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Keeping the spirit of ANZAC Day connected in TitirangiCommunity Stories

Keeping the spirit of ANZAC Day connected in Titirangi

Hero of The West: Barbara Murphy, Chairman of New Lynn Rugby League ClubCommunity Stories

Hero of The West: Barbara Murphy, Chairman of New Lynn Rugby League Club

Massey swim club celebrates a strong seasonCommunity Stories

Massey swim club celebrates a strong season

Mother’s Day Collage Gift Card WorkshopCommunity Stories

Mother’s Day Collage Gift Card Workshop

Junior football season kicks off at Olympic Park.Community Stories

Junior football season kicks off at Olympic Park.

A Night of Firsts for West Auckland’s Leaders of TomorrowCommunity Stories

A Night of Firsts for West Auckland’s Leaders of Tomorrow

A New Marine Hub Opens in West AucklandCommunity Stories

A New Marine Hub Opens in West Auckland

Swanson School Gala Brings Community TogetherCommunity Stories

Swanson School Gala Brings Community Together

Graeme Dingle Foundation Need Mentors!Community Stories

Graeme Dingle Foundation Need Mentors!

Huge Success at Junior Give it a Go Day!Community Stories

Huge Success at Junior Give it a Go Day!

Biggest Ever Wetland Festival at Matuku LinkCommunity Stories

Biggest Ever Wetland Festival at Matuku Link

Plunket are in need of volunteers!Community Stories

Plunket are in need of volunteers!

Portage Ceramics Awards 2025: Celebrating Creativity, Community, and ClayCommunity Stories

Portage Ceramics Awards 2025: Celebrating Creativity, Community, and Clay

Proud to be recognised in Rosebank’s Most WantedCommunity Stories

Proud to be recognised in Rosebank’s Most Wanted

Celebrating 40 Years of Service: Honouring Warren Flaunty QSMCommunity Stories

Celebrating 40 Years of Service: Honouring Warren Flaunty QSM

Celebrating Excellence with Don Oliver Youth Awards 2025Community Stories

Celebrating Excellence with Don Oliver Youth Awards 2025

The Whau Coastal Walkway – Empowering Local StudentsCommunity Stories

The Whau Coastal Walkway – Empowering Local Students

Swanson Playcentre’s Community Day Brings Joy to Local WhānauCommunity Stories

Swanson Playcentre’s Community Day Brings Joy to Local Whānau

A Home From Home for West AucklandCommunity Stories

A Home From Home for West Auckland

Celebrating the Reopening of Paturoa RoadCommunity Stories

Celebrating the Reopening of Paturoa Road

Waitākere Week of Christmas: Celebrating Our Frontline Heroes in West AucklandCommunity Stories

Waitākere Week of Christmas: Celebrating Our Frontline Heroes in West Auckland

Honouring Our Everyday Heroes – celebrating the JPs of The WestCommunity Stories

Honouring Our Everyday Heroes – celebrating the JPs of The West

The Trusts proudly sponsor the Portage Cup 2026 at Blockhouse Bay BowlsCommunity Stories

The Trusts proudly sponsor the Portage Cup 2026 at Blockhouse Bay Bowls

Hihiko! – A Celebration of Creativity and ConnectionCommunity Stories

Hihiko! – A Celebration of Creativity and Connection

Western Magpies Softball Club: Empowering Rangatahi Through Community SupportCommunity Stories

Western Magpies Softball Club: Empowering Rangatahi Through Community Support

Wolves Netball Club Prizegiving – A Celebration of Community and AchievementCommunity Stories

Wolves Netball Club Prizegiving – A Celebration of Community and Achievement

Celebrating Creativity at Corban Estate Arts Centre with Atamira Dance CompanyCommunity Stories

Celebrating Creativity at Corban Estate Arts Centre with Atamira Dance Company

West Auckland: together, we can make every moment matterCommunity Stories

West Auckland: together, we can make every moment matter

Carols by Candlelight – Hosted by Friends of WaikumeteCommunity Stories

Carols by Candlelight – Hosted by Friends of Waikumete

Kids strap into new car seats at two popular playgroups for migrants and refugeesCommunity Stories

Kids strap into new car seats at two popular playgroups for migrants and refugees

Waterview Christmas Market – This Saturday!Community Stories

Waterview Christmas Market – This Saturday!

