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Auckland Council launches essential guide to new life in Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland Council is thrilled to announce the launch of its Welcome to Auckland web portal— a helpful and essential guide for anyone making Tāmaki Makaurau their new home. 

The portal aims to ease the transition for new residents by acting as a central hub for information, community services and civic participation, ensuring newcomers feel a sense of belonging from day one.  

The Welcome to Auckland portal is not just a website; it's an invitation to engage. The resource was shaped by shared experiences of newcomers to Auckland as well as mana whenua and their perspectives on iwi roles in welcoming newcomers and making it a doorway to culture, values and an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Iwi and Hapū of Tāmaki Makaurau, as well as cultural events like Matariki. 

Nau mai, Haere mai ki Tāmaki Makaurau. Your journey to belonging starts here.

We are in need of volunteers to help with all manner of roles in prep during the afternoons, and service in the evenings. If you're keen to support an awesome kaupapa with community-minded people and get fed while you do it, look no further.

We are able to do what we do for the community because of the community - the volunteers are the heart and soul of the place. Where there is need, there is a need for volunteering, and let me tell you: WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

Have a look through our website for volunteering opportunities - you can sign up and volunteer as often or as little, as regularly or irregularly as suits, as long as you do come! Where else can you come be a part of a fold and eat something delicious that you know is making a difference for someone else who needs it!

Hato Hone St John is offering a vital FREE one-hour education programme, Ngā Tohu Whakaora e Toru (3 Steps for Life), designed to give all New Zealanders the confidence to act when someone suffers an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

What You Will Learn

Calling 111: Knowing how to quickly connect with expert call handlers to send the right help.

Starting CPR: Learning the simple, vital steps of CPR.

Using an AED: Understanding how an AED works to deliver a shock and restore a natural heart rhythm.

By taking part, you are gaining the skills to step up in an emergency, helping us build stronger, healthier communities—one life saved at a time.

Cantemus is a very friendly community choir based in Newmarket, but with members from all over Auckland. We are an unauditioned SATB choir conducted by Stuart Weightman, singing a wide variety of choral secular and religious music from Bach to Beethoven and beyond. We practise on Monday evenings from 7.30-9.30 (supper included), at St Luke's Church in Newmarket/Remuera.

We sing a variety of choral pieces, from Bach to Beethoven and beyond. Rehearsals for 2026 start 9th February. For more information, please email abronwen13@gmail.com

📅 Sunday 13 December 2026
🕔 5pm–7pm
📍 Vellenoweth Green, St Heliers

Proudly brought to you by the Ōrākei Local Board, Carols on the Green is a free, family-friendly event bringing our local community together to celebrate the festive season in one of our beautiful parks. 🎶✨

This year, we’re looking for performers, community activations, food stalls and food trucks to help make the evening special.

🎤 Performers & activations
We especially encourage local schools, churches and community groups to put forward an Expression of Interest.

📅 Submissions close Tuesday 22 September 2026 at 5pm
🔗 https://engage.ubiquity.co.nz/surveys/pp26nx0b16b4kcs313gyxl1k340gljsth3w4c_v4ptf0km9b3cxy3n6k5sj0

🍴 Food stalls & food trucks
Local food vendors are also invited to apply to be part of the event.

📅 Food vendor EOIs close 30 October
🔗 https://engage.ubiquity.co.nz/surveys/6_sycgqxhr54k6l613h0rrngv80gljsth3w4c_v4ptf0km9b3cxy3mdcdnxj

Know a local choir, dance group, school, church, community group or food business that should be there? Please tag them or share this post with them. ❤️