When you walk through the door of Moral Fibre at 63 Ponsonby Road, you know you’re in the company of people who are truly passionate about fashion. Circular fashion that is – timeless, upcycled and vintage, with a real mission at its core.
Chances are you’ve heard of Helilala Vanilla, a brand that began as an aid project in 2002 when a vanilla plantation was established by a Kiwi family in association with a local community in Vava’u, Tonga.
Iconic New Zealand winery, Villa Maria is launching its first organic wine range to meet the rising global demand for sustainable produce, as part of its commitment to converting 100 per cent of its company vineyards to be organically managed by 2030.
The past year’s lockdowns may have seen many a Kiwi learn or rediscover the joy of baking their own bread, but crafting a beautiful handmade loaf has been a much longer love affair for Isabel Pasch of Bread & Butter Bakery and Cafe in Grey Lynn.
Following on from the latest shift in Covid-19 alert levels, we are now able to celebrate with the Auckland Rainbow Parade later this month (Saturday 13 March). The Parade starts at 6pm from Tole Street and runs down the strip to Western Park and the Ponsonby Street Festival will continue with the party running from 7pm - 10pm.
We are working with the community to trial safer ways to travel and to create a more vibrant Ponsonby Road.
Since general ‘tree protection’ was removed, the only means of protecting our mature trees is the ‘Notable Tree Register’. With 600 trees waiting to be listed, Auckland Council has now closed the register off! All trees within reserves and ‘significant ecological areas’ (eg Western Springs Forest) are considered ‘Notable Trees’, and resource consent is required for their removal.
Part 2. Ron Hollis - What matters is what you have done in your lifetime.
The Environment and Climate Change Committee recently received an engaging and informative presentation from Dr Rod Carr, Chair of the Climate Change Commission, Deputy Chair Lisa Tumahai and CEO Jo Hendy.
Let us continue to be careful and cautious so we in Auckland can remain at Covid-19 Alert Level 1 for summer and autumn so we can work, play, meet up with family and friends and participate in and enjoy public events. The America’s Cup races, the Auckland Arts Festival, Pasifika, St Patrick’s Day, the Nepal Festival, and the International Cultural Festival are great Auckland events in March.
One of my first jobs was delivering the now extinct Flat White magazine around the streets of Ponsonby. It was as soon as I could read that I remember developing an obsession with magazines.
A general consensus seems to have evolved in Auckland that we must protect our mature trees from the chainsaws that threaten so many trees, both exotic and native, especially from greedy developers whose only concern is the almighty dollar.