Four week challenge: Hope for community container to stay
Do Good Feel Good ACTIVE SKWAD leader, PJ Luatua kicked off a four week fitness challenge at the community container at Imrie Reserve in Māngere. Around 50 people attended PJ’s first training session, and there are hopes more Māngere locals will join in the coming weeks. The group training sessions get participants moving between stations […]
Manurewa Leisure Centre’s café makes good food a priority
Manurewa Pools and Leisure Centre’s cafe is making a splash with its new approach to providing a wider range of good food and drink options for its customers. Splashes Café owner Rob van der Berg says despite becoming well known for the cheap, large portions of chips they serve, he’s instituted to a number of […]
How to have your say on Alcohol Licencing in your Neighbourhood
A new video is being made to help the community have their say on whether or not they want a new alcohol store in their neighbourhood. The current process to make a complaint involves checking online to see if a licence has been applied for or is being renewed. People have fifteen days to write […]
Growing Stronger Connected Communities
Students at Al-Madinah, a state integrated Muslim school in Māngere have a growing interest in gardening after the school established its own organic vegetable garden. Healthy Families South Auckland Lead Systems Innovator, Raju Ramakrishna began the conversation with Principal Asin Ali in 2018 and both identified the potential to introduce a sustainable food system […]
Holistic approach to World Smoke Free Day
Stormy weather conditions couldn’t stub out plans to get active and to mark World Smoke Free day in Manukau. The mental health service, Pathways, had originally planned a hikoi through Manukau’s Puhinui Reserve to introduce a holistic wellbeing approach to World Smoke Free Day. But due to bad weather, Pathways Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, James […]
Healthy Families South Auckland Recognised for Efforts
Systems innovators from Health Families South Auckland were recognised this week for the continued work in advocating for water in schools. During a special assembly, Healthy Families South Auckland Systems Innovators were recognised by Tangaroa College for the work they’ve done with the school’s Health Council for promoting wai water in the school. Healthy Families […]
Julio Bin
Julio is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has been in NZ for 30 years, after living in different countries he realised that Aotearoa New Zealand is where he felt most at home and could place his “mauri stone”. Current role: “I am a Lead Systems Designer. My main purpose is to enable people to […]
Pita Alatini
Pita Alatini was born to his Mum (Foui) and Dad (Kolovai) in Tonga and moved to New Zealand when he was two years old, whereupon his family settled in Ōtara. Pita is a former All Black and has significant experience as a professional athlete in NZ and almost 10 years in Japan. He has held […]
Students Highlight World Water Day
Today marks World Water Day, known as a United Nations observance day that highlights the importance of freshwater. March 22 is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. World Water Day is celebrated around the world with a variety of events. Healthy Families South Auckland is currently working with several schools in […]
Weather doesn’t dampen community’s enthusiasm for getting moving
Making healthy choices was the focus of the inaugural Manurewa Fun Run held over the weekend. Over 300 people took part in either the run, walk or supported from the sidelines at Mountfort Park on Saturday, 9 March. The What Hope Community Trust hosted the fun run and were encouraged by the good turnout. […]
