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St Matthew-in-the-City, Christmas 2025

Christmas is a special time of the year at St Matthew-in-the-City. Everyone is welcome to our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.The Christmas Eve children’s service returns this year so...

Sarita Solvig Blankenburg: Ayurveda – The Art of Living Well

Finding Your Centre Amid the Festive Rush – Ayurvedic Wisdom for a Calm,  Nourished SummerAs we head into December, life in Aotearoa shifts into its brightest and busiest gear. Calendars...

ROSS THORBY: Home to one of the four remaining Magna Cartas

It’s a short scenic train journey from my digs in Weybridge to Salisbury. A place that I have wanted to visit ever since reading Ken Follet’s historic novel Pillars of...

Faces at Grey Lynn Farmers Market

You will find Miriam Bull and her sons Bradley and Gracen making delicious freshly baked focaccia sandwiches at Grey Lynn Farmers Market on Sunday mornings.Where did you grow up?I grew...

LISA PRAGER: The Final Say

“The cones, the cones are coming!” the Grey Lynn Butcher, Lucia Rodrigues, phoned me in a panic, “They are outside the shops, coming into the village, what is Auckland Transport...

Johnston Associates: Six Smart Moves to Keep Cashflow and Work Rolling Over Christmas

We know it’s been a hard-fought year across the board. Margins are lean, workloads uneven and confidence has been tested. As we head into the Christmas shutdown, many will feel...

Helen White, MP for Mt Albert:

Labour’s Future Fund heralds a truly ambitious economic futureAfter what has been a difficult and uncertain year for many, the coming holiday season offers us all a moment to step...

Te Rimutahi — December/January Update

2025 has been another busy year for the Friends of Te Rimutahi (formerly the CLDG) as we continue to support Te Rimutahi through the journey from anticipation to realisation and...

Chlöe SWARBRICK: Co-leader of the Green Party and MP for Auckland Central

Electorate boundary changes mean that in the 2026 General Election, we’re welcoming Grey Lynn back into Auckland Central for the first time in over a decade, and I’m stoked! We...

U3A Ponsonby November 2025

A Presentation by Charlotte Grimshaw – The Novelist, and Memories of a 2010 Visit to the Pike River MineThe membership of U3A Ponsonby enjoyed an engaging presentation from our own...

Deputy Mayor: Desley Simpson

As we approach the Christmas period, I want to put aside council politics and talk about all the things happening to make our city shine over the busy summer months. Many...

Hon Melissa Lee, National List MP based in Mt Albert:

Welcoming a Summer of Visitors, Energy and OpportunityAs the year draws to a close, it has been uplifting to see Auckland and our suburbs buzzing again with visitors from overseas....

Needing to feel a sense of wonder again?

Reconnect with the cosmos at Stardome, Auckland’s very own planetarium!Be wowed by the vastness of the universe in Stardome’s immersive, presenter-led fulldome planetarium shows where expert astronomers zoom you through...

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024 – Pets

Meet Otto. He is a 10-month-old labrador who, even on the best of days, can be very mischievous. Although he is a cherished member of the flat, many landlords would...

David Hartnell: One minute interview with DIANA WONG

Diana Wong has been a longtime identity in and around Ponsonby and Grey Lynn. She is amazing for her age and looks at least 10 years younger than she really...

KELMARNA COMMUNITY FARM...

Good Neighbours: The Partnerships Sustaining our Urban OasisAs Kelmarna launches its new book Growing Together, the team has been reflecting on a remarkable milestone: more than four decades of being...

From the Editors

One of the nice things about being an editor is getting invites to local theatre shows, live music and dance. Last month, we enjoyed seeing Black Grace at the Civic...

Surely this is NOT the future we want for Auckland?

Imagine driving along St Lukes Road and seeing 15-storey apartment buildings towering over you on both sides, sunlight blocked out and the charming bungalows gone forever. Picture the giant red...

Whittaker’s Unveils Its First-Ever Christmas Window Pop-Up

Whittaker’s is celebrating the festive season with the launch of its first-ever Christmas window pop-up. The magical, hand-crafted window is located on Auckland’s Ponsonby Road, right beside the famous Franklin Road...

30 years of Black Grace

For Neil Ieremia, ONZM and Black Grace, 2025 has been a mighty year. Since its hopeful beginnings in 1995, when the Grey Lynn Library Hall was the base for a...

Celebrating Community: The Shelter Wins Community Impact Award

The Shelter is proud to share its win of the ‘Excellence in Community Contribution’ Award at the 2025 Auckland Business Awards – recognition that honours a decade-long commitment to nurturing...

The Aotea Company: Island Spirit, Summer Ready

Born from the rugged beauty of Aotea Great Barrier Island, The Aotea Company is built on a simple idea: creating premium, nature-led products that carry the island’s spirit into everyday...

Wayne Brown: Mayor of Auckland

The good news is the silly season’s just around the corner. We get a break from what’s been a tough year. I’d like to thank Aucklanders and my fellow Ponsonbians...

Mike Lee: Densification mania

Aucklanders are pushing back on Council’s Plan Change 120 Plan Change 120, the latest round of urban intensification imposed on Aucklanders by Auckland Council and the Government, is proving to...

Sarah Trotman, ONZM: Pause PC120 at hearing stage

Auckland doesn’t need a plan for two million more houses, it needs a 30 year plan. A wall of 6-15-storey apartments blocking the enjoyment we all get from the glistening...