Halloween Spooktacular delivers for the communityCommunity Stories

Halloween Spooktacular delivers for the community

Open Arts Day at Corban Estate Arts CentreCommunity Stories

Open Arts Day at Corban Estate Arts Centre

Summer Vibes Take Off at Zeal WestCommunity Stories

Summer Vibes Take Off at Zeal West

Connection and Youth Empowerment at PolyJAMCommunity Stories

Connection and Youth Empowerment at PolyJAM

Rock of Ages Lights Up West AucklandCommunity Stories

Rock of Ages Lights Up West Auckland

Honouring Two Local Legends – Janet Clews & Alan BurrowsCommunity Stories

Honouring Two Local Legends – Janet Clews & Alan Burrows

Step by Step, West Auckland’s Dream Pathway is Taking ShapeCommunity Stories

Step by Step, West Auckland’s Dream Pathway is Taking Shape

Henderson Squash Club Brings Home the National Superchamps Trophy!Community Stories

Henderson Squash Club Brings Home the National Superchamps Trophy!

WanderSearch are on the hunt for a Volunteer in HendersonCommunity Stories

WanderSearch are on the hunt for a Volunteer in Henderson

Calling All West Auckland Creatives: Join the 38th Trusts Arts ExhibitionCommunity Stories

Calling All West Auckland Creatives: Join the 38th Trusts Arts Exhibition

All Nations Fitness Centre Celebrates Grand Opening with the CommunityCommunity Stories

All Nations Fitness Centre Celebrates Grand Opening with the Community

Celebrating 100 Years of the Massey Birdwood Settlers AssociationCommunity Stories

Celebrating 100 Years of the Massey Birdwood Settlers Association

Celebrate 10 Years with English Language Partners Auckland Central & WestCommunity Stories

Celebrate 10 Years with English Language Partners Auckland Central & West

Celebrating Our Young STEM Innovators – WeSTEM 2025Community Stories

Celebrating Our Young STEM Innovators – WeSTEM 2025

From Lunch to Lasting Impact – Over $57k Raised for The WestCommunity Stories

From Lunch to Lasting Impact – Over $57k Raised for The West

Protecting Our Native Birds with BirdCare Aotearoa’s Window Strike Awareness CampaignCommunity Stories

Protecting Our Native Birds with BirdCare Aotearoa’s Window Strike Awareness Campaign

First Foundation is changing futures for youth in The WestCommunity Stories

First Foundation is changing futures for youth in The West

A Special Day of Planting and Purpose: Matariki 2025 with Rivercare GroupCommunity Stories

A Special Day of Planting and Purpose: Matariki 2025 with Rivercare Group

From Welfare to Work: A Community-Driven Conversation on Equity and Opportunity in The WestCommunity Stories

From Welfare to Work: A Community-Driven Conversation on Equity and Opportunity in The West

Empowering youth to prevent harm and violenceCommunity Stories

Empowering youth to prevent harm and violence

Celebrating Culture and Community at the Dragon Boat FestivalCommunity Stories

Celebrating Culture and Community at the Dragon Boat Festival

Sponsorship Announcement – Nurturing FamiliesCommunity Stories

Sponsorship Announcement – Nurturing Families

Kidz Need Dadz helps Kiwi dads be their bestCommunity Stories

Kidz Need Dadz helps Kiwi dads be their best

Checkmates and Community: The 47th Trusts Open Showcases New Zealand’s Finest Chess TalentCommunity Stories

Checkmates and Community: The 47th Trusts Open Showcases New Zealand’s Finest Chess Talent

ANZCA Music Festival: Celebrating Musical TalentCommunity Stories

ANZCA Music Festival: Celebrating Musical Talent

Now Open: West Auckland RDA’s Covered Riding Facility & Community RoomCommunity Stories

