Jess, Author at Grey Lynn Residents Association

Grey Lynn News July 2021

18 July 2021 by Jess Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Auckland Plan, Events, Grey Lynn News, Home Street Reserve Tagged With: Auckland Transport (AT), Hakanoa Reserve, Home Street Arch Hill, Home Street Reserve, Matariki Festival, Plan Change 26, Safer Speed Zone, Wellpark Reserve, Wellparkers

Great things happen when Grey Lynn-ers get together. The transformation of Hakanoa and Wellpark Reserves are two recent examples – join us at Grey Lynn Community Centre on Wednesday 28 July to hear how they did it and get your favourite green space next on the list.

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Filed Under: Parks, Wildlife Tagged With: Hakanoa Reserve, Pest Free Grey Lynn, UrbanArk, Wellpark Reserve, Wellparkers

Home Street welcomes Matariki

11 July 2021 by Jess Leave a Comment

A light-covered star marks Matariki on the steps of Home St Reserve, Arch Hill

More than 100 children, parents, grandparents and residents braved a chilly but perfectly clear evening to celebrate the start of Matariki at the recently regenerated Home Street Reserve in Arch Hill.

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Filed Under: Home Street Reserve, Parks, Waitemata Local Board Tagged With: Adriana Alverado Christie, Home Street Arch Hill, Home Street Reserve, Matariki Festival, Richard Northey, Waitematā Local Board (WLB)

Change on the horizon as Council drops plan

11 July 2021 by Jess 1 Comment

Plan Change 26 - which rules apply in Special Character areas?

Auckland Council have advised us that they have decided to withdraw Plan Change 26.

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Filed Under: Auckland Plan Tagged With: Amenity, Auckland Unitary Plan, Herne Bay Residents Association, National Policy Statement on Urban Development, NPS-UD, Plan Change 26, Special Character Areas Overlay

Expert backs bold vision for Grey Lynn’s Great North Road

30 May 2021 by Jess 4 Comments

A senior University of Auckland architecture lecturer has lent his voice to the call for Auckland Transport (AT) to listen to the community before rushing through any changes to Great North Road.

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Filed Under: Great North Road Precinct Vision Tagged With: Arch Hill, Bill McKay, Great North Road, Grey Lynn Business Association, Urban issues

Grey Lynn Primary traffic-calming trial

30 May 2021 by Jess Leave a Comment

Auckland Transport is about to begin a trial to reduce speed and improve the safety of students of Grey Lynn Primary School on Surrey Crescent.

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Filed Under: Transport Tagged With: Browning Street, Firth Road, Grey Lynn Primary, Safe Schools, Selbourne Street, Surrey Crescent

Cooper Street reserve on the chopping block?

29 May 2021 by Jess Leave a Comment

We were disappointed to see that the Council’s property arm Panuku is proposing to sell the reserve at 36 Cooper Street, Arch Hill.

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Filed Under: Cooper Street Reserve, Uncategorized Tagged With: Arch Hill, Cooper Street

Take your pick: two revamped Grey Lynn playgrounds worth a visit

28 May 2021 by Jess Leave a Comment

Building work is now complete on the playgrounds of two of our favourite local parks.

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Filed Under: Home Street Reserve, Waitemata Local Board Tagged With: Arch Hill, Auckland Dream, Grey Lynn playground, Home Street Arch Hill, Home Street Reserve, Riana Rangi-Brown, Western Springs Lakeside Park

Rediscovering Bullock Track Bush

15 November 2020 by Jess Leave a Comment

Bullock Track Bush, Western Springs — *Bullock Track Bush, right on the border of Western Springs and Grey Lynn.*

Bullock Track Bush is rich with native specimens. Some may even pre-date human arrival. Find out about Forest & Bird’s restoration project…

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Filed Under: Grey Lynn News Tagged With: Auckland Central Bullock Track Bush Restoration Project, Bullock Track Auckland, Bullock Track Bush, Bullock Track Western Springs, Forest and Bird

Grey Lynn News – Keeping Up with the Cohaus & More!

