by CRN | Nov 27, 2025 | Business, Disasters, Drop-Ins
A little bit of planning now might ensure your business survives a disaster. Town manager Neil Punja was at a recent Papakura Community Resilience Network drop-in session pushing a simple message. “You need a plan.” He told visitors that while some businesspeople were...
by CRN | Nov 21, 2025 | Climate Change, Disasters, Games
Not too many board games can save your life, but TAG just might. The Adaptation Game – TAG – hails from across the Tasman, where it was developed in Victoria after devastating bushfires, yet another risk magnified by climate change. Now Cole Armstrong and Baruk Jacob...
by CRN | Nov 12, 2025 | Drop-Ins, Healthy Homes, Preparedness
Helping people turn their houses into ‘healthy homes’ is all in a day’s work for Kootuitui ki Papakura. Headed by Warm Dry Homes team leader Whiti Herewini, a Kootuitui team visits people and provides advice around insulation, ventilation, curtains and more, to help...
by CRN | Nov 4, 2025 | Papakura, Repair Cafe, Sustainability
From Vision to Reality: Papakura Joins National Movement for Sustainable Living In case you missed it, Papakura officially joined the growing network of over 75 Repair Cafes across Aotearoa with a successful inaugural event on September 6th! As we gear up for our next...
by CRN | Nov 3, 2025 | Community, Drop-Ins, Neighbours
Fancy a spot of time travel? Back to a time when neighbours were friends, vegetables appeared on the doorstep, school uniforms were passed from home to home, and there was a real sense of community. That spirit of connection was the focus of last week’s Community...
