am | Manukau City Council
Manukau’s newest landmark, the Ormiston Road Bridge, will have its lights switched off for Earth Hour. More >>
Kawakawa Bay landslip repair progressing well
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 11:00 am | Manukau City Council
More than 33,000 cubic metres of soil has been removed to stabilise Turei Hill at Kawakawa Bay as part of the repair work following last year’s landslip. Manukau City Council Economic Director Rick Walden says the repair work, which is the biggest ... More >>
Video aimed at preventing driveway tragedies
Monday, 16 March 2009, 1:27 pm | Manukau City Council
Injury Free Counties Manukau has launched an educational video aimed at raising awareness about driveway run-over incidents on YouTube. The six minute video provides a re-enactment of a near-miss incident involving the Knox family from Waitakere, ... More >>
Korean B-boys headline Barry Curtis park opening
Monday, 16 March 2009, 10:21 am | Manukau City Council
One of New Zealand’s largest new urban parks, Barry Curtis Park, will be officially opened on 5 April with a huge line-up of entertainment. At 94 hectares, the park will be bigger than the Auckland Domain when it is complete. The park will be at ... More >>
Rugby World Cup announcement welcomed by Manukau
Friday, 13 March 2009, 5:29 pm | Manukau City Council
Manukau residents will have plenty of opportunities to see a Rugby World Cup game or get involved in the cup atmosphere, says Manukau City Council. More >>
Ancient art of Lalava comes to Fresh Gallery Otara
Friday, 13 March 2009, 4:23 pm | Manukau City Council
Tongan artist Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi is bringing to Manukau new paintings, maquettes and sculptures based on Tongan lalava (coconut sennit lashing). An internationally renowned sculptor and artist, Mr Tohi is holding his new solo exhibition, Colour ... More >>
Len Brown's Letter To Manukau
Friday, 13 March 2009, 2:56 pm | Manukau City Council
Some of the most enjoyable community building exercises I've been involved with over the years have related to the work we have done with the city's young skateboarders and the construction of skateboard parks. More >>
Child-friendly city expert visits Manukau
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 11:42 am | Manukau City Council
International expert Dr Christoph Baker will offer an insight into how to provide a child-friendly approach to policy making and planning when he visits Manukau later this month. More >>
Manukau mayor welcomes progress on Liquor Bill
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 5:25 pm | Manukau City Council
Manukau City Council has welcomed the Government’s first reading of the Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill. The Bill, which was introduced by the previous Government, passed its first reading last night (Tuesday) without opposition. More >>
Letter to Manukau - Issue 61: The Job Summit
Friday, 6 March 2009, 4:56 pm | Manukau City Council
I attended the job summit and opened it on behalf of our city, welcoming the Prime Minister's government and delegates, and thought that given the importance put on this summit by the government and broader New Zealand community, that my contribution ... More >>
Council proposes 3.8% rates increase
Friday, 6 March 2009, 1:38 pm | Manukau City Council
Manukau city’s rates are proposed to increase by 3.8 per cent, following yesterday’s special council meeting to finalise the draft Long Term Council Community Plan (10-year plan). More >>
Music concerts bring enjoyment to late summer
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 12:49 pm | Manukau City Council
It’s not too late to enjoy a weekend in the sun with Manukau City Council’s Summer on the Lawn concert series. More >>
Decision on land next to Pacific events centre
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 4:21 pm | Manukau City Council
The High Court has ruled that if land next to the TelstraClear Pacific events centre is sold the net proceeds would go to Manukau City Council. More >>
Earthworks begin on Papatoetoe’s multisport dvlpmt
Monday, 2 March 2009, 4:17 pm | Manukau City Council
After eight years of planning, grounds development work has begun for a new multisport grounds and facility on the Papatoetoe Recreation Grounds and Kingswood Recreation Reserve. More >>
A smorgasbord of events at Botanic Garden Festival
Monday, 2 March 2009, 3:19 pm | Manukau City Council
The Alice in Wonderland play by the local Nathan Homestead drama club is just part of the great line up of free events at the upcoming Botanic Garden Festival to be held at the Auckland Botanic Gardens, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March. More >>
New road for business traffic opens
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:28 pm | Manukau City Council
A new roading connection that will decrease travel times and open up a significant new area for commercial development has opened in Mangere. Manukau City Council opened the Saville Drive extension on Friday, completing the final part of a direct link ... More >>
Manukau to launch smokefree policy
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:21 pm | Manukau City Council
Manukau will launch its Smokefree Parks policy at the 2009 ASB Polyfest that begins 18 March. The new policy means all parks in Manukau will be smokefree in areas where children and young people gather, such as playgrounds and sports fields. More >>