by CRN | Sep 19, 2026 | Community, Gardens, Papakura
Drury is changing faster than almost anywhere in Auckland. New homes, new roads, a new rail station, and thousands of new neighbours arriving in a place that was a village not long ago. Amid all of that, something much smaller opened on Saturday 12 September: the...
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 | 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 | 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...
by CRN | Oct 22, 2025 | Climate Change, Floods, Papakura
When American Brian Collins swapped Seattle, Washington for Papakura he didn’t know he’d one day harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to help prepare his friends and neighbours for disaster. But that’s exactly what he’s done, using AI to gather climate...
