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...
by CRN | Oct 30, 2025 | Emergency Plan, Papakura, Preparedness
Saturdays, 10:00–12:00 • Papakura Museum (Living with Floods exhibition)No speeches, just friendly, practical conversations with local Resilience Guides. Bring your questions — leave with one action you can take at home. Attend and enter to win valuable prizes! 2025...
by CRN | Oct 25, 2025 | Community, Papakura, Preparedness
Self-reliant households. Connected neighbourhoods. That’s real resilience. The truth about “being resilient” When officials say “be resilient,” many of us hear “cope harder, alone.” That’s not how communities get through a storm. During the Auckland Anniversary...
