275 Times September 2017
Mangere community news. This month: Get ready to vote!, Mangere Backyard Garden Challenge, Manukau AFC, Maramataka, Queen Shirl'e, - and more!
Mangere community news. This month: Get ready to vote!, Mangere Backyard Garden Challenge, Manukau AFC, Maramataka, Queen Shirl'e, - and more!
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EDITION #34<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2017</strong><br />
<strong>275</strong><br />
Māngere’s<br />
times<br />
<strong>275</strong> times<br />
Our stories, our people, our Māngere<br />
Kōrero paki ō tatou, Tāngata ō tatou, Ngā Hau Māngere ō tatou<br />
IHUMĀTAO<br />
Campaign:<br />
U.N. Calls<br />
For Review<br />
Free!<br />
The United Nations’<br />
Committee on the<br />
Elimination of Racial<br />
Discrimination (CERD)<br />
has criticised the<br />
NZ Government’s<br />
process in setting up<br />
a Special Housing<br />
Area at Ihumātao and<br />
called for a review<br />
of the designation.<br />
Pania Newton addresses the UN Committee on<br />
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva, Switzerland.<br />
The UN Committee’s call comes after<br />
Pania Newton and Delwyne Roberts<br />
of Ihumātao travelled to Switzerland<br />
in August to brief CERD on the<br />
simmering Māngere land dispute.<br />
The pair represented SOUL (Save<br />
Our Unique Landscape), the mana<br />
WHAT’S INSIDE:<br />
whenua-led community group that<br />
is fighting Fletcher Residential<br />
Limited’s plan to build 480 highcost<br />
homes on confiscated Māori<br />
land near Auckland Airport.<br />
CERD’s strongly worded<br />
recommendation urges the<br />
NZ Government to “review, in<br />
consultation with all affected<br />
Māori, the designation of Special<br />
Housing Area 62 to evaluate its<br />
conformity with the Treaty of<br />
Waitangi, the U.N. Declaration on<br />
>> continued on page 2<br />
P3: Maramataka P4: Get ready to VOTE P7: Backyard Garden Challenge
Ihumātao Campaign: U.N. Calls for Review<br />
Left: Delwyne Roberts and Pania Newton<br />
(SOUL) during a break at the Geneva talks, with<br />
Dr Heather Came-Friar (AUT, STIR, Tāmaki Tiriti<br />
Workers), and NZ Race Relations Commissioner,<br />
Dame Susan Devoy.<br />
mentioned the word ‘racism’. We’re<br />
here to look at the Government’s<br />
compliance in relation to eliminating<br />
all forms of racial discrimination,<br />
yet they can’t say the ‘R’ word.”<br />
>> continued from page 1<br />
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and<br />
other relevant international standards,<br />
and that the [Government] obtain<br />
the free and informed consent of<br />
Māori before approving any project<br />
affecting the use and development of<br />
their traditional land and resources.”<br />
For Pania, it’s a very important<br />
outcome: “It’s heartening that a UN<br />
body, at an international level like<br />
this, has recognised our issue and<br />
the significance of the whenua at<br />
Ihumātao. This is huge,” she says.<br />
“Now the Government must be<br />
compelled to take action, review<br />
its designation, and adequately<br />
work with the parties affected by<br />
the proposed development.”<br />
Government response criticised<br />
Pania reports that the issue of the<br />
Ihumātao land dispute was raised<br />
several times during the CERD<br />
formal meetings by a number<br />
of committee members.<br />
She says it was clear from the<br />
responses given by the NZ<br />
Government’s representatives that they<br />