BY TONIN Turns Everyday Jewellery Into Meaningful Rituals

For many of us, jewellery is more than something we put on. It’s a ritual. An act of intention that begins and ends our day. That moment when you put...

NRL Can’t Afford to Wait: Why Mana Pasifika Deserves the Green Light Now

The chants, the flags, the hymns, and the unmistakable sea of red and blue told their own story. The 2025 Pacific Championships weren’t just a series of rugby league matches;...

Cloudy Bay releases its latest vintage, the 2025 Sauvignon Blanc

Cloudy Bay has released the 2025 vintage of its flagship Sauvignon Blanc, the wine that helped introduce New Zealand wine to the world and put the Marlborough region on the...

Play It Strange has announced its annual 2025 showcase

Play It Strange has announced its annual 2025 showcase, taking place on Thursday, 4 December at Kāhui St Davids in Tāmaki Makaurau at 7:00pm. The event celebrates rangatahi artists from...

Ponsonby Residents Bringing Ethical & Local Retail Together This Christmas

Ponsonby’s community spirit is taking on new life thanks to local resident and neighbourhood enthusiast Ryan Richards, who is bringing a brand-new Christmas market to Ponsonby’s stunning new urban jewel,...

Taylors partners with renowned cookbook author Ashia Ismail-Singer to create perfect recipe pairings for Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2023

  Taylors Wines has teamed up with celebrated cookbook author Ashia Ismail-Singer to create two exceptional recipes that pair beautifully with Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2023, as part of the brand’s...

No Ugly launches SALTY™ - New Zealand’s first still, clean, isotonic electrolyte drink in a 500ml can

No Ugly, the New Zealand brand on a mission to rid the world of ugly ingredients, ugly stress, and ugly health, has launched SALTY™ — New Zealand’s first range of...

Lanterns, light and community spirit to shine at BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival 2026

Nĭ hăo and kia ora – the BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival will once again bring light, colour and celebration to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Manukau Sports Bowl, running from Thursday, 26 February to...

Whitianga concert to move to Auckland’s Spark Arena

The popular annual Summer Concert Tour returns in January with the recent announcement by Greenstone Entertainment of their stellar 2026 artist line-up, featuring IGGY POP, JOAN JETT and THE BLACKHEARTS,...

New Store and Summer Collection Drop Two

Kiki Bazaar has popped up again with a bright new store at 100 Ponsonby Road, open now through to the end of April. Returning just in time for summer, the...

Expect shopping hotspots and venues to get busy as Black Friday kicks off the festive season

Auckland’s shopping destinations and malls will be busy between now and Christmas as Black Friday sales lure in bargain hunters and window shoppers alike. Black Friday also signals the start...

STEWART COPELAND HEADS TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND WITH HIS SPOKEN WORD TOUR

Have i said too much? The police, hollywood & other adventures’  - Spoken word tour Legendary rock drummer, Stewart Copeland, is returning to Australia & New Zealand for the first time...

Ārepa unveils new brain powder range

New innovative product range reflects Ārepa’s continued strong investment in R&D Ārepa, functional food pioneers dedicated to making brains work better through nutrition, has today launched the Brain Powder Range...

Auckland Libraries’ summer reading challenge returns as a family affair with awesome prizes!

This summer, Auckland Council Libraries isn’t just offering a reading challenge – it's inviting every whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau to become a champion of literacy and win some wonderful prizes....

AUCKLAND WOMEN’S CENTRE THANKS METALLICA FOR SUPPORT

When Auckland Women’s Centre in Grey Lynn received a donation offer several weeks ago from Metallica representatives, staff thought it might be a scam – even though the email specifically...

THe Shelter in Ponsonby wins "Excellence in Community Contribution award"

Celebrating Community: The Shelter Wins Community Impact Award The Shelter is proud to share its win in of the ‘Excellence in Community Contribution’ Award at the 2025 Auckland Business Awards...

La Pelle Introduces EndoliftX® to New Zealand: A First in Non-Surgical Skin Tightening

Big news for New Zealand’s beauty and wellness community: boutique skin clinic La Pelle has officially introduced the first-ever EndoliftX® machine to New Zealand. Not yet available in Australia and...

11:11 is a Ponsonby based award winning design studio in four locations

11:11 is a Ponsonby based award winning design studio operating at the intersection of interior architecture and object curation. There are a total of 4 offices including one in Wellington,...

Auckland Council launches essential guide to new life in Tāmaki Makaura

Auckland Council is thrilled to announce the launch of its Welcome to Auckland web portal— a helpful and essential guide for anyone making Tāmaki Makaurau their new home. The portal...

The Frame Workshop Gallery wraps up the year with MINI....

This November, The Frame Workshop & Gallery wraps up the year with MINI, a festive exhibition of small but mighty artworks, perfect for giving - if you can bear to...

Something for everyone at the nation’s favourite free Christmas party!

There’ll be dancers dancing, drummers drumming, and pipers piping at this year’s Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park - and together with some of Aotearoa’s biggest entertainers and hottest new stars,...

Kiwi Startup OnShout Redefines Gifting for the Digital Era

OnShout offers new ways for easy, social, and group gifting Kiwi fintech OnShout has launched a gifting service that aims to eliminate unwanted gifts, replacing them with items people really...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Longest personal name in the world

Longest personal name in the world Hello I am originally from Ponsonby having grown up in Hepburn Street and going to school at St Paul’s college and was wondering if...