Now Open: West Auckland RDA’s Covered Riding Facility & Community Room

From bootees to bedding: Baby packs support local whānauCommunity Stories

From bootees to bedding: Baby packs support local whānau

Rānui135 drives local youth engagementCommunity Stories

Rānui135 drives local youth engagement

Community basketball initiative gives all kids a shot at the gameCommunity Stories

Community basketball initiative gives all kids a shot at the game

Play, learn, belong: West Auckland Toy Library builds brighter futuresCommunity Stories

Play, learn, belong: West Auckland Toy Library builds brighter futures

Building Connections in the West with Business West After 5Community Stories

Building Connections in the West with Business West After 5

Restoring and Protecting the wetlands of The WestCommunity Stories

Restoring and Protecting the wetlands of The West

Celebrating Belong Aotearoa’s Safari West Multicultural Playgroup GraduatesCommunity Stories

Celebrating Belong Aotearoa’s Safari West Multicultural Playgroup Graduates

Volunteers power Fair Foods’ missionCommunity Stories

Volunteers power Fair Foods’ mission

Rangatahi in The West tackle big issues head-onCommunity Stories

Rangatahi in The West tackle big issues head-on

Celebrating culture and community with newcomers to The WestCommunity Stories

Celebrating culture and community with newcomers to The West

AWDA Rhythm ‘n’ Steps Dancers Shine on Global Stage with She Shines On Dance TourCommunity Stories

AWDA Rhythm ‘n’ Steps Dancers Shine on Global Stage with She Shines On Dance Tour

Wolves Quiz Night Howl of Success!Community Stories

Wolves Quiz Night Howl of Success!

Music to our ears: Zeal’s creative approach to youth developmentCommunity Stories

Music to our ears: Zeal’s creative approach to youth development

Smiles Return to Massey PlaycentreCommunity Stories

Smiles Return to Massey Playcentre

Forging Champions: Help West City Boxing’s Young Stars Shine!Community Stories

Forging Champions: Help West City Boxing’s Young Stars Shine!

Give a Kid a Blanket – Winter 2025 CampaignCommunity Stories

Give a Kid a Blanket – Winter 2025 Campaign

St Leonards Road School Astroturf Installation CompletedCommunity Stories

St Leonards Road School Astroturf Installation Completed

Te Pou Theatre celebrates a standout yearCommunity Stories

Te Pou Theatre celebrates a standout year

Waitākere Arts 60th Anniversary Exhibition and Art MarketCommunity Stories

Waitākere Arts 60th Anniversary Exhibition and Art Market

Auckland Disc Golf Host Their First Ever National Junior Disc Golf Event-a Huge Success!Community Stories

Auckland Disc Golf Host Their First Ever National Junior Disc Golf Event-a Huge Success!

Reviving Wetlands, Inspiring Future Stewards: Matuku Link’s Restoration and Education EffortsCommunity Stories

Reviving Wetlands, Inspiring Future Stewards: Matuku Link’s Restoration and Education Efforts

The Trusts 2025 funding round injects another $1.1 million into the communityCommunity Stories

The Trusts 2025 funding round injects another $1.1 million into the community

Māori-led sports initiative inspires tamariki to get activeCommunity Stories

Māori-led sports initiative inspires tamariki to get active

Turning the tide in Henderson Creek with RiverCareCommunity Stories

Turning the tide in Henderson Creek with RiverCare

Wordcore Wayfinders: Illuminated Horizons Project Launch Sparks Creativity in West AucklandCommunity Stories

Wordcore Wayfinders: Illuminated Horizons Project Launch Sparks Creativity in West Auckland

English Language Partners makes a difference for new KiwisCommunity Stories

English Language Partners makes a difference for new Kiwis

Moana Tautua: Mentoring that mattersCommunity Stories

Moana Tautua: Mentoring that matters

Finding Dale (the Avondale spider) a new home! – Your Vote Counts!Community Stories

Finding Dale (the Avondale spider) a new home! – Your Vote Counts!

