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HARATUA–PIPIRI
MAY–JUNE 2021
FROM GardenTO TABLE
Nurturing Auckland’s Climate Plan
OURAUCKLAND.NZ
How to celebrate
MATARIKI GET ACTIVE
the easy way
TŌ TĀTOU TĀMAKI MAKAURAU
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CONTENTS
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BY THE NUMBERS
49
blue whales would weigh the
same as the 7417 tonnes of
rubbish kept out of landfill
through the on-property
inorganic collection service
since it started a few years ago,
giving unwanted items
a second life.
Bringing you three nights of Auckland’s
BEST FOOD TRUCKS and entertainment.
21 - 23 MAY 2021
5.30pm - 8.30pm FREE ADMISSION
FOOD TRUCK Pathway to the future 150
languages are thought to be
ROUND UP
Earlier this year, I announced the new Auckland Transport Alignment spoken daily by residents of
Programme (ATAP) with Transport Minister Michael Wood. At $31 billion, Auckland, New Zealand’s most
MOTAT.NZ ATAP is the largest capital programme ever allocated for Auckland transport
infrastructure and services, and will help Auckland meet the long-term
culturally diverse city, which has
around 100 ethnicities.
challenges of climate change, traffic congestion and housing.
The package aims to increase public transport, walking and cycling journeys
over the next decade from 23 per cent to 29 per cent of morning peak trips, $2.9 MILLION
which is good news for addressing the problems of traffic congestion and carbon has been granted through
emissions. This includes $1.3 billion – $500 million more than the previous ATAP Auckland Council’s Manaaki
– for buses and ferries to help boost public transport trips by 91 per cent, and Fund to Māori partners
$1.5 billion for local boards and walking and cycling initiatives. supporting whānau impacted by
Particularly welcome in this ATAP is the trial of Community Connect, which the COVID-19 outbreak.
55 MINUTES
will give 200,000 low-income earners a 50 per cent reduction in fares on all
trips by train and bus. This is important to the council’s goal of Auckland being 280
inclusive for all its people, and will have the further benefits of helping to address Auckland schools are on an
traffic congestion and carbon emissions. Enviroschools sustainability
FROM MEETINGS TO
m ates
ATAP also aims to reduce the Auckland road toll by 65 per cent by 2031, which journey. They work to protect
means around 1700 fewer deaths and serious injuries over the decade. Last year, their local environments
real progress was made, with deaths on local roads reducing by 40 per cent in collaboration with their
compared to the previous year. communities on projects such
To meet Auckland’s projected population growth, ATAP provides extra
RUBBISH TRUCK WORKERS, NIGHT SKY AT ĀWHITU, DOG WALKER / JAY FARNWORTH
as worm farms, reducing waste,
transport infrastructure to bring forward the building of 17,000 new homes in removing pest plants and
areas of the city that are being regenerated. choosing Fairtrade products.
By itself, ATAP does not solve all of Auckland’s transport problems, but it
will allow us to make inroads into the increasingly serious problems of carbon
emissions, traffic congestion and housing shortages.
500
stars make up the Matariki
cluster, but only nine are visible
Phil Goff, Mayor of Auckland
without a telescope.
GET CONNECTED WITH 3200km
The length of the coastline in
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NOW’S THE TIME FOR A CLEAN OUT THE BRIEFING
NEWS AND INSPIRATION FROM COUNCIL HQ
Book your annual Auckland Council on-property inorganic
collection today and help reduce waste to landfill. AUTUMN IS THE IDEAL SEASON TO PLANT The centre of
You can book your Inorganic Collection in the way
that works best for you:
more resilient to drought and
more likely to thrive.
your community
Online at aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/inorganic When planting, you should dig a If you’ve ever wondered what’s on
hole about twice the width of the in your local Auckland Council-
Over the phone at 09 301 0101 21 root ball and work in some compost supported arts, community and
Or visit your local service centre and natural fertiliser. Plant the tree events venues, it’s easy to find out –
at the same depth as it was in the just head to thecentre.co.nz
planter bag/container and then With more than 80,000 offerings
Did you know the best time to plant press in well with your foot. throughout the year, you can join
trees and shrubs in your garden is Staff at Auckland Botanic Gardens a painting class, learn a language,
after the arrival of autumn rains? in Manurewa say that success in visit the markets or maybe take in
The roots will have time to gardening depends on having the an exhibition. There are so many
develop and get established before right plant in the right place and ways to make the most of your
the dry summer months. When giving it the right treatment. neighbourhood.
the weather warms in spring, your To help find the right plant, head Or perhaps you have a great idea
plants will be ready to thrive. The over to the easy-to-use online for an event in your local venue.
exceptions are frost-sensitive database of plants, tested for Do you want to be a part of our
subtropicals, which should be excellence in Auckland conditions. annual festivals and events?
planted in late spring when frosts To find out more, visit Auckland Council supports more
Together we can protect our land and waste nothing. have finished. aucklandbotanicgardens.co.nz than 200 venues where Aucklanders
Find out more at aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/inorganic Planting at this time of the year, and click on the Plants for can run activities, programmes and
in autumn, will make a garden Auckland link. events for their community.
