Museum Membership is here
Just launched, Museum Membership gives you the opportunity to get more from your Museum.
Enjoy unlimited, free entry to paid exhibitions (including Brickman Awesome: Epic LEGO® Creations), invites to exclusive events, discounts at the Museum café, store and more.
Individual Memberships start at just $50 a year and you can share the aroha by adding Friends & Whānau passes for just $25 each.
Public Meeting - Update on Reeves Rd Flyover
From Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga:
“I wanted to let you know about an upcoming Public Meeting I will be hosting on Saturday 9 August, to provide the local community with an update on the Reeves Road Flyover.
With major works beginning in the coming months as construction of the Flyover and the next stage of the Eastern Busway to Botany progresses, it is important you be provided with an update on what this entails.
At the meeting, I will be joined by senior members of the Eastern Busway Alliance, the organisation responsible for the project, who will give a presentation on the upcoming works plans and timings, and how it will impact travel in the area.”
Image credit (text added): Eastern Busway - artist’s impression
Info credit: Simeon’s Wellington Wrap-Up, Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga
Poll: What do you do with your stuff when you get the urge to declutter?
Life gets busy—really busy. Between work, family, appointments, and a never-ending to-do list, it’s easy for things to pile up. Add fast fashion, online sales, and homewares aisles that whisper “just one more basket won’t hurt”, and suddenly we’re swimming in stuff and tat.
Sometimes, that stuff is cozy and familiar. But other times, after a long day, you walk through the door, look around, and think: “Okay. Something’s got to go.”
And when that urge to declutter hits, the question is—where does it all go? We're not talking about broken bits and pieces, but those perfectly good things that simply no longer fit your life or your space.
In her piece When decluttering can’t be avoided much longer, Joanna Davis shares the everyday items she's finally ready to part with—and it might just inspire your own clear-out mission.
We want to know:
🧹 How often do you get the urge to declutter?
🎯 Are there certain things you’ve got your eye on to donate or rehome?
💛 Do you have any favourite charities, op-shops, or community organisations you support with your preloved items?
Let’s swap stories, share ideas, and help great stuff find a second life—outside our closets and shelves.
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73.9% Op-shops!
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9.6% I pop items on the local online Market.
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5.3% Friends and family - I buy with care, and so I give with care.
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4.6% The tip - if I don't want it, others won't either.
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2.4% I love an old fashioned Garage Sale or a local car-boot market.
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2.4% I repurpose - I craft, rework, and give things new life.
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1.7% Other - share your secrets below.
Check your details!
If you have a power account and live in central, east or south Auckland, a dividend payment may be coming your way in late September. Look out for the Entrust pack in your letterbox or email inbox. Check we have your correct details and let us know of any changes by Friday 8 August by email, mail or through the secure web link in your email or letter.
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