Tread Lightly Caravan

Our team will be at the Manurewa Community Network Expo next week!

📍Te Paataka Koorero o Waimaahia
Clendon Library, 17 Palmers Road
🕘 10:00am – 2:00pm
📅 Thursday 16 July

Come connect, discover, and be supported at this free community expo. With 30+ providers from across Manurewa, you can't miss this!

Titiro Whakamuri, Kōkiri Whakamua
ONLY 1 week to go! Manurewa Community Network Expo: Come and connect, discover, and be supported at our free community expo on the second Thursday of the school holidays!
With 30+ providers from across Manurewa, you can't miss this!

Thursday 16 July 2026
10am – 2pm
Te Paataka Koorero o Waimaahia
Te Matariki Clendon Library, 17 Palmers Road

What to expect:
* Information and support from a wide range of providers
* Workshops presented by local leaders and organisations
* Free barber cuts by Groove Kuttz Academy
* Soup & sausage sizzle

Sectors represented: (see full list of exhibitors below)
* Health & Wellness
* Disability Support
* Wrap-around Services

Workshops include:
* The Pride Project – Badges for te reo
* Middlemore Foundation
* AUT Dietician – Health information
* Manurewa Recreation Centre – What’s happening in our community

Exhibitors at Titiro Whakamuri Kōkiri Whakamua
Anglican Trust for Women and Children, Animal Management – Community Partnerships and Engagement Team, Healthy Homes, Barnardos Aotearoa, The Cause Collective, Commerce Commission, Manukau Bowel Cancer Screening, Disability Connect, NZ – Electoral Team, , Support Northern, Failoa Famili, -CAN – Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Care Action Network, Geneva Healthcare, Groove Kuttz, Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities Kaikaranga Disability NASC, Manurewa Local Board, Manurewa Marae, Maranga Fanau Charitable Trust, Energy, Middlemore Foundation, Oncology Nutrition Guideline Development, Consulting Limited, Plunket Manurewa - Poutokomanawa, Sexual Wellbeing, Solomon Group NZ, Te Awa Ora Trust, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, The Pride Project Aotearoa HQ, Lightly trust, Utilities Disputes, Vaiola P.I. Budgeting Service Trust

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet local organisations, learn about support available, and connect with your community. Hosted by Community Network
Funded by Manurewa Local Board.

All whānau are warmly welcome
See you there!

What a fantastic day of learning at the Auckland Botanic Gardens 🌿💧

Students from Weymouth School, Everglade School and Reremoana School recently took part in the Spongy Schools, Spongy Cities education programme, thanks to the Wai Project funded through Auckland Council's Sustainable Schools Auckland.

Throughout the day, tamariki explored the causes and impacts of flooding, learned about the important role stormwater and drainage infrastructure can play in our cities, and discovered how communities can help reduce flood risk. From planting more trees and vegetation to creating spaces where water can soak into the ground, students gained valuable insights into how nature-based solutions can help build more resilient communities.

It was an engaging and hands-on experience that empowered our young people to think about the role they can play in caring for our environment and waterways.

A big thank you to Auckland Council's Sustainable Schools Auckland team for making this experience possible 💙

Canon ANZ Oceania Grants Programme – Applications Open Now! 📢

Looking for funding to support your school or community project? This year, $20,000 in grants will be awarded across four categories:
• Education
• Community
• Environment
• Cultural

Each recipient will receive $5,000 in cash and Canon products to help share their story and grow their impact 💚

To mark the programme’s 20th anniversary, one New Zealand recipient will also receive a content creation package valued at up to $2,000.

Submissions are open now via https://www.canon.co.nz/about-canon/community/grants

Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 14 June 2026.

Canon has been alongside us for many years, and their support has been huge. They provide the cameras, printers and printing for our Tread Lightly pledges, which helps us take environmental education from the classroom into homes. This support helps us reach more families and grow our impact.