From Wellsford to Franklin, Āwhitu
Major city-centre development to Maraetai, it’s easy to get involved
in your local area. Just submit an
Expression of Interest to our centres
Corporation Berhad. anytime or look out for our annual
The station, currently under call for proposals for our festival
construction and destined to programme. Visit thecentre.co.nz
be Auckland’s busiest, has been
designed to revitalise the mid-town
precinct.
“The project will replace what was
The more we scan,
once a car park with modern, well-
A 21-storey tower with a mix of designed and high-density housing,
retail, commercial and residential as well as shops and commercial
the safer we will be
space will be built at the heart of spaces in the heart of our city,” says
Auckland’s public transport network. Mayor Phil Goff.
The development, above Aotea “The apartments and businesses
Station at the corner of Mayoral it creates will have a great location,
Drive and Wellesley Street, will be a situated above the City Rail
joint project by Panuku Development Link Aotea Station and close to
Auckland and international property attractions such as the Art Gallery
developer Malaysian Resources and Aotea Centre.”
Using the NZ COVID Tracer app keeps you, your whānau and businesses
safe from COVID-19. Share Auckland’s unique Māori stories
PLANTING AND DANCING IMAGE / BRYAN LOWE
The app helps health officials to trace any potential spread of the virus, A programme to celebrate te reo It’s led by iwi in partnership with so people can scan and hear
Māori and share the stories of the boards and will result in the the pronunciation. The locations
and ensures that you’ll receive notifications if you have been in contact Tāmaki Makaurau’s rich Māori nominated sites having both a Māori approved for bilingual signs are
with COVID-19. history has reached a milestone, and an English name. Tahurangi / Crum Park (Whau),
with several local boards adopting Each of the boards also confirmed Te Ara-Tāwhana / Moyle Park
Please continue to scan QR codes, and turn on Bluetooth tracing – if you the first tranche of dual names for a park in its area to receive a suite (Māngere-Ōtāhuhu), Waenganui /
haven’t already. local parks. of bilingual signs throughout. Allenby Park (Ōtara-Papatoetoe)
Whau, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, These include regulatory and and Te Pua / Keith Park (Manurewa).
He waka eke noa – we are all in this together. Manurewa and Ōtara-Papatoetoe are wayfinding signs and an interpretive At the heart of the programme is
among 15 local boards participating sign with the name and story in the aim of ensuring te reo Māori is
Find out more at Covid19.govt.nz
in the naming component of Te Kete English and Māori. seen, heard, learnt and spoken as
Rukuruku programme. The signs will feature a QR code part of everyday life.
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LOCAL NEWS / AROUND AUCKLAND
THE LATEST FROM OUR REGION
IN SHORT
Look up at the night sky
Check out the nine Matariki
stars that rise in our night sky
throughout June.
HEAT kit
Borrow a Home Energy Audit
Toolkit from your local library. It
provides tools and information
to figure out which parts of your
house are using the most energy.
Local board grants
Local boards around the region
are responsible for allocating
grants to projects and events
that benefit their local area.
If you are planning something
this year, it’s worth investigating
if there is funding available. Visit
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/
grants for information on
how to apply.
Taste local
Have you tried the local
restaurant near where you live?
Perhaps now’s the time to do so.
These small local eateries often
have some of the city’s most
authentic flavours.
Sports centre facilities Planting days like this one held at Matheson Bay Reserve near Leigh, Rodney,
are a great way to connect with nature. Last year, volunteers planted more than
hailed as world class
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11,250 trees and put in more than 2700 hours working in local parks.
A dream that started more than 30 years ago is finally becoming a reality with
Visit aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for information about upcoming
the Ngāti Ōtara Multi-sports Centre about to open. planting days and how you can volunteer to help.
The complex offers world-class sporting space for local talent to train and
practise.
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board member and immediate past chair Lotu Fuli
says the opening will mark a monumental moment for not just the board but
also the entire community. “This upgrade has been a long time coming. I used
to play sports here growing up and it feels amazing to deliver a fit-for-purpose,
world-class facility that our community can truly call home.”
Manukau Ward Councillor Alf Filipaina says the whole community will
Colour, music, adventure, fun
Work is under way to create a play area that connects the sea, sand and land to the play experience at the new
benefit from the new centre. “For me, this has been an incredibly long journey, Selwyn Reserve playground on the Mission Bay waterfront.
which started eight years ago when $4.2 million was secured for the build. “The community has been asking for an upgrade to this playground for years, so it’s great to be able to provide
“Everyone involved has worked continuously to make this happen and I’m such a wonderful design for residents and visitors alike,” says Ōrākei Local Board Chair Scott Milne.
glad it’s here. “It’s colourful, musical, and has a range of climbing and adventure elements. The shade and seating around the
“Working together with the local board has been crucial in the completion of playground are being improved, and the design criteria also included protecting the reserve’s Norfolk pines and
this work. This facility is truly something we all can be proud of.” Melanesian Mission buildings and referencing the long history of Māori and European occupation of the site.”
Visit ourauckland.nz to read more about the centre.
