HAKIHEA DECEMBER 2019 / KOHITĀTEA JANUARY 2020 / ISSUE 98 JANUARY HAKIHEA DECEMBER 2019 / KOHITĀTEA EAT AUCKLAND Food destinations for all appetites LET'S PLAY All the best summer events OURAUCKLAND.NZ Div i e s nto umm Whether you’re a beachgoer, bush walker or er event lover, your summer is sorted in Auckland The epicentre of New Zealand retail, fashion, hospitality and entertainment OurAuckland.nz TO TATOU TAMAKI MAKAURAU CONTENTS 14-21 SUMMER ON MY MIND CONTACT US Ten Aucklanders tell us what summer means to Auckland Council them. PLUS: we list the aucklandcouncil.govt.nz region’s summer must-do’s 09 301 0101 (24/7) aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/ contactus Auckland Council, Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 facebook.com/aklcouncil twitter.com/aklcouncil About OurAuckland OurAuckland keeps you up to date with council services, projects and events and helps to fulfil our legislative obligations to 04 keep Aucklanders informed. MAYOR’S LETTER We conduct regular research Working for you to ensure OurAuckland is an efficient way of doing this. 06 Te reo Māori THE BRIEFING We’re proud to use te reo Information and inspiration Māori in OurAuckland. If from Council HQ you come across a word you don’t know, you can learn what it means at 08-09 maoridictionary.co.nz IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD OurAuckland What’s hot and happening ourauckland@ aucklandcouncil.govt.nz in your area ourauckland.nz 10 22-28 Subscribe to OurAuckland LOVE LEIGH WHAT’S ON e-newsletter at Long-time Rodney resident Festivals, shows, sport, free ourauckland.nz/enews Lisa Toi’s highlights package events, festive cheer and Disclaimer loads of summer fun OurAuckland includes paid 12-13 advertising, in addition to AL FRESCO IN 30 Auckland Council editorial content. While Auckland AUCKLAND SEE HERE NOW Council appreciates the Summer food destinations Auckland’s most- support of advertisers in for any appetite or budget photographed locations helping to pay for production of OurAuckland, the inclusion of any specific advertisement is not an NEED TO KNOW for Auckland-only based Flush your taps official endorsement or restaurants, cafes, bars, The Ministry of Health recommendation of that Improving food grade takeaways and other food recommends flushing a advertiser’s products or display rules businesses to display a large glass of water from services by Auckland Council. We are proposing a new food safety information your drinking water tap Published by Bauer Media in Food Safety Information certificate (or food grade), each morning before partnership with Auckland Bylaw to help Aucklanders including displaying using any water. This Council. For advertising make informed decisions it in specific physical removes any metals that enquiries email advertising@ about where they purchase locations and online. Visit may have dissolved from bauermedia.co.nz. Printed by Webstar using food and to incentivise food aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/ plumbing fittings. For more sustainably sourced paper. businesses to achieve high have-your-say from information, visit watercare. food safety standards. 2 December until 2 February co.nz and search for The proposed new bylaw 2020 to share your thoughts ‘drinking water quality’, or clarifies requirements on the proposed bylaw. phone 09 442 2222. LOWE BRYAN FARNWORTH, JAY PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES. COVER: HAKIHEA DECEMBER 2019 / KOHITĀTEA JANUARY 2020 3 BY THE NUMBERS 52 Movies and Music in Parks events are coming to parks across the region this summer. They’re free and fun for the whole family. Check musicinparks.co.nz and moviesinparks.co.nz for more info 3.75 million bike trips across Auckland between October 2018 and September 2019, an increase of 5.9% on the previous 12 months 19 iwi will co-host the Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in partnership with Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) on 31 to combat congestion. We will work January on Captain Cook Wharf to keep residential building at its Working highest level ever to deal with housing shortages and affordability. We will maintain our focus on protecting and for you enhancing our environment, including by reducing carbon emissions to tackle climate change and cleaning up our Thank you, Aucklanders, for the harbours and beaches. privilege you have given me of serving As our super-city structure a further term as mayor. I look forward approaches its 10th anniversary, we to working with you to make our city a will review our council-controlled world-class and inclusive place to live. organisations to ensure they are My priorities for this term reflect accountable and effective. 700,000+ what you have told me are the most With the approach of Christmas and visitors to Auckland Zoo each year. pressing issues facing our city. the summer holidays, my best wishes Almost half (48%) of the Zoo’s We will continue to invest heavily to you for an enjoyable, relaxing and visitors said they felt ‘compelled in the infrastructure and services our peaceful festive season with family to take action to help wildlife’ as a city needs to meet the rapid increase and friends. direct consequence of their visit in population. We will maintain our record Phil Goff, investment in the transport network Mayor of Auckland 4000+ events held a year at the 12 venues operated by Auckland Council's Regional Facilities Auckland. Landmark venues include the GET CONNECTED WITH Aotea Centre, The Civic, Auckland OURAUCKLAND.NZ Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland Town Hall, Mt Smart Stadium, New Zealand Maritime Museum Discover more at ourauckland.nz and Western Springs Stadium Get weekly updates on news and events across Auckland at $44.3m ourauckland.nz/enews Cost of new shared cycling/ Follow us on social media walking path being constructed between New Lynn and Avondale @aklcouncil TRANSPORT, AUCKLAND ATEED, COUNCIL, AUCKLAND SOURCES: LOWE. / BRYAN AUCKLAND ZOO CONNECTED & GET JOSEPH HOCKLEY; PHOTO: MAYOR'S UNIT) AND EVALUATION RESEARCH COUNCIL’S NZ & RIMU (AUCKLAND STATS AUCKLAND, REGIONAL FACILITIES 4 KAWENGA KŌRERO / NEWS Set sail this Summer Experience the City of Sails from $XFNODQGĸVVSDUNOLQJb:DLWHPDWā Harbour with a one-hour heritage sailing. Help the Corner Quay and Hobson 0DULWLPH0XVHXPFUHZKRLVWbWKHVDLOVRU Streets, Viaduct Harbour Auckland sit back and take in the city skyline. Museum entry free for Aucklanders 6DLOLQJUHJXODUO\ERRNLQJVUHFRPPHQGHG maritimemuseum.co.nz THE BRIEFING INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION FROM AUCKLAND COUNCIL HQ and gives the option to GET A FIX follow the progress of IMAGINATION its resolution through STATIONS Auckland Council has texts or email alerts or launched a smarter, via myAuckland. It also Need to keep the kids convenient way for eliminates the need for entertained this summer? Aucklanders to report a you to call the council’s Auckland Libraries has got property-maintenance contact centre to check you covered. Let children problem with our on the progress. Call unleash their imagination community facilities, centre and walk-in service with Kia Māia te Whai Dare public spaces or parks. centre support will to Explore, a free summer The new mobile-friendly continue. reading programme for kids service enables you to To report a problem, visit aged 5 to 12 years. report a problem online aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Go on an adventure with Tuatara and his friends, through reading challenges, creative activities and games, FLOWING FREE Festival, the Henderson to explore the past, present RSA Children’s Christmas and future. Registrations Thirsty festival-goers will Party and the World Aids are open now and the be able to top up their Day Festival. The idea programme, which features water bottles for free at came from Watercare more than 60 activities, a variety of community communications manager kicks off on 9 events over the summer Rachel Hughes, who says December and runs thanks to Watercare’s new it’s all about giving back to for six weeks across water stations. the community. Auckland Libraries. The stations, which For details on how to Sign up at connect to mains water get one at your event, daretoexplore. supply, will be set up at search ‘water stations’ at nz to secure your events like the Pasifika watercare.co.nz. activity booklet. 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