“were out of their depth, and behind<br />
the ball on eliminating racism in NZ.<br />
“They were obviously taken aback<br />
by the number of times Ihumātao<br />
was raised by committee members<br />
and could not adequately address<br />
the issues regarding Fletchers’<br />
proposed development.<br />
“WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL<br />
FLETCHERS RETREAT AND<br />
THE LAND IS PRESERVED<br />
AS AN OPEN GREEN SPACE.”<br />
“I was appalled by this, and the fact<br />
that their assumptions were backed<br />
by no evidence whatsoever. After the<br />
presentation we approached them;<br />
they apologised and asked us to<br />
send them the correct information.”<br />
Delwyne noted: “[The NZ Government]<br />
delegates claimed that<br />
‘consultation’ had occurred, but as UN<br />
Special Rapporteur Gay McDougall<br />
stated, consultation is not the same<br />
as consent. The delegates’ answers<br />
were superficial and unsubstantiated”.<br />
AUT lecturer Dr Heather Came-Friar,<br />
who was also at Geneva, said: “The<br />
New Zealand Government has not<br />
Support from many quarters<br />
Although Pania is disappointed to<br />
have had “to go to the world stage to<br />
achieve this fundamental recognition,<br />
and have our plea for more just<br />
democratic processes heard”, she<br />
and Delwyne have been heartened<br />
by the support they’ve received<br />
in the fight to save Ihumātao.<br />
“I am so grateful and proud of all our<br />
supporters of the SOUL campaign<br />
to protect Ihumātao. We could not<br />
have gone this far without your<br />
aroha and tautoko,” she says.<br />
She has also been “amazed by<br />
the amount of support and<br />
encouragement received from the NZ<br />
Race Relations Commissioner, Dame<br />
Susan Devoy. It makes this process<br />
a bit easier to navigate through”.<br />
Pania, Delwyne and SOUL are vowing<br />
to fight on. “We have taken our issue<br />
to the UN in New York, the World<br />
Indigenous Peoples Conference in<br />
Toronto, and now CERD in Geneva.<br />
We will not stop until Fletchers<br />
retreat and the land is preserved as<br />
an open green space,” Pania says.<br />
Readers who want to support<br />
the SOUL campaign can visit<br />
www.soulstopsha.org or email:<br />
saveihumatao@gmail.com<br />
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NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD<br />
TREASURE TROVE<br />
MEFSC's Georgina Kelly Ngatoko (right) helps<br />
find new homes for property left at Auckland Airport.<br />
ME Family Services Centre<br />
is redistributing lost and<br />
forgotten treasures back into<br />
the Māngere community.<br />
Since August, the Centre has been<br />
collecting and re-homing clothes,<br />
shoes, bags, pillows, walking<br />
sticks, books and other property<br />
left behind at Auckland Airport by<br />
forgetful – or generous – travellers.<br />
It’s a new way for the Centre<br />
to support families in Māngere,<br />
and extend the life of useful<br />
items at the same time .<br />
If you’d like to have a look at the<br />
latest donations, call MEFSC’s<br />
Resource Recovery Coordinator<br />
Georgina Kelly Ngatoko on 09<br />
280 3379 between 9am and<br />
3pm weekdays, or send her a<br />
message on Facebook: @MEFSC.<br />
There is a catch, though.<br />
As Georgina says: “Everything is<br />
negotiable, but nothing is free.<br />
So come and be prepared to trade<br />
something – your cash, your time,<br />
your talents, or your networks!”
Going up!<br />
Manukau City AFC celebrates back-to-back promotions<br />
After winning the Northern<br />
Regional Football League<br />
(NRFL) Division 2 competition<br />
in 2016, Manukau City AFC<br />
Men’s First Team has now<br />
secured a promotion from<br />
Division 1 to Premier League<br />
for the 2018 season.<br />
The team, which is based at<br />
Walter Massey Park in Māngere<br />
East, sealed the promotion<br />
on 26 August, with a 1–0 win<br />
at home over championship<br />
hopefuls Melville United FC.<br />
It’s been another<br />
stand-out year for<br />
the club, with the<br />
men’s promotion<br />
coming just a week<br />
after the Women’s<br />
First Team were<br />
crowned champions<br />
of the Women’s<br />
Championship<br />
Division.<br />
Top: Manukau City AFC Men’s First Team celebrate their promotion to the<br />
Premier League. (Photo: Ron Sinha) Inset: The club’s Women’s First Team<br />
are this year’s AFF/NFF Women’s Championship Division winners.<br />
MARAMATAKA: Mahuru (<strong>September</strong>)<br />
Kia ora whānau, it’s Mahuru<br />
(<strong>September</strong>) – a time for regrowth,<br />
rebirth and renewal.<br />
Traditionally, this was the time<br />
for looking after young animals<br />
and planting kai, so it was<br />
the busiest time of the year.<br />
Our tohu this month are all<br />
indicators of spring. Here’s<br />
what to look out for:<br />
Ngā tohu o te rangi<br />
(Signs in the sky)<br />
The star Te Kakau (Regulus)<br />
appears, and Whakaahu<br />
Kerekere and Whakaahu Rangi<br />
(Castor and Pollux) are still<br />
visible in the eastern sky.<br />
Ngā tohu o te whenua<br />
(Signs on land)<br />
We usually see the puawānanga<br />
(clematis) blossom<br />
in Mahuru, but this year it<br />
blossomed six weeks early.<br />
Kaumatua suggest that this<br />
means something is changing<br />
in the environment.<br />
Ngā tohu o te moana<br />
(Signs in the water)<br />
Another name for this time<br />
of year is ‘Te ahunga o<br />
uruao’ which means ‘the<br />
new generation of whitebait’.<br />
This ancient name reflects<br />
the tohu o te moana for<br />
Mahuru, which – just like last<br />
month – is the white bait.<br />
White bait will continue<br />
running throughout Mahuru,<br />
so look forward to seeing more<br />
yummy photos on Facebook!<br />
Have a great month, whānau.<br />
And remember: if you want<br />
your own maramataka<br />
dial, just message us on<br />
Facebook @<strong>275</strong>times or<br />
email: <strong>275</strong>times@gmail.com<br />
Key dates<br />
PLANTING DAYS<br />
6, 7 & 8 Sept:<br />
Oturu, Rakaunui<br />
& Rakau Ma Tohi<br />
– Great time to<br />
plant watery crops<br />
9 Sept: Takirau –<br />
Plant root crops<br />
14 & 15 Sept: Tangaroa<br />
A Mua & Tangaroa A<br />
Roto – Plant root crops<br />
18, 19 & 20 Sept:<br />
Orongonui, Omauri<br />
& Mutuwhenua –<br />
Plant root crops<br />
26, 27, 28 & 29 Sept:<br />
Tamatea A Ngana,<br />
Tamatea A Hotu,<br />
Tamatea A Io &<br />
Tamatea Kai Ariki –<br />
Plant everything!<br />
Puawānanga (Photo: Avenue)<br />
OTHER KEY DATES<br />
5, 6 & 7 Sept: Oturu,<br />
Rakaunui & Rakau<br />
Ma Tohi – High<br />
energy days<br />
11, 12 & 13 Sept:<br />
Korekore Te Whiawhia,<br />
Korekore Te Rawea<br />
& Korekore Piri<br />
– Reflecting and<br />
low-energy days<br />
14, 15 & 16 Sept:<br />
Tangaroa A Mua,<br />
Tangaroa A Roto<br />
& Tangaroa Kiokio<br />
– Fishing days<br />
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SOMETHING WORTH<br />
The election is coming<br />
up fast! Saturday, 23<br />
<strong>September</strong> is Election Day.<br />
That’s when we’ll get<br />
to choose the people<br />
who will make the<br />
big decisions about<br />
our health, transport,<br />
housing and education<br />
for the next three years.<br />
So, what’s important to you? Is<br />
there a party you think will best<br />
represent your ideas and values?<br />
Which candidate do you think will<br />
do the best job of representing us?<br />