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CHANGE STARTS HERE ZERO-WASTE DECONSTRUCTION
Waste to riches
Each of the eight priorities of Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri:
Auckland’s Climate Plan (outlined on page 13) has specific
organisations are working with the council to develop
hubs where houses once destined for demolition will
Can you imagine a better Auckland? A region where birdsong drowns out a passing
action areas. For example, in the Built Environment, be deconstructed or renovated and on-sold. Sales of
truck? Where our beaches are sparkling and safe for swimming all year round? one is to develop and support initiatives to minimise recyclable materials will generate income to sustain and
Where we’re spending less on energy yet our houses are warmer and drier? construction and demolition waste. grow the deconstruction hubs.
Houses once earmarked for demolition are starting to All this activity creates jobs. James Cook High School
Where our communities are healthier and better connected? be deconstructed or renovated to reduce waste, increase student Jasnil Chander is taking part in an Ara Education
reuse and provide training and employment. Rimu Charitable Trust initiative which offers final-year students
It’s your future and it’s starting right now – are partnering with the Government, mana floorboards, copper wiring, vintage textured glass and from 20 South Auckland colleges the chance to work
Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan whenua and local communities to show what’s roofing iron are among the valuable materials that can one or two days a week in construction. The project is
is under way. Our goal: to halve the region’s possible when we resource sustainable living be reused and recycled. Such resources are currently the supported by Auckland Council’s Waste Minimisation
greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, reducing to solutions. It’s not going to be easy, but we must largest source of waste to landfill. Innovation Fund.
net zero by 2050. tackle climate change together.” An average new house build produces 4.5 tonnes of “I had no idea construction and demolition are the
Auckland Council is working with you, your One person really can have impact. Every waste, including materials worth more than $31,000 if highest cause of waste that ends up in landfill,” says
community, local businesses, industry and the action counts. This is how change happens. they were saved rather than sent to landfill. Auckland Chander, who has already decided he wants a career in
Government to make this a reality. As individuals, we can each speak up to Council partnerships are working to minimise building. “I am having so much fun. It feels good to work
“Aucklanders have given us a mandate advocate for the future we want, and that construction waste. As old dwellings are removed on a project that helps make a difference in reducing the
to act,” says Councillor Richard Hills, chair creates a mandate for business, industry and to make way for Kāinga Ora housing developments, impact on the planet.”
of the Environment and Climate Change the Government to act. It’s going to take all of
Committee. “We have developed this plan with us working together to achieve our goals.
Aucklanders, for Aucklanders.
“We are committed to deliver on the goals,
Here are six innovative ways Auckland
Council is partnering with communities
REDUCING HOME ENERGY USE
but they are ambitious and more than Auckland across Tāmaki Makaurau to make low- Time to save water?
Council can achieve on its own. That’s why we carbon living a reality: A simple egg timer has proved way more useful in the The tools will help you to work out
bathroom than in the kitchen for Aucklander Gareth which areas of your home use the most
Shute. He put one in the shower after auditing his home energy and how you can make it
ENVIROSCHOOLS energy consumption and realising his family could cut
its hot water use. “It’s turned showering into a game
healthier and warmer, save on energy
bills and reduce your carbon footprint.
Low-carbon learning for our son; now, he challenges himself to keep shower To find out more, ask at your local
times under four minutes, which is a win for us in terms of library or go to aucklandcouncil.govt.nz and search
saving water, money and time.” HEAT kit. If you would prefer one-to-one help, book a free
Auckland Council’s Home Energy Audit Toolkits (HEAT) consultation from one of our home performance advisers.
are available to borrow for free from your local library.
EATING WELL FOR PAPATŪĀNUKU
Waste not, want not
Finding a few them to prepare delicious foods, reduce waste and save
surprises in money. Each class centres around delicious recipes with
the back of information on meal planning and food storage and how
the fridge is a to get the best bang from their food bucks. Enjoy this
regular event for favourite low-carbon plant-based recipe from her classes:
many of us.
Mouldy bread,
last week’s
leftovers, a MASALA BREAD
shrivelled
Kiwis waste a staggering 15,174 tonnes of
orange – it all
bread each year.
adds up. In fact,
the average Transform 4 slices of old bread using these
New Zealander
ENVIROSCHOOLS STUDENT PHOTO / BRYAN LOWE
ingredients:
throws away the equivalent of three supermarket trolleys Heat 2 tbsp oil and ½ tsp mustard seeds
If your kids talk about their worm bins or know about pest their Garden-to-Table programme upgrade a pizza lunch. full of groceries each year. Add your favourite spice mix, such as
plants, chances are they are attending one of the 280 They collect snails from the vegetable beds to feed to the “Half of the world’s food is wasted,” says Aucklander
Enviroschools across Auckland. four resident chickens, who also gobble up the school’s Bindi Chouhan. “That’s a waste not just of food but ½ tsp turmeric
Enviroschools is an Auckland Council-supported food waste and, in turn, produce eggs for cooking classes. of money.” New Zealand’s yearly food waste from ½ tsp red chilli
programme that empowers students to design and “There are so many benefits,” says Papatoetoe West households alone produces 409,234 tonnes of carbon ¼ tsp asafoetida (optional)
lead sustainability projects in their schools and tumuaki/principal Diana Tregoweth. “The children are emissions. To offset this, we would need to take 150,453 Salt (to taste)
neighbourhoods. Papatoetoe West School is an trying new foods, developing their taste palates and cars off the road for one year or plant 163,693 trees. Stir in 4 slices of bread cut like croutons
enthusiastic participant. Its gardens produce seasonal skills to put meals together for their families, and Surveys show eight out of 10 Aucklanders want to
fruits and vegetables that help kids learn how to choose, acquiring the knowledge to try putting in their own garden throw away less food but many are unsure where to start. Add 2 tbsp yoghurt
produce and prepare food to reduce their impact on the at home. Also, we have possibly the best-fed chickens in That’s where Chouhan is making an impact with her Love Garnish with fresh coriander.
