Upper Harbour Local Board
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Aim for all residents to have equitable access to facilities, events and fun recreation options for all ages and abilities within easy reach.
Connect people and place and help communities strengthen their unique voice. Promote and support wider involvement in community-led initiatives.
Celebrate our many different cultures and diversity. Encourage artistic expression and understanding of diverse groups. Toitu Te Tiriti.
Maintain and keep tidy more than 200 parks, and raise awareness of these green spaces.
Establish more mobile and boutique libraries to better serve the expanding and diverse community.
Use community festivals as platforms for more cultural collaboration, for example Diwali festival having performances representing Chinese culture.
Build a new library in Albany. The land and $10 million are available, most background work is done and now the board needs to approve this project.
Support local festivals like Diwali, Lantern Festival, Eid and Open Art Studios to celebrate local creatives and placemaking.
Protect North Harbour Stadium, Westpark Marina, Wasp Hangar and Bomb Point and keep them in public ownership in perpetuity.
Invest in public facilities such as parks, pools, libraries, museums and halls including community-owned halls.
Promote inclusive festivals and cultural events and expand access to sporting facilities for all ages and encourage community-run events.
Strengthen liquor licensing to reduce harm while supporting common-sense, flexible and safe hospitality practices.
Support community events and festivals that celebrate arts, culture and diversity across Upper Harbour.
Advocate for improved sporting facilities and recreation spaces that keep pace with our fast-growing population.
Invest in Upper Harbour by backing the new Albany Library, Whenuapai community facility, upgrade parks and better recreation for all ages.
Deliver a pool for the northwest of Auckland to serve the communities of Whenuapai, Hobsonville and West Harbour.
Deliver a new, larger replacement for the Albany Library. The new facility will also be a community hub.
Move beyond traditional sports in planning for infrastructure by providing more indoor courts, basketball facilities and fields.
Aim for all residents to have equitable access to facilities, events and fun recreation options for all ages and abilities within easy reach.
Connect people and place and help communities strengthen their unique voice. Promote and support wider involvement in community-led initiatives.
Celebrate our many different cultures and diversity. Encourage artistic expression and understanding of diverse groups. Toitu Te Tiriti.
Maintain and keep tidy more than 200 parks, and raise awareness of these green spaces.
Establish more mobile and boutique libraries to better serve the expanding and diverse community.
Use community festivals as platforms for more cultural collaboration, for example Diwali festival having performances representing Chinese culture.
Build a new library in Albany. The land and $10 million are available, most background work is done and now the board needs to approve this project.
Support local festivals like Diwali, Lantern Festival, Eid and Open Art Studios to celebrate local creatives and placemaking.
Protect North Harbour Stadium, Westpark Marina, Wasp Hangar and Bomb Point and keep them in public ownership in perpetuity.
Invest in public facilities such as parks, pools, libraries, museums and halls including community-owned halls.
Promote inclusive festivals and cultural events and expand access to sporting facilities for all ages and encourage community-run events.
Strengthen liquor licensing to reduce harm while supporting common-sense, flexible and safe hospitality practices.
Support community events and festivals that celebrate arts, culture and diversity across Upper Harbour.
Advocate for improved sporting facilities and recreation spaces that keep pace with our fast-growing population.
Invest in Upper Harbour by backing the new Albany Library, Whenuapai community facility, upgrade parks and better recreation for all ages.
Deliver a pool for the northwest of Auckland to serve the communities of Whenuapai, Hobsonville and West Harbour.
Deliver a new, larger replacement for the Albany Library. The new facility will also be a community hub.
Move beyond traditional sports in planning for infrastructure by providing more indoor courts, basketball facilities and fields.
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