Easter Services at St James Anglican Church Mangere Bridge
PALM SUNDAY SERVICE 9th April at 9.00 am. Blessing and distribution of the Palm Crosses.
MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE. 13th April at 7.00 pm. This is a service of footwashing and Holy Communion. Service begins with a symbolic last supper.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE. 14th April. This service begins with the Procession of the Cross through the Village from Hammer Hardware at 8.30 am to arrive at the church for the Good Friday reflection service at 9.00 am.
EASTER EVE SERVICE. 15th April. This is a midnight Holy Communion service and begins at 11.30 pm with the Service of Light ( lighting of the Paschal Candle.) Communion service follows on at midnight.
EASTER DAY SERVICE. 16th April at 9.00 am. Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Holy Communion.
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Normal Sunday morning Service at 9.00 am.
Further information: 09 6343009 or listen to our LPFM radio station on 106.7fm. email: radio@xtra.co.nz.
By-election for Otara-Papatoetoe area
Just to let everyone know that we have another by-election happening, and here is the reason why. Below are details and dates, so keep an eye on your letter boxes.
The Manukau Court’s Ruling
The Manukau District Court determined that the Papatoetoe subdivision result of the Ōtara–Papatoetoe Local Board election was invalid, ruling that the outcome had been “materially affected” by voting irregularities. Judge Richard McIlraith found that the scale and nature of the irregularities met the legal threshold required to void an election under New Zealand’s local electoral laws.
In his decision, Judge McIlraith stated that the evidence presented — including reports of stolen voting papers, fraudulent use of ballots, and other procedural irregularities — was sufficient to conclude that the integrity of the election had been compromised. The court noted that at least 79 voting papers were identified as having been cast without the rightful voter’s knowledge during a judicially supervised examination of ballot boxes.
While the judge acknowledged that the election had been administered “properly and in accordance with all requirements” by Independent Election Services and the electoral officer, he concluded that the fraudulent activity originated outside the official process and nonetheless impacted the final result to a degree that required the election to be voided.
As a result of the ruling, the court ordered that a new election must be held, with Auckland Council confirming that the fresh poll must be completed by 9 April 2026
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
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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85.6% Same!
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14.4% Would have liked to try something different
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