The <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> team went to<br />
the Māngere Markets to ask<br />
people how they feel about<br />
the upcoming election.<br />
What’s my vote going to do?<br />
Via, a 26 year old, was frustrated<br />
that other young people didn’t<br />
seem bothered about voting.<br />
“The young ones have this mentality<br />
of – you know, ‘oh, what’s my<br />
vote gonna do?’ When really, all<br />
of them put together could turn<br />
it one way or the other. I think<br />
they’re just not seeing it.”<br />
Sadly, Via is right. The Electoral<br />
Commission recently reported that<br />
around 450,000 people were still not<br />
registered to vote. Worryingly, over<br />
half of those people are under 30.<br />
How do you choose?<br />
Speaking to Carla, an 18-year-old<br />
living in Māngere, we discovered<br />
that she didn’t know that there<br />
was an election this year.<br />
“I don’t get it? Voting for who<br />
exactly? I’m just not<br />
These online tools might<br />
help you as you’re thinking<br />
about your choice:<br />
• y http://onthefence.co.nz/<br />
• y http://policy.thespinoff.co.nz/<br />
• y https://votecompass.tvnz.co.nz/<br />
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Above: Denise has missed out on voting in the past, but she’s ready to vote this year.<br />
bothered because I just don’t<br />
know about it,” she said.<br />
Do you feel like this too? It can be<br />
hard to make decisions without<br />
the information you need. Try<br />
searching the internet, have a look<br />
at some of the online tools listed<br />
on this page, or talk to friends<br />
and family about the election.<br />
Busy on 23 <strong>September</strong>?<br />
Vote early!<br />
Denise (pictured above) is<br />
determined to use her vote<br />
this year. In the past, when<br />
her children were little she<br />
sometimes missed out on voting.<br />
She had young twins and it was difficult<br />
to find someone to watch them so<br />
she could go to the voting place.<br />
If you, like Denise, might find it<br />
hard to get to a polling place on<br />
23 <strong>September</strong> – Election Day<br />
– think about voting early.<br />
Voting actually starts on Monday,<br />
11 <strong>September</strong> and you can vote<br />
early at the Māngere Arts Centre.<br />
Let YOUR voice be heard<br />
Voting gives each of us an equal<br />
opportunity to tell the politicians
VOTING FOR!<br />
TOP TIPS TO MAKE<br />
YOUR VOTE<br />
COUNT THIS YEAR:<br />
If you’re already enrolled<br />
• y You can vote on election<br />
day – Saturday 23 Sept <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
• y Find your nearest voting<br />
place at www.elections.org.nz<br />
• y OR You can vote early from<br />
Monday 11 <strong>September</strong> at<br />
the Māngere Arts Centre.<br />
• y You'll get an EasyVote<br />
card in the mail. Take it<br />
with you to make voting<br />
quicker. If you forget your<br />
card – don’t worry, you’ll<br />
still be able to vote.<br />
Above: Philippa makes sure she’s on the electoral role.<br />
“THE YOUNG ONES HAVE THIS MENTALITY OF – YOU<br />
KNOW, ‘OH, WHAT’S MY VOTE GONNA DO?’ WHEN REALLY,<br />
ALL OF THEM PUT TOGETHER COULD TURN IT ONE WAY<br />
OR THE OTHER. I THINK THEY’RE JUST NOT SEEING IT.”<br />
what’s important to us, our<br />
whānau and our community.<br />
Alan, who has just become a<br />
permanent resident, is now<br />
entitled to enrol and to vote.<br />
“I’ve been calling Māngere East<br />
home for 7 years now and I’m<br />
If you're not<br />
enrolled yet,<br />
it’s NOT too late.<br />
Check out our<br />
tips for making<br />
a special<br />
vote.<br />
very excited about being able to<br />
vote for the first time,” he says.<br />
“I feel that this electorate needs<br />
to engage more in the voting<br />
process. By being enrolled to vote<br />
and voting we’ll be able to build<br />
the voice that this area needs.”<br />
If you haven’t enrolled yet<br />
• y DON’T PANIC! You can make a<br />
special vote. It’ll take a tiny bit<br />