4 October 2020 by Jess Leave a Comment

Welcome to Grey Lynn News for Oct 2020: Keeping up with the Cohaus. Beating the water shortage. Get biking & get free stuff! And more…

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Filed Under: Grey Lynn News Tagged With: Auckland Council, Auckland Heritage Festival, Auckland Transport Community Bike Fund, Bike Auckland, Bike Grey Lynn, Bike to the Market, Biketober, Black Pineapple Foraged Cocktails, Browning Street, Bubble Weekend, Clay Works Potters Market, Cohaus, Drought, Elemental Auckland, Elemental Nights, Firth Road, Freida Margolis, Grey Lynn Farmers Market, Grey Lynn Park Festival, Hopetoun Alpha, Kelmarna Gardens, King Sweeties, Laneway, Motat, OPOSSOM, Richmond Road, St Columba Church, Surrey Crescent, Tapac, The Nukes, Thom Gill, Vector Lights

Grey Lynn News – September 2020 – News, Sightings & More!

6 September 2020 by Jess Leave a Comment

Welcome to Grey Lynn News for September 2020: Rallying under lockdown. Jacinda Ardern visits our market. Your guide to action. And more!

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Filed Under: Grey Lynn News Tagged With: 48 Nights on Hope St, Arch Hill, ASB Theatre, Auckland Horticultural Council Centre, Auckland Zoo, CNN, Covert Theatre, David Batten, Graeme Hill, Grey Lynn Farmers Market, Grey Lynn Park, Home Street Reserve, Jacinda Ardern, Kelmarna Gardens, Lockdown 2.0, Natures Corner Eggs, Night Lights at Motat, Organic Gardening Basics, Papatuanuku Marae, Plan Change 26, Predator-Free Grey Lynn, Richmond Masters, South East Asia Jungle Track, Spring Flower Show, Sunday Giggles, Tapac, The Guardian, Waitematā Local Board (WLB), West Lynn

Predator-Free Grey Lynn wants your help to protect native birds

6 September 2020 by Jess Leave a Comment

Grey Lynn News - Predator-free Grey Lynn

Predator-Free Grey Lynn has expanded its trapping area and now has West Lynn rodents in its sights. Get a free rat trap and help our native birds.

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Filed Under: Wildlife Tagged With: CatchIT, Graeme Hill, Predator-Free Grey Lynn, TrapNZ, Urban Ark-Manawa Taiao, Waitematā Local Board (WLB)

Kia kaha Grey Lynn – rallying under another lockdown shutdown

6 September 2020 by Jess Leave a Comment

We’re proud of the way our community rallied under the lockdown shutdown, and the people and places that helped us adapt. Our highlights…

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Filed Under: Covid-19 Coronavirus Tagged With: Brigitte Sistig, Dryden Lodge, Dryden Street, Grey Lynn 2030, Grey Lynn Park, Peel Street, Western Springs, Westhaven boardwalk

Grey Lynn News – August 2020 – News, Sightings & More!

1 August 2020 by Jess 1 Comment

Welcome to Grey Lynn News for August 2020. Grey Lynn Park developments, Plan Change 26, street trees, a leopard seal sighting near Coxs Bay! And more…

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Filed Under: Grey Lynn News Tagged With: Adriana Alverado Christie, Auckland Council, Grey Lynn Park, Mark Miller, Owha, Plan Change 26, Special Character Areas Overlay, Waitematā Local Board (WLB)

Grey Lynn News July 2021

Love your local park

Home Street welcomes Matariki

Change on the horizon as Council drops plan

Expert backs bold vision for Grey Lynn’s Great North Road

Grey Lynn Primary traffic-calming trial

Cooper Street reserve on the chopping block?

Take your pick: two revamped Grey Lynn playgrounds worth a visit

Rediscovering Bullock Track Bush

Grey Lynn News – Keeping Up with the Cohaus & More!

Grey Lynn News – September 2020 – News, Sightings & More!

Predator-Free Grey Lynn wants your help to protect native birds

Kia kaha Grey Lynn – rallying under another lockdown shutdown

Grey Lynn News – August 2020 – News, Sightings & More!

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