Whau Local Board

Develop the new Avondale Town Centre and complete the construction of the new Avondale, library, community centre and recreation centre.

Continue to advocate for a swimming pool in the Whau area.

Continue to work on improving accessibility to our parks and venues.

Ensure public spending benefits the whole community; council's job is not to redistribute ratepayers' hard-earned money to favoured groups.

Ensure the most cost-effective use of money; eg stop ripping out perfectly good playgrounds and replacing them with smaller ones.

Build a new pool at Avondale area.

Build a place for community events like festivals and sports.

Establish a fund for Whau community events and sports.

Continue to push for the pool in the Whau, a recreation space that all ages can utilise.

Keep funding our community festivals, markets, and events like Matariki, Chinese New Year and Diwali in the Whau.

Keep our parks and green spaces accessible to our community and safe. Community centres, hubs, and houses are open to the public.

Replace the Avondale Community centre with a state of the art recreation centre in association with private partnership and council funds.

Support and deliver a variety of arts and cultural community festivals for various ethnicities.

Advocate better user friendly fit for purpose sporting facilities to cater for community needs.

Improve our parks to have a mix of decent playgrounds, tables, built shade, fountains and BBQs so they are real options for local gatherings.

Deliver the Avondale multipurpose facility.

Keep the pressure on for the pool in the Whau.

Continue to advocate for the local aquatic recreation centre to be delivered in Whau.

Deliver the Vibrant Streets Programme and continue to grow festivals such as the Matariki events across the ward through grants programmes.

Continue to support access and availability of public library systems and assets.

Make the Avondale Racecourse a Heritage site and provide community access to a new local history museum of Whau historic sites.

Prioritise the Avondale Aