Nominations are open to recognise our volunteers. Celebrate unsung heroes of Puketāpapa who dedicate their time for the benefit of our community by nominating here. Read more about these awards here.

Need top tips to make life easier with food scraps? Our chair Ella Kumar and deputy chair Fiona Lai show us how it's done in this video. 

Does your vacuum cleaner suck? Have your unwanted inorganics collected from your house by Auckland Council using its online booking tool here.

Bring the whole whānau along for a brilliant bike ride by night! Hosted by Puketāpapa's Climate Activator, meet up at Mt Roskill Bike Hub for lights, food, dancing and bikes. Read more.

Top five heritage site Monte Cecilia Park, a 162ha estate, was purchased from Māori in the 1840s by William Hart. In the 1870s James Williamson bought the farmland and built the Italianate-style Pah Homestead building. Read more.

Watercare has completed the first of three ‘shovel-ready’ projects in its $95 million plan to improve water services in Puketāpapa. The first project ticked off the list is the Akarana booster pump station. Read more.

Auckland is officially recognised as a Tree City of the World by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Read more about how we earned this status.

Pets such as fish, birds, turtles and lizards don't belong in our natural environment - they can disrupt our ecosystem if they escape or are released. Learn more about exotic pets here.

Come along to Puketāpapa Local Board’s business meetings. These are public meetings held every month at 560 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings. Agenda and minutes are published here.

Click here for local board and individual member contact details, and follow us on Facebook.

Go here for contact details of your Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward Councillors.