Get ready for Ormiston Safer Communities Day
🚨 Get ready for Ormiston Safer Communities Day 🚨
Mark your calendars, East Auckland! Ormiston Safer Communities Day — a FREE family-friendly event celebrating our everyday heroes! 👮♀️🚒🚑
📅 Saturday, 3 May 2025 (RAIN-DATE: Saturday 10th May, same time)
🕙 10:00am – 1:30pm
📍 Northwestern event grounds (beside St Paul's Anglican Church), Sir Barry Curtis Park, 141 Chapel Road, Flat Bush, Auckland 2019
🎟 FREE Admission | All Ages Welcome
Come meet our local legends — first responders, community champions, and non-profit heroes — and learn how to stay safe and empowered!
💪 Theme: Community Resilience & Empowerment
✨ Highlights include:
🔥 Fire safety & crime prevention tips
🌪 Disaster preparedness demos
📸 Photo ops with our heroes in action
💬 Info about local services that support YOU
🚶♀️ Visitor Tips:
Please walk, cycle, or bus — parking is limited
This is a SVAD-free event (no smoking, vaping, alcohol, or drugs)
Proudly presented by Neighbourhood Support Pakuranga/Bucklands Beach/Flat Bush (NSNZ) with support from Howick Local Board, NZ Police, FENZ & Auckland Emergency Management.
📩 Want to get involved or have questions? Email: howick@neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz
Let’s celebrate resilience, safety, and community spirit — see you there! 💚
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.3% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.1% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.6% Nah - not for me
Kōnae: Find Your Records
If you want to know how to request records about you or your whānau visit Kōnae: My Records Guide konae.org.nz.
Kōnae has information on more than 60 state and faith-based organisations that have records for over 800 homes and places in Aotearoa New Zealand about people who have been in their guardianship or care.
The Kōnae map shows past and present places in Aotearoa New Zealand like children’s homes, hospitals, orphanages, boarding schools, Youth Justice facilities and many more.
Each place on the map has details about who was responsible for running it and how to get records.
The map can be searched and filtered by
- name
- location
- date range
- religion
- type of organisation.
If you want support to use the website or to find your records, you can get in touch with your local CAB on 0800 367 222, email or message via cab.org.nz, or visit a CAB near you cab.org.nz/find-a-cab
Accessing records can bring up a range of emotions, we encourage you to take care of your wellbeing. You can find suggestions of support at konae.org.nz/support
Original post credit: Citizens Advice Bureau: cab.org.nz
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