That’s So Westie Photo Monthly Photo CompetitionCommunity Stories

That’s So Westie Photo Monthly Photo Competition

Big Brothers Big Sisters changes lives, one mentor at a timeCommunity Stories

Big Brothers Big Sisters changes lives, one mentor at a time

Wordcore Wayfinders: Illuminated Horizons Project LaunchCommunity Stories

Wordcore Wayfinders: Illuminated Horizons Project Launch

Summer camp helps young newcomers thriveCommunity Stories

Summer camp helps young newcomers thrive

Grassroots environmental action with EcoMattersCommunity Stories

Grassroots environmental action with EcoMatters

EcoMatters 2024 Love Your Place Awards Shine BrightCommunity Stories

EcoMatters 2024 Love Your Place Awards Shine Bright

Kindness Brews Community at English Language PartnersCommunity Stories

Kindness Brews Community at English Language Partners

Waitakere Bears Gear Up for Success with New Season UpgradesCommunity Stories

Waitakere Bears Gear Up for Success with New Season Upgrades

Woven Earth transforms houses into loving homesCommunity Stories

Woven Earth transforms houses into loving homes

What’s On in The West this MarchCommunity Stories

What’s On in The West this March

Visiting the Te Whau Pathway ProjectCommunity Stories

Visiting the Te Whau Pathway Project

Kitchen upgrade gets underway at Hoani Waititi MaraeCommunity Stories

Kitchen upgrade gets underway at Hoani Waititi Marae

Free Whānau Event – Green Bay Amazing Race!Community Stories

Free Whānau Event – Green Bay Amazing Race!

Community Approach to supporting young offendersCommunity Stories

Community Approach to supporting young offenders

Christians Against Poverty: Helping Westies break free from debtCommunity Stories

Christians Against Poverty: Helping Westies break free from debt

Supporting Avondale: Haven Foundation’s vital roleCommunity Stories

Supporting Avondale: Haven Foundation’s vital role

Dayspring Trust empowers mothers to thriveCommunity Stories

Dayspring Trust empowers mothers to thrive

What’s On in The West – FebruaryCommunity Stories

What’s On in The West – February

Elevate programme promotes basketball in The WestCommunity Stories

Elevate programme promotes basketball in The West

Passion fuels New Lynn Stags’ successCommunity Stories

Passion fuels New Lynn Stags’ success

Whau Pasifika Festival celebrates community and cultural prideCommunity Stories

Whau Pasifika Festival celebrates community and cultural pride

Triangle Park Community Teaching Garden grows fresh food and community connectionsCommunity Stories

Triangle Park Community Teaching Garden grows fresh food and community connections

Henderson Heroes 2025 – It’s Back!Community Stories

Henderson Heroes 2025 – It’s Back!

Karamatura Heritage Farm Family Fun Day!Community Stories

Karamatura Heritage Farm Family Fun Day!

A Decade of Supporting West Auckland SchoolsCommunity Stories

A Decade of Supporting West Auckland Schools

Kia Puāwai Youth Services: showing rangatahi they are valued and deservingCommunity Stories

Kia Puāwai Youth Services: showing rangatahi they are valued and deserving

Oakley Creek: Auckland’s hidden oasisCommunity Stories

Oakley Creek: Auckland’s hidden oasis

Belong Aotearoa launches new pilot serviceCommunity Stories

Belong Aotearoa launches new pilot service

Woven Earth: Transforming Lives, One Home at a TimeCommunity Stories

Woven Earth: Transforming Lives, One Home at a Time

Te Hononga Akoranga COMET Presents: Whakarongo ki te Reo Mātātahi volume 3 out now!Community Stories

Te Hononga Akoranga COMET Presents: Whakarongo ki te Reo Mātātahi volume 3 out now!

Spooks & Sparks 2024: A Spectacular Day and Night Sponsored by The TrustsCommunity Stories

Spooks & Sparks 2024: A Spectacular Day and Night Sponsored by The Trusts

Safety and support: Plunket’s community reach in The WestCommunity Stories

Safety and support: Plunket’s community reach in The West

Roll up at Te Atatū Peninsula Bowling ClubCommunity Stories

Roll up at Te Atatū Peninsula Bowling Club

I Love Avondale and Whau Food Drive until 15 Dec 2024Community Stories

I Love Avondale and Whau Food Drive until 15 Dec 2024

Celebrating Christmas the Active Way: Playball’s Active Community Christmas Celebration!Community Stories

Celebrating Christmas the Active Way: Playball’s Active Community Christmas Celebration!