longer, but it will be worth it!<br />
• y The easiest thing to do is<br />
visit the Māngere Arts Centre<br />
from Monday 11 <strong>September</strong>.<br />
There you’ll be able to enrol<br />
and vote at the same time.<br />
But you’ll need to do this<br />
BEFORE election day.<br />
• y OR you can call the<br />
elections team on 0800 36<br />
76 56. They will help you get<br />
enrolled so you can vote.<br />
At the voting place:<br />
• y You’ll be given a voting paper.<br />
• y You get two votes. That<br />
means you get to put TWO<br />
ticks on the voting paper.<br />
• y Your party vote is for the<br />
party you prefer. Vote<br />
for only ONE party.<br />
• y Your electorate vote is for<br />
the candidate you would<br />
like to be your Member<br />
of Parliament (MP).<br />
• y If you only complete the party<br />
vote, or only complete the<br />
candidate vote, it will still count.<br />
• y If you make a mistake<br />
– don’t worry – just tell<br />
the staff. They’ll give you<br />
a new voting paper.<br />
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Queen Shirl’e: Living my dream<br />
This multi-talented lady has been bringing<br />
us stories about Māngere’s artists for almost<br />
a year, so we thought it was time she told us<br />
a bit more about herself. Meet Queen Shirl’e...<br />
By Shirl’e Fruean<br />
My passion for performing<br />
arts began way back in<br />
preschool in Samoa.<br />
After moving to Māngere I<br />
joined my primary school’s<br />
Māori culture group and<br />
attended my first noho<br />
at Ngā Tapuwae school<br />
marae, where I learned<br />
to embrace Aotearoa as<br />
my new home – despite<br />
the language barrier.<br />
I also played guitar at<br />
our local church, sang<br />
in the youth choir and<br />
took part in productions<br />
for White Sundays.<br />
When our family moved<br />
to ’Rewa, I went back<br />
to my roots and joined<br />
Weymouth Intermediate’s<br />
Samoan cultural showcase.<br />
My fav’ experience<br />
was performing at the<br />
Auckland Town Hall – I<br />
felt like a real star!<br />
Around the same time, I<br />
entered the school talent<br />
quest and won a free<br />
recording session at OMAC<br />
(Ōtara Music Arts Centre).<br />
Starting to write<br />
At high school, I discovered<br />
a whole new<br />
love for writing stories.<br />
One of my poems was<br />
even published in the<br />
school magazine.<br />
As my skills developed<br />
I joined the South<br />
Auckland writers group,<br />
where I was encouraged<br />
to enter a writing<br />
competition alongside<br />
50 other local authors.<br />
When Ali Cowley, the<br />
creative animation director<br />
for Bro'Town sat beside<br />
me for our final exam, I<br />
thought I had no chance,<br />
but to my surprise I made<br />
the top 10 and had my<br />
short story ‘A Peaceful<br />
Assurance’ published.<br />
Hip hop & emceeing<br />
Hip hop was my other<br />
passion. Rap music was<br />
a way to express myself<br />
creatively. I released three<br />
EPs and music videos as an<br />
indie artist with the help of<br />
family and friends. Then in<br />
2012 I won an NZ On Air<br />
grant to shoot and record<br />
my single ‘Humanity’.<br />
I was honoured to be the<br />
first female emcee from<br />
Māngere to receive this<br />
grant – especially because<br />
hip-hop is traditionally a<br />
male-dominated industry.<br />
Teaching – & learning!<br />
I wanted to inspire<br />
more young people<br />
from South Auckland<br />
to follow their dreams<br />
like I had, so I started<br />
my own performing<br />
arts classes in 2006.<br />
Amanda Ashton, a young<br />
girl from Māngere, was<br />
one of my first students.<br />
She later became a TV<br />
presenter for Māori TV and<br />
now runs her own film<br />
and make-up business.<br />
Seeing Amanda’s<br />
transformation made me<br />
even more determined<br />
to teach, and I took on<br />
a full-time position as a<br />
Kāwai Raupapa performing<br />
arts tutor at Te Wānanga<br />
o Aotearoa in Māngere.<br />
This position required<br />
proper qualifications,<br />
so I also studied hard<br />
to earn a Diploma in<br />
Adult Education.<br />
Looking forward<br />
It can be challenging<br />
trying to get by as a single<br />
parent when you have<br />
a big dream, but I know<br />
anything is possible if<br />
you set goals and work<br />
hard to achieve them.<br />
This year, the Māngere-<br />
Ōtāhuhu Local Board<br />
gave me a certificate<br />
of appreciation for my<br />
voluntary work, which<br />
includes writing for,<br />
and supporting, the<br />
<strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong>. Alongside<br />
Creative Communities<br />
and OMYG (Ōtāhuhu<br />
Māngere Youth Group)<br />
they also helped me to<br />
kick start my Pathways<br />
to Performing Arts afterschool<br />
programme at<br />
the Ōtāhuhu Library.<br />
Feedback from the<br />
course has been fantastic,<br />
and now Onehunga<br />
and Māngere libraries<br />
are requesting my<br />
programme, too!<br />
I’ll also be hosting the<br />
NZ Hip Hop Summit at<br />
Toia (Ōtāhuhu Recreation<br />
Centre) on 25 November.<br />
See you there!<br />
nzhiphopsummit.com
One hundred Ma – ngere families<br />
are being given the chance to<br />
start backyard gardens as part<br />
of the ‘My Backyard Garden<br />
Project – Ma – ngere Challenge’.<br />
By Justine Skilling<br />
Talking Rubbish, ME Family Services<br />
Brent Mags, the organiser of My<br />
Backyard Garden Project (MBGP), is<br />
passionate about gardening and the<br />
benefits of growing our own food.<br />
He launched the project last year in<br />
West Auckland, gathering together<br />
the resources and people-power<br />
to build and set up 52 gardens in<br />
backyards and community spaces.<br />
Since then, two more challenges<br />
have been activated: one in Rotorua<br />
and another in Waitakere, with almost<br />
150 more gardens being installed.<br />
Now the project is coming<br />
to the food bowl of Tāmaki<br />
Makaurau: Māngere.<br />
Māngere challenge<br />
The Māngere challenge is being<br />
hosted by Papatūānuku Kōkiri<br />
Marae in Robertson Rd, with<br />
support from Love Food Hate<br />
Waste, Pacific Vision Aotearoa,<br />
Compost Collective, Te Puni Kōkiri,<br />
The Southern Initiative, Healthy<br />
Families Manukau, and Māngere<br />
Connect-Neighbourhood Support.<br />
“MBGP has always wanted to come<br />
to South Auckland, and having an<br />
ongoing connection with Therese<br />
Mangos [Pacific Vision Aotearoa/<br />
Compost Collective] and Matua<br />
Rereata Makiha [The Southern<br />
Initiative and Society for Māori<br />
Astronomy Research & Traditions],<br />
as well as a solid foundation<br />
with Papatūānuku Marae, has<br />
made it possible,” says Brent.<br />
The passionate and ever-growing<br />
organising team has been meeting<br />
weekly for the past month and<br />
has held some productive Sunday<br />
working bees to get the materials<br />
ready for building the gardens.<br />
A new way of thinking & eating<br />
Papatūānuku Marae’s Lionel Hotene<br />
is excited about the project, because<br />
it aligns beautifully with the vision<br />
of Marae-founder Nanny Mere.<br />
“We believe food is the catalyst for<br />
change. If we want whānau in our<br />
community to be healthy physically<br />
and mentally,<br />
then let’s<br />
provide the<br />
knowledge<br />
and resources<br />
for them to be able<br />
to take control and grow<br />
their own food,” says Lionel.<br />
“When we get our families<br />
involved in growing food, then food<br />
can become medicine and medicine<br />
become food. This is what we call<br />
an edible education,” he says.<br />
“BY UNDERSTANDING<br />
THE WORLD OF GROWING<br />
KAI, WE CAN ALL MAKE<br />
MORE EDUCATED AND<br />
INFORMED DECISIONS<br />
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE<br />
PUTTING IN OUR WAHA.”<br />
The marae wants to help whānau<br />
take control of their oranga, their<br />
hauora. “By understanding the world<br />
of growing kai, we can all make more<br />
educated and informed decisions<br />
about what we are putting in our<br />
waha. We can create a new way of<br />
thinking and eating – actually an old<br />
way of thinking and living – through<br />
this garden project,” says Lionel.<br />
MA – NGERE’S<br />
BACKYARD<br />
GARDEN<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
Below: Organisers of Māngere’s My Backyard Garden Project prepare<br />
to build raised garden beds out of pallets at Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae.<br />
Get your family growing!<br />
Families who want to participate in<br />
the project must live in the Māngere<br />
area and commit to attending<br />
workshops on Saturday 9 & Sunday<br />
10 <strong>September</strong>, where they’ll build<br />
raised garden beds from old pallets<br />
and learn about composting,<br />
‘lasagne gardening’, Maramataka<br />
(gardening by the moon), seed<br />
raising, seedling planting and how<br />
to use the produce they grow.<br />
The project is free and participants<br />
will receive their own raised garden<br />
bed, compost bin and ongoing<br />
support to get them growing.<br />
To register your backyard, or to<br />
volunteer your time or resources,<br />
please contact: Brent Mags – ph.<br />
021 029 10004, Therese Mangos<br />
– ph. 021 905 961 or Valerie<br />
Teraitua – ph. 027 2561472.<br />
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Community Notices<br />
FREE COMMUNITY DAY - SAT 9 SEPT<br />
FREE food, clothing, entertainment, services, workshops &<br />
childrens' play. 10am–2pm at Metro Theatre, Massey Rd,<br />
Mangere East. Find more details on the Facebook event page:<br />
‘Free Community Day, by AigaWahineToa & NewMoney’.<br />
MA – NGERE EAST LIBRARY – WHAT’S ON<br />
FREE Knitting & Craft Club: 10:30am every Thursday. Bring<br />
your knitting or craft projects, or simply drop by for a cup of tea<br />
and a chat. Make new friends; learn a new hobby. All welcome.<br />
FREE Wriggle & Rhyme – Active Movement to Music: 11am<br />
every Tuesday. Fun and interactive sessions to help develop baby’s<br />
brain and body. For babies and toddlers up to two years old. Older<br />
siblings also welcome. For more info, ph. 09 <strong>275</strong> 5420 or drop in to<br />
the Māngere East Library at 370 Massey Rd, Māngere East.<br />
MA – NGERE BRIDGE LIBRARY – WHAT’S ON<br />
<strong>September</strong> is Comic Book Month! Take out three comics or<br />
graphic novels at once and go into the FREE draw to win a fun<br />
hamper at the end of the month! All ages welcome.<br />
Superhero Storytime: Dress up as your favourite comic book<br />
character and join in the FREE fun at Superhero Storytime on Sat<br />
30 Sept at 11am. Lots of stories, songs and laughter for children<br />
and their families. For more info, ph. 09 636 6797 or email:<br />
Mangerebridge.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<br />
COMMUNICARE FRIENDSHIP CENTRES<br />
Seniors looking for a regular get-together among friends are<br />
invited to visit their local Communicare Friendship Centres at<br />
Māngere/Ōtāhuhu Netball Centre, 1 Court Close, Māngere, or<br />
Methodist Church Hall, Kolmar Rd, Papatoetoe. The first visit is<br />
free. Ph. 09 631 5968 or email: office@communicare.org.nz<br />
FREE PARENTING SUPPORT<br />
Mellow Bumps: Next free course for expectant parents starts<br />
soon! For more information, email: admin@ohomairangi.co.nz<br />
or ph. 09 263 0798. This course is run by Ohomairangi Trust at<br />
the Māngere East Community Centre.<br />
FREE CLASSES IN MA – NGERE EAST<br />
Māngere East Community Centre runs FREE and low-cost<br />
community education classes in te reo Māori, Samoan, English,<br />
sewing, literacy and numeracy, korowai and tukutuku, drivers<br />
licence theory, tai chi, zumba – and more! Visit www.mangereeast.<br />
org, email: fiona@mangereeast.org, ph. 09 <strong>275</strong> 6161 or drop in to<br />
the Centre at 372 Massey Road, Māngere East to find out more.<br />
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