by CRN | Apr 19, 2026 | Community, Floods, Tips
We’ve all walked past that house on the street — the one where the gutters have gone from “could use a clean” to a “small rainforest growing out of them.” It happens gradually. Life gets busy, the gutters get forgotten, and before you...
by CRN | Dec 18, 2025 | Climate Change, Community, Sustainability
She describes herself as being like a midwife, only her babies are trees. And just as babies need tender loving care, so do the trees Auckland Council Parks and Community Facilities project manager Candy Li is adding across the city, including in Papakura. She says...
by CRN | Dec 18, 2025 | Community, Drop-Ins, Papakura
The changing face of Auckland makes disaster preparedness a challenge. Much of Auckland does not have English as a first language, something that has seen Auckland Council and other disaster resilience organisations adopting multi-cultural approaches. Auckland...
by CRN | Dec 4, 2025 | Community, Energy, Sustainability
On Thursday 27 November, Papakura Marae hosted an inspiring Energy Resilience and Local Solutions Hui as a first step in building momentum for a community-led journey toward affordable, reliable, and locally generated energy for Papakura. The hui brought together...
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 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...