GirlGuiding NZ NorthWest Team Shines at Camp EnchantedCommunity Stories

GirlGuiding NZ NorthWest Team Shines at Camp Enchanted

Te Kōhanga Reo o te Kōtuku 40th huritauCommunity Stories

Te Kōhanga Reo o te Kōtuku 40th huritau

Victim Support expands The West volunteer teamCommunity Stories

Victim Support expands The West volunteer team

What’s On in The West – DecemberCommunity Stories

What’s On in The West – December

Community powerhouse I Love Avondale transforms livesCommunity Stories

Community powerhouse I Love Avondale transforms lives

Te Karanga Trust sparks youth creativityCommunity Stories

Te Karanga Trust sparks youth creativity

The Trusts Spreads Christmas Cheer by Sponsoring Families in NeedCommunity Stories

The Trusts Spreads Christmas Cheer by Sponsoring Families in Need

Hospice West Auckland’s Fundraising Lunch: A Remarkable Day of Giving and ConnectionCommunity Stories

Hospice West Auckland’s Fundraising Lunch: A Remarkable Day of Giving and Connection

Sustainable Gifting this Christmas!Community Stories

Sustainable Gifting this Christmas!

Te Atātu Peninsula Christmas Parade and Fun DayCommunity Stories

Te Atātu Peninsula Christmas Parade and Fun Day

Give a Kid a Blanket provides warmth and hope to WestiesCommunity Stories

Give a Kid a Blanket provides warmth and hope to Westies

Our very own James Ulbrick of Te Atātu Liquorland receives a Pathways to the Future Award!Community Stories

Our very own James Ulbrick of Te Atātu Liquorland receives a Pathways to the Future Award!

Ponsonby Kelston Rugby Club scores out WestCommunity Stories

Ponsonby Kelston Rugby Club scores out West

Come and see your local Hobsonville Heroes!Community Stories

Come and see your local Hobsonville Heroes!

Rutherford College Boogie Bingo Fundraiser Success!Community Stories

Rutherford College Boogie Bingo Fundraiser Success!

EcoMatters Presents the 2024 Love Your Place AwardsCommunity Stories

EcoMatters Presents the 2024 Love Your Place Awards

Te Uru Secondary Art Award Currents 2024Community Stories

Te Uru Secondary Art Award Currents 2024

Success of the Social Summit Event by Waitakere Triathlon and Multisport ClubCommunity Stories

Success of the Social Summit Event by Waitakere Triathlon and Multisport Club

Whau River Catchment Trust helps build flood resilienceCommunity Stories

Whau River Catchment Trust helps build flood resilience

Young people thrive at Laingholm Baptist ChurchCommunity Stories

Young people thrive at Laingholm Baptist Church

Football’s alive and kicking at West Coast RangersCommunity Stories

Football’s alive and kicking at West Coast Rangers

Saddle up at Henderson Valley Pony ClubCommunity Stories

Saddle up at Henderson Valley Pony Club

The Trusts: Supporting Community Health with AEDs Across West AucklandCommunity Stories

The Trusts: Supporting Community Health with AEDs Across West Auckland

Feed The Streets with I Love AvondaleCommunity Stories

Feed The Streets with I Love Avondale

Be a Junior Stream Ranger/KaitiakiCommunity Stories

Be a Junior Stream Ranger/Kaitiaki

Join the jig at Waitemata Scottish Country Dancing ClubCommunity Stories

Join the jig at Waitemata Scottish Country Dancing Club

Community spirit boosts Waitakere Hockey Club’s growthCommunity Stories

Community spirit boosts Waitakere Hockey Club’s growth

2024 NZ Chinese Food and Culture FestivalCommunity Stories

2024 NZ Chinese Food and Culture Festival

Join Big Brothers Big Sisters Auckland!Community Stories

Join Big Brothers Big Sisters Auckland!

