The Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade is back in Ponsonby on Saturday 18 February from 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm.
As you know, the Rainbow Parade was cancelled last year due to Covid restrictions, so it's great to welcome it back to our street this year with over 40 floats, about 20 of which are motorised.
It’s Rainbow by name and rainbow by nature and is a melting pot of people, communities and love in a street known for its vibrancy and heart. This parade is about equality, inclusion of gender identity and sexual orientation. It can never claim to be all things to all people, but it will claim one thing - it provides a vehicle for visibility for our whanau, for our friends and for our communities.
Our front cover this month focuses on 10 Jervois. The site of the first Ponsonby Town Hall and historic police station in Three Lamps Ponsonby is set to become eco-friendly and design-driven private luxury apartments (15 are available) for those who want a refresh in life. With perfect views of the stunning Waitemata Harbour and the twinkling Auckland CBD nights, 10 Jervois will model luxury, future-built living in a heritage site.Local wellness… reimagined for 2023
By February many of our New Year’s resolutions may have fallen by the wayside, usually because the “go hard and go fast” approach just sets us up for failure. If you’re trying to make a big change, thinking about its large scale will only stress you out and make you freeze in fear. The key is to break it down into mini-goals or milestones, especially when it comes to committing to new fitness and wellness practices.
Finally there is a real alternative to glyphosate. A local company based in Ponsonby, Safe Weed Control, is providing a new chemical free, organic and non-toxic weed control service to local residents. Ponsonby News will keep pestering the council until glyphosate is finally banned. Good luck Matt Kirby with your much needed alternative.
For the fifth year in a row Kelmarna Gardens teams up with Auckland restaurant Forest for a unique farm-to-table experience at their urban community farm. Dining out in the garden will help raise valuable funds to support Kelmarna’s educational and therapeutic work in the community with 50% of proceeds from Farm Dinners going straight to the charitable trust.
There are a record number of letters to the editor this month. Please remember that opinions expressed in Ponsonby News are not always the opinion of Alchemy Media and Ponsonby News. We believe in free speech, even if the words are critical and take our lead from Kim Hill on RNZ on Saturday mornings as she always reads out the criticisms of her show, as well as the positive comments.
Jay Platt & Martin Leach pictured in Western Park in Ponsonby this week
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