Tiaki Fund

If you’re a Manurewa resident with a fondness for the outdoors, you're probably familiar with this local icon amongst the harakeke on the waterfront. At the end of Palmers Road, the Stairs of Empowerment give visitors an extra dose of delight as they walk down to the Manukau Harbour foreshore. The Manurewa Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program is a local group of teens who created this community artwork some years ago as a service project. They have been maintaining it e

Manurewa High School has been celebrated in the community for their fantastic community garden project, Te Maara Kai O Wirihana. Unfortunately the onsite water tanks and nearby walkway have been a target for graffiti vandalism. The Beautification Trust worked with Manurewa High School students to design new murals for the water tanks to prevent future vandalism. The mural designs reflect school values, native flora and fauna and the kaupapa of the community garden. On Monday

On Friday 4th June, to celebrate World Environment Day, a group from the New Zealand Defence Force based at Papakura Military Camp got together to clean up their local awa (waterway). They made a big difference, pulling out multiple sacks worth of rubbish and larger items from the stream. Thanks to their hard work, that's a whole lot of junk that won't end up in the ocean. Ka pai to mahi! Well done on an incredible effort and thanks to Julie for sending through these great ph