environment. The kale, tomato and herbs they grow in the country.” Food Hate Waste cooking classes aimed at inspiring
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TRANSPORT
Tackling emissions
Tackling our transport emissions is one of the Harbour Bridge in a bus than a car during TWO THINGS YOU
biggest challenges we have because 40 per
cent of the region’s carbon emissions come
from transport, and we all need to be able to
rush hour.
And there’s more to come. Together with
the Government, we’re building the City Rail
CAN DO RIGHT NOW
get around the city we love. Link to further assist Aucklanders to travel
Auckland’s train system is already almost safely without a car. It will carry more than CHECK YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
completely electrified, and our first electric 54,000 people an hour during peak periods −
Visit futurefit.nz and take a quick quiz to find out where your
buses are gliding around Waiheke and on the the equivalent of 16 extra traffic lanes.
household carbon footprint stands in comparison with the rest of
new AirportLink route between Manukau and Through our partnership with the
New Zealand. No judgement! It’s a great way to see where you’re
Auckland International Airport. Government we’re also aiming to boost
already making a difference and find new ideas. Already the
From this year (earlier than previously the number of trips on public transport by
initiative has saved an estimated 940,000kg of carbon dioxide
planned), all new council-funded buses 91 per cent, with a $1.3 billion injection into
emissions. This is the equivalent of driving from Auckland to
contracted to Auckland Transport will be bus and ferry services, and investing $1.5
Wellington in a medium-sized car 6838 times.
electric or hydrogen powered and by 2030, billion through local boards to complete
half of the bus fleet will be zero-emissions. cycleways throughout the region.
More people now commute over Auckland CONNECT TO PROTECT
Visit livelightly.nz, an Auckland Council
initiative to connect people and provide fresh
BIKE HUBS ideas on how to live well and take care
of the planet.
Bike buzz
They say you never forget how to ride a bike – but how The environmental benefits of getting
about repair a puncture, oil a chain or check the brakes? people into cycling are clear: fewer
For Aucklanders keen to get into cycling, Bike Hubs are bikes in landfills, more bikes and fewer
springing up all over Auckland, from Ōtara to Waiheke to cars on the road.
Sandringham and beyond, where savvy volunteers offer There are also important health,
cycles at minimal or no cost and share their know-how on social and financial benefits: the
keeping them moving. cyclists are getting active, making
The hubs were started because of concern about the community connections and saving
number of bikes going to landfill that could be made money on petrol and parking.
roadworthy with a few easy repairs. “The whole point of our service is
“It’s such a buzz on the weekend,” says Damon that we don’t just do it for you,” says
EIGHT PRIORITIES OF
Birchfield of EcoMatters, an Auckland Council partnership Birchfield. “You learn it so you can go
organisation that set up the Bike Hubs in New Lynn, away and do it yourself.”
Henderson and Glen Innes. “We’ve seen a real willingness Visit ecomatters.org.nz/on-bikes
AUCKLAND’S CLIMATE PLAN
to donate used bikes to the hubs. When they’re open, to find your nearest bike hub. For more
they’re a hive of activity, with volunteers supporting the info on how the Climate Plan supports
BIKE REPAIR PHOTO SUPPLIED BY ECOMATTERS ENVIROMENT TRUST, WATERING PHOTO / BRYAN LOWE
community to fix bikes, while the novelty bikes are really cycling and walking infrastructure,
popular to take for a ride while a repair is being made.” check out climateakl.co.nz
These will help us get to a resilient, low-carbon Tāmaki Makaurau.
Natural environment: a vibrant natural Transport: a low-carbon transport
environment that enhances the health system that delivers social, economic
and connectedness of Aucklanders. and health benefits for all.
Built environment: a city that’s built to Communities and coast:
promote healthy, low-impact lifestyles. communities that reduce emissions
and prepare for our changing climate
Economy: a resilient, low-carbon and coastlines.
economy, guided by our kaitiaki values,
where Aucklanders thrive. Te Puāwaitanga ō te Tātai:
flourishing intergenerational
Energy and industry: a clean energy relationships (whakapapa) of
system powered by renewable, low taiao (nature), whenua (land)
carbon fuels and reduced emissions. and tangata (people). Together with
resilient, self-sustaining and prosperous
Māori communities.