North Piha’s lifeguard clubhouse is officially openCommunity Stories

North Piha’s lifeguard clubhouse is officially open

Titirangi Community House builds bonds among localsCommunity Stories

Titirangi Community House builds bonds among locals

What’s on in The West – OctoberCommunity Stories

What’s on in The West – October

Volunteers revitalise Riverpark Reserve with native treesCommunity Stories

Volunteers revitalise Riverpark Reserve with native trees

ASST offers lifeline for asylum seeker community in The WestCommunity Stories

ASST offers lifeline for asylum seeker community in The West

Waitakere Triathlon & Multisport Club Glow Run Supporters Club SuccessCommunity Stories

Waitakere Triathlon & Multisport Club Glow Run Supporters Club Success

West Auckland Girls’ Brigade develops tomorrow’s leadersCommunity Stories

West Auckland Girls’ Brigade develops tomorrow’s leaders

Red Leap Theatre engages young audiences in The WestCommunity Stories

Red Leap Theatre engages young audiences in The West

New Whatipū resource boosts conservation and education initiativesCommunity Stories

New Whatipū resource boosts conservation and education initiatives

Dynamic Badminton smashes it at Olympic ParkCommunity Stories

Dynamic Badminton smashes it at Olympic Park

Rampage Community Hub transforms livesCommunity Stories

Rampage Community Hub transforms lives

Waitematā Rugby Club gets the ball rollingCommunity Stories

Waitematā Rugby Club gets the ball rolling

Improving Piha’s resilience to emergenciesCommunity Stories

Improving Piha’s resilience to emergencies

Flanshaw Road School grounds get a makeoverCommunity Stories

Flanshaw Road School grounds get a makeover

CARE Waitākere’s new premises improve services for localsCommunity Stories

CARE Waitākere’s new premises improve services for locals

Tamariki swap driveways for dunks with Auckland Basketball ServicesCommunity Stories

Tamariki swap driveways for dunks with Auckland Basketball Services

West City Baseball Club hits a home runCommunity Stories

West City Baseball Club hits a home run

West Auckland Youth Development Trust packs a punch for young WestiesCommunity Stories

West Auckland Youth Development Trust packs a punch for young Westies

Special Olympics Waitākere transforms lives for West Auckland athletesCommunity Stories

Special Olympics Waitākere transforms lives for West Auckland athletes

Glenora Netball Club celebrates umpiresCommunity Stories

Glenora Netball Club celebrates umpires

Green Bay Community House brings locals togetherCommunity Stories

Green Bay Community House brings locals together

Auckland Down Syndrome Association provides life-changing supportCommunity Stories

Auckland Down Syndrome Association provides life-changing support

Brotherhood Continues developing local leadersCommunity Stories

Brotherhood Continues developing local leaders

From campfires to confidence: GirlGuiding NZ empowers girls and young womenCommunity Stories

From campfires to confidence: GirlGuiding NZ empowers girls and young women

Awhi Mai Te Atatū community garden flourishesCommunity Stories

Awhi Mai Te Atatū community garden flourishes

Rolling together: Oratia Bowling Club unites localsCommunity Stories

Rolling together: Oratia Bowling Club unites locals

Rānui Swanson Football Club’s on the ballCommunity Stories

Rānui Swanson Football Club’s on the ball

Volunteer programme boosts Fair Food’s missionCommunity Stories

Volunteer programme boosts Fair Food’s mission

Game on! Te Atatū Intermediate’s new multi-sports turfCommunity Stories

Game on! Te Atatū Intermediate’s new multi-sports turf

Suburbs New Lynn Cricket Club scoops diversity awardCommunity Stories

Suburbs New Lynn Cricket Club scoops diversity award

New and improved Te Pou Theatre continues to excite audiencesCommunity Stories

New and improved Te Pou Theatre continues to excite audiences

Slam dunk! St Paul’s School scores new basketball hoopsCommunity Stories

Slam dunk! St Paul’s School scores new basketball hoops

Get your skates on at Glenburn Figure Skating ClubCommunity Stories

Get your skates on at Glenburn Figure Skating Club