Are you a local performer, musician, creative or artist? Do you have a creative project that you’d like to make happen in the Māngere Ōtāhuhu area between April and September 2017?
We are looking for people and organisations to submit ideas for creative projects that happen in and with local communities.
These projects could involve craft, perfromance, visual arts, music, film, dance, kapa haka, spoken word, or digital arts - anything that has a creative angle to it - and could happen everywhere from the street to theatres, shopping centres or marae.
The main criteria for this programme are:
a way to meaningfully involve your community
projects are led by local people
each project has a strong creative idea behind it
If your project is selected, the Māngere Ōtāhuhu Arts Brokers can support you to fulfil your vision, assist with funding, and also help to find the right location or people for you to work with.
If you are interested in getting involved, please send us an email briefly describing:
Your idea and any useful links or images
Some information about you or your organisation
Who you would be working with in the community
Your contact details
Where you live or how you are connected to the Māngere Ōtāhuhu area
What support you need for your project ( venue, participants, marketing etc)
If you are looking for funding support, please provide details around how much funding you need and what specifically you would use this for.
Please send the above information by TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28 to:
bronwyn@mangereotahuhuarts.org.nz
Mob. 021 913 423
If you would like to talk more before submitting a project, please get in touch.
Kia ora!
Supported and funded by the Māngere Ōtāhuhu Local Board.
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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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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83.7% Same!
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16.3% Would have liked to try something different
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
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