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The level of need is still at crisis- Kootuitui ki Papakura
Kootuitui ki Papakura is an organisation in South Auckland that focuses on education, health and homes. With the rate of unemployment in the area, they say the level of need is still at crisis.
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Papakura Marae community unites to support whānau in need
The demand for food parcels is skyrocketing as whānau feel the pinch, due to financial strain from COVID-19 restrictions. One of the largest foodbanks is Papakura marae in South Auckland.
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Oil dumpers pollute Papakura stream again
The Auckland City Council has cleaned up yet another suspected illegal oil dumping incident in the Papakura Stream on Croskery Road in Papakura. For the second time in five months, concerned Papakura resident Ben Watson uploaded footage onto Facebook of an oil like substance floating down the stream.
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"It was damp, it had mould"- Papakura kaumātua receive warm home solutions
A kaumātua couple from Papakura are the most recent beneficiaries of a programme that seeks to provide warm home solutions for local families.
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Four Māori Labour candidates in Papakura Local Board race
The four Māori candidates running for the Papakura Local Board in 2019 are hoping to encourage more Māori to get into local government.
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Mokopuna soars to success in US cheerleading championships
The Dynamix cheer squad 2 Cool, based in Papakura, have put Aotearoa on the map by taking out two awards for their performance at the Cheerleaders Association Championship in Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Criticism against doctor's strike action
The medical director of Papakura Marae Health Clinic is criticising the strike action for better working conditions by junior doctors. Dr Rawiri Jensen says patient care should take precedence.
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Minister to consider more 'satellite offices' on marae
The Minister of Social Development is considering the call from Papakura Marae CEO and the Manager of MUMA Whānau Ora Services to set up satellite offices at marae. Tony Kake and Veronica Henare say the partnering with MSD staff on site to distribute emergency xmas parcels to hundreds of whānau has shown the potential of the idea.
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Marae receives $1mil funding for kaumātua housing
Some Christmas cheer for the South Auckland marae of Papakura, which will be the first community to receive funding from the $15mil Māori Housing Fund. The prime minister announced an initial $1mil will go toward the marae's papakāinga plan to house kaumātua.