Citizens ready to take action against super city

About 40 people met with community groups and MPs to discuss the super city proposal and its implications for Waitakere City on Monday night at the Kelston Community Hall.

The meeting was called by Grassroots Action Group (GAG), a West Auckland group formed to enable ordinary people to understand and have their say on the [...]

Samoan second most common language in Waitakere

Waitakere libraries will be embracing Samoan culture this week as part of the nationwide Samoan Language Week initiative.
The programme was set up through collaboration between the Human Right Commission and Pacific media companies.
Shivangi Pradhan, the multiculture services advisor for Waitakere libraries, says the week is a great way for the public to learn about Samoan [...]

Bye Bye hard rubbish

Most people have a love-hate relationship with inorganic rubbish collections.
It’s great to be able to get rid of all the junk you somehow accumulate over the years and have no idea what to do with once it breaks or just stops being useful.
But at the same time your street becomes a contender for “Untidiest Street [...]

Environment matters stirred in lead up to election

More debate around the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Act, will take place when West Auckland MPs and candidates discuss their stance on environmental issues at a public meeting this Friday.
Green Party candidate for New Lynn, Kath Dewar, is actively involved with the Waitakere Ranges Protection Society, and campaigned vigorously to help secure permanent protection for the [...]

Political Briefs

Waitakere

National MP Paula Bennett says the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Act is safe under a National government, despite the party’s previous plans to abolish the act if elected.
The act, established on April 9 this year, represents a 30-year struggle to protect Waitakere’s 28,000 hectares of coastal land from urban expansion.
Bennett, National candidate for Waitakere, says the [...]