Food: a local food system that provides
Aucklanders with access to seasonal, Visit climateakl.co.nz
fresh and healthy food. to find out more about our plans.
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Morning motivation
DOES IT
Lloyd Elsmore Park Pool and Leisure Centre, Pakuranga
You’ll find Steve Hassett at the
Lloyd Elsmore Park Pool and Leisure
Centre every weekday morning.
The retired builder clocks in about
7.30am. His hour of exercise at the
centre’s first-floor fitness facility has
been a ritual for the past 15 years.
You don’t have to be super sporty to get active in Tāmaki Of course, COVID-19 lockdowns
Makaurau. Across the region, you’ll find Aucklanders of all caused a bit of disruption – however,
it’s a habit he won’t be giving up
ages and stages getting their bodies moving in ways that are anytime soon.
easy and fun. Meet three locals who exercise their own way. “I do a workout for an hour in the
gym and that sets me up for the
day,” Hassett says. “The reason is
I’m 75. It gets me out of bed and gets
me moving. I do that to keep me
motivated and focused.” “As well as physical attributes, For those after variety, the group
Hassett says one of the best things it’s got social attributes,” Hassett fitness timetable offers Aqua Works
On yer bike about the Auckland Council-run gym
is its friendly and community-minded
environment. The open-plan space
says. “I enjoy the company of the
people, especially the older people
in my age bracket that I’ve got to
in the pool, Sh’bam dance classes
and Body Pump in the studio.
The lap pool, spa and sauna
Opanuku Stream Path, Henderson has cardio machines, weights, a large know over the years. You talk to each are also popular, and for those
floor area and views of the expansive other, interact and have a laugh.” with young kids, it’s hard to miss
Tracey-Lee Pettifer likes to find Perfect for walkers, runners and activity for her and her boys Theo, 9, park grounds the centre sits in. It The Tuesday morning “Forever the indoor Splash pool. There’s also
activities and places that everyone in bikers, it follows the stream and and Hadlee, 7. “I really like that you also overlooks the swimming facility Fit” gathering is a favourite of his. a dedicated learners’ pool
the family can enjoy together. weaves through lush native bush. can go to the arts centre – that was below and has plenty of natural light. The 45-minute gentle stretch and complete with a ramp that can be
Based in Northcote Point, Takapuna At the Henderson Valley Road end, really cool. When you’re out with the Importantly, it’s a place where all mobility class caters specifically to accessed using one of the centre’s
is a favourite local spot. “The kids go you also have the Corban Estate kids, it’s quite nice to know there’s types of people can feel comfortable members aged over 65. water wheelchairs.
to school in Takapuna so we’re there Arts Centre, supported by Auckland something else that can be involved. – particularly because it offers “There’s usually 15 to 20 of us in Find your local Auckland
a lot, but we like to explore all sorts Council, and its cafe. The combination with the art gallery members a bit more than your the room, sometimes 30,” Hassett Council-run leisure centre at
of different places,” she says. Pettifer, who is also an and cafe is great.” average gym. says with a big grin. aucklandleisure.co.nz
Further afield, the 8km Opanuku administrator of the Bike Auckland The set-up of the path, which
Stream Path stretching from Great with Kids Facebook page, says a bike has art features along the way and
North Road to Henderson Valley
Road fits the bill.
ride along the path and a visit to
the arts centre is a perfect half-day
plenty of picturesque and spacious
stopping spots, makes it ideal for
individuals and groups. For animal
Moving Iunisi Paea is an Ura Tabu dance
class loyalist. The high-school
teacher attended her first Pasifika
tension and build strength
and stamina.
For Paea, the cultural grounding
lovers, there’s also a lot to look out
for, with horses, pūkeko and ducks
visible from the path.
to the beat Mind & Body class with the female-
led, Pacific dance collective four
years ago. Now, the group’s early-
in Pacific cultures is also important.
“I just love how inspiring it is to be
with that group and participate in
“The really nice thing about it is Ura Tabu dance classes, morning Sunday dance session at these sessions. If you’re looking for
it’s suitable for all ages and levels of Citywide Kohimarama Beach is a highlight of that spiritual, physical and mental
confidence,” Pettifer says. her week. recharge, Ura Tabu can do that with
The way the path is designed is “I’ve known about Ura their sessions. They also have that
also helpful when you’re riding in Tabu for years,” she says. cultural-ties aspect to it, and you feel
a group with different speeds “I actually registered on like you belong when you attend.”
and ages. “One of the things I look my own [for their classes], Founded by dancer-choreographer
out for on the map is road crossings,” but when I got there, I Charlene Tedrow in 2008, Ura Tabu
Pettifer says. “The nice thing about found other friends were is made up of indigenous dance
[Opanuku Stream Path] is even going, too. That was a practitioners from the Pacific. Since
though it has a couple, they are bonus.” its inception, the collective has built
designed so you go uphill to them. The classes, suitable a strong reputation in the creative
BIKING FAMILY, GYM PHOTO / BRYAN LOWE
You aren’t going to get kids going for all levels of experience and performing-arts spaces in New
downhill just riding across the road.” and fitness, provide a Zealand and overseas.
For those wanting to add unique and empowering It also works closely with
something else onto the day, there’s way to be active. communities to offer Pasifika Mind &
the option of catching the train to Movements draw on Body classes. These are run all year
the path. Henderson Station is a few Sāmoan, Hawaiian, round, with sessions in Manurewa,
minutes’ walk from the arts-centre Cook Island and Tahitian Kohimarama and Onehunga.
end, which also has a playground concepts and dance Zoom classes are also available
and public toilets. techniques. Challenging during lockdowns. It is $40 to register.
Discover more paths at and uplifting, they are See Ura Tabu Pacific Dance on
aklpaths.co.nz designed to release Facebook for more details.
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STARS
TŌ TĀTOU TĀMAKI MAKAURAU
OurAuckland.nz
A matter of
IN OUR EYES
The Matariki star cluster has heralded the Māori New Year for many generations,
perspective
Matariki is
a national
tradition, not
but in 2022, it will become a public holiday for the first time. We look ahead to an Auckland-
what this means for Tāmaki Makaurau and consider how we might celebrate specific
festival,
Matariki as a whānau and a region. but not every
iwi in
New Zealand celebrates it in the
same way.
When it’s dark outside in mid-winter, place names and narratives to public “I think that, as someone who grew Ani Makea, marae adviser for
wrap up warm and take a look up spaces in Tāmaki Makaurau. up in a time when Matariki wasn’t Auckland Council’s Ngā Mātārae –
at the pre-dawn sky. Find the three Higgins says acknowledging discussed, to see it now celebrated Customer and Community Services,
stars of Tautoru / Orion’s Belt, then Matariki as a public holiday on a national scale is empowering explains that tribal nuances are
follow a line northwards until you highlights the way all New for me as tangata whenua and great a direct result of the differing
spot a little cluster of bright blue Zealanders can discover our own for my son to experience as a normal environments and surroundings of
stars. You’re seeing Ngā Mata o Ariki culture and identity and learn about event in his life. The challenge to us where each tribe is located at the
Tāwhirimātea (The Eyes of the God some of our traditional practices, all is to learn about this wonderful arrival time of Matariki.
Tāwhirimātea), or Matariki. and even potentially reinstate them. season.” Matariki sits low in the sky so it
Also referred to as Te Iwa o may not be seen, depending on
Matariki, the cluster can be seen the geography of where people
throughout the year in New Zealand, are standing, says Stardome’s
except May. Its reappearance heralds Victoria Travers. Instead, she says,
the Māori New Year, in line with the Ani Makea, marae adviser for people who may never have had some iwi and hapū use different
lunar calendar, or maramataka. Auckland Council’s Ngā Mātārae – the opportunity to see this mahi toi stars as markers of the New Year,
It will become a public holiday for Customer and Community Services, [art] up close and personal a better for example Puanga, a nearby star
the first time on 24 June 2022. views Matariki as being about appreciation of this teaching.” with similar significance which sits
“Matariki will be a distinctly New celebrating new beginnings – “a time Victoria Travers, chief executive higher in the sky.
Zealand holiday; a time for reflection of growth and renewal”. officer of the Stardome Observatory Travers says it’s also important
and celebration, and our first public Says Makea (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti and Planetarium, believes that to understand that Matariki’s
holiday that recognises te ao Māori,” Whāwhākia, Ngāti Makirangi, Ngāti honouring Matariki with a public appearance is not a set date
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tamainupō): “Prior to the first holiday shows New Zealand’s each year. It’s informed by the
when announcing the holiday. COVID-19 lockdown, our community maturity as a nation. maramataka, the Māori lunar
Māori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti of Glen Innes was privileged to host “It's appropriate that we are calendar, and shifts. In 2019, it fell
Minister Kelvin Davis added: “The the Matariki Light Trail. A week-long privileging such an important on 10 June, but in 2020, it was
reappearance of the Matariki stars celebration brought our surrounding marking in the first calendars that celebrated on the 22nd.
in our sky each year marks the communities together to partake we used here. They’re the markers The Government has set up a
beginning of a new year, and in in not only the visual spectacle of to which the rhythm of this country, Matariki Advisory Group of experts
recent years has become a time of the light trail but also a showcase of and of this part of the world, are set. in te ao Māori and mātauranga
celebration not just for Māori, but for culture, art and music.” It’s just fantastic and wonderful to (knowledge) associated with
many people across Aotearoa.” Family members volunteered to see this mainstreamed.” Matariki and the maramataka to
For Anahera Higgins (Ngāti Konohi, support this kaupapa, and, post the For Aucklanders who’d like to manage the public holiday’s timing
Rongomaiwahine, Te Āitanga-a- Alert Level 4 lockdown, the whānau learn more about the stories of in keeping with the lunar calendar
Hauiti), Matariki and Te Tau Hou Nani Noeleen Rupapera received her moko kauae (chin tattoo) held daily activities at Ruapōtaka, Matariki and the stars themselves, and different iwi traditions.
Māori (Māori New Year) is the time during the daily Matariki activities at Ruapōtaka Marae in Glen Innes. their community marae. the Stardome’s planned Matariki
to acknowledge those we have “One year, we held a session about show will take them deeper. It will
lost, whakawhanaungatanga (our toi tuku iho [Māori art], specifically also offer more precise instructions she’s excited about the way that
relationships) with those who are concentrating on the moko kauae on locating the cluster. Revamped in celebrating Matariki can connect a
still with us, and plan for our future
generations. Historically, it was a Nine named stars in Matariki [chin tattoo]. We invited anyone from
the community who was interested
2020, the show will run for six weeks
from 24 June this year.
broader number of New Zealanders
to Aotearoa’s own indigenous stories
MATARIKI PHOTO / SERENA STEVENSON
time to wānanga (learn). in experiencing and witnessing this Travers says many people of the sky – a rich and deep narrative
“Matariki is when Papatūānuku The Matariki cluster contains 500 stars, ancient teaching to come along. recall narratives about the stars a thousand years or more in the
[Earth] is at her coldest, so it’s nine of which can be seen with the naked eye. It was well attended, and gave from Greek or Roman stories, but making.
the perfect time for reflection and Their Māori names are:
planning the next 12 months,” says
Higgins, who is programme manager
of Te Kete Rukuruku, a programme
Waitī
Waitā
Tupu-ā-nuku
Tupu-ā-rangi
Pōhutukawa
Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Auckland Council’s Matariki Festival
led by mana whenua in partnership Waipunarangi Ururangi Matariki Celebrate the Māori New Year in Tāmaki Makaurau with the Matariki Festival. Taking place from 19 June to 11 July,
with Auckland Council. The the festival will have plenty for the whole whānau to see and do. Visit matarikifestival.org.nz for more info.
programme aims to restore Māori
16 KŌRERO MATUA / FEATURE HARATUA–PIPIRI / MAY–JUNE 2021 17
TŌ TĀTOU TĀMAKI MAKAURAU
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The best in entertainment from around the THE SHOW MUST GO ON
globe and the magic of unforgettable moments In a year of sudden disruptions caused by COVID-19 alert level changes,
await you right in your own backyard! Whether Sophia Wang asked the people behind some of our region’s most beloved
it’s joining a standing ovation at the spectacular events how they have coped, adapted and, in some cases, thrived.
Jersey Boys musical or challenging yourself to either postponed or cancelled. readied for the winter sports season.
General Manager Destination “We have to consider our event
Swim the Bridge, there are plenty of reasons to Steve Armitage says those decisions customers as well as our other
were ultimately made by the event customers, like sports players and
have a staycation in Auckland this Autumn. organisers. field users,” she says.
“Island Time on Motutapu, an CultureFest, successor to the
event supported by Auckland long-standing Auckland International
And there many reasons to experience even Unlimited as part of Summernova Cultural Festival, was the finale to
Festival, was pushed out by a month the 10-day World of Cultures festival.
more of your city, with events like The because of the set-up required. Roche says any of the other events
International Comedy Festival and Auckland Auckland event organisers have Likewise, with Waterbourne, New could have been postponed to days
worked hard to adapt to the climate Zealand’s biggest beach festival, within the festival programme or
Writers’ Festival just around the corner. There’s of uncertainty that comes with organisers had to make the call to held independently outside it.
organising mass gatherings during a reshape the event from what they “These activities are delivered by
also a plethora of world class restaurants and global pandemic. Events are one of had actually planned and pushed it community groups and we would
the attractions of living in our region out by a week as a result.” have worked with those groups on
entertainment options to indulge in, as well as – Auckland is renowned globally as Armitage says everything the best option for them and their
a major sports and events city – and was planned with COVID-19 attendees if any alert level changes
world firsts like The All Blacks Experience and the cancellation of big community considerations in mind, and had disrupted their plans.”
Weta Workshop Unleashed. gatherings over the past year has contingency plans were prepared for The World of Cultures team were
been challenging for both organisers various scenarios. forced to rethink their original plans,
and residents. “Auckland Unlimited have come using the lessons learned from the
One of the high-profile events up with creative initiatives,” he says. 2020 Auckland Heritage Festival,
affected by the changing alert levels “For instance, with Diwali Festival which was successfully delivered
Whatever your calling, you’ll find it here. is Matariki Festival, which celebrates in October last year, they offered during alert level two last year.
Māori New Year and spans four it regionwide rather than just in a
weekends and three weeks over June central-city location.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. and July. “Even though Auckland Lantern
“For the 2021 festival, we are Festival in March ultimately had to
working with a third less budget due be cancelled because of a sudden
to emergency budget savings,” says change in alert levels, it was ticketed
Luana Walker, Auckland Council’s this year in order to manage who was
aucklandnz.com/events arts and culture programme planning coming and so that we could notify
manager. Although some elements of people directly of any changes.”
the festival have had to be changed CultureFest, which attracted
due to COVID-19 restrictions, it is still around 8000 Aucklanders to Mt World of Cultures was a new
scheduled to proceed. Roskill War Memorial Park in March, initiative in 2021, created so that if
Auckland Unlimited, the council was an example of a large gathering a large festival couldn’t proceed,
organisation responsible for that could go ahead only because there would still be smaller activities
PHOTOS / BRYAN LOWE
providing world-class experiences the region was in level one. Auckland happening in community centres,
and events, had to navigate the Council Event Development Manager Roche says.
disruption to both the Summernova Leanne Roche says if alert levels “The biggest bonus of this is that
festival and the America’s Cup had risen, it couldn’t have been the whole of Auckland was able
caused by a change to alert level postponed to another date because to get involved and celebrate our
three, meaning events had to be the park’s fields needed to be multiculturalism.”
Photo: Lyndon Katene
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The free Urban Walking Auckland Theatre Company presents the NZ premiere of Single Asian Romantic, mystical and lyrical,
Festival (22 Apr - 16 May) Female (27 Apr - 15 May) at ASB Waterfront Theatre in Wynyard Quarter. the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s
features urban hikes, guided critically acclaimed Giselle
tours and sensory explorations, (27-29 May) returns to delight
as well as talks, films and more Heart of the City cafes, bars fans at the Aotea Centre in the
across the region. and eateries are serving up city centre.
Cheap & Cheerful Eats (1-31 May),
more than 75 eating-out offers for
$15 or less in the city centre. Ren Kirk
Celebrating Cultures (Sat 1 May) Celebrate Māori New Year in Tāmaki Makaurau with Matariki Festival
is a free family day with food stalls, (19 Jun - 11 Jul). With kai, kōrero and more, there’s plenty to see and do
a kids’ fun zone, performances, for the whole whānau.
exhibitions and more at Barry Curtis
Park in Flat Bush.
David Rowland, One-Image Explore the exciting world of Join Auckland Philharmonia
Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic High Tide Don’t Hide tourism, meet employers and Orchestra at Auckland Town Hall
A Lion in the Meadow and (Sat 1 May) at Bruce Mason Centre discover study pathways at the free in the city centre for Paddington
NZ International Comedy Other Stories – Live on Stage in Takapuna celebrates the legacy The Academy Award-qualifying Go with Tourism Expo (20-22 May) Bear’s First Concert (Sat 12 Jun),
Festival (30 Apr - 23 May) brings to life Margaret Mahy’s of Queen and Freddie Mercury. Doc Edge Festival (3 Jun - at ASB Showgrounds in Epsom. a delightful tale for the whole family.
serves up a great line-up of timeless children’s tales at 11 Jul) gives film lovers the
laughs from the best Kiwi The PumpHouse in Takapuna Papakura StreetFest (Sat 8 May) chance to experience the best Discover something new at the
comedians presented in (17 Apr - 1 May), Te Oro in is a free family fun day with markets, documentaries from NZ and Nathan Homestead Whānau
specialty seasons: Keen Glen Innes (4-8 May), Māngere local entertainment, food specials, around the world. This year’s Open Day (Sat 22 May) in Manurewa
Observers, Party Shows, Crowd Arts Centre (11-15 May), Glen kids’ activities and more. festival is being held at SkyCity with free class demonstrations,
Pleasers, Trust Us, Something Eden Playhouse (18-22 May) Theatre and The Civic in the city children’s art activities and more.
to Say, Good Weird, Billys, and Vodafone Events Centre Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki centre, as well as online.
Yes and..., and Fresh Faces. in Manukau (25-29 May). presents The Walters Prize Auckland Libraries presents
(15 May - 5 Sep). This free exhibition We Read Auckland: Tāmaki
provides an opportunity to discover Makaurau – One Place,
the pulse of contemporary art in the Many Stories (31 May - 13 Jun).
country today. This free programme of live and
online events features favourite
Jump, crawl, splash and slide authors, celebrity readers and
your way through the 3km family fun at community venues
Adult Obstacle Challenge and libraries across Auckland.
(Sun 16 May) at Mt Smart Stadium
in Penrose. There’s also off-course Looking out from within, Julia Fullerton-Batten New Zealand Opera presents Mozart
entertainment with food, drinks and Da Ponte’s The Marriage of
and live music. Auckland Festival of Figaro (8-13 Jun), one of the most
Photography (3-20 Jun) popular and enduring operas ever
Blindness, Helen Maybanks Join park rangers and volunteers presents a region-wide, NZ and written, at the Aotea Centre in the See MOTAT in Western Springs
to help plant trees at Long Bay international programme of free city centre. aglow with artistic light
Auckland Writers Festival (11-16 May) hosts over 200 writers for six Regional Park Planting Day exhibitions and events under installations at Night Lights
days of discussion, reading, debate, performance, family and free events (Sun 16 May), Tāwharanui Regional the theme of ‘Isolation’ at major Take a wild ride with Indian Ink’s (25-27 Jun), a family event
ranging across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, music, culture, art and more. Park Planting Day (Sun 6 Jun) galleries, other venues and powerful new play Paradise or the blending art, culture and live
One highlight is international theatre production Blindness (pictured). and Shakespear Regional Park public sites across Auckland. Impermanence of Ice Cream (9-26 entertainment.
Planting Day (Sun 20 Jun). Jun) at Q Theatre in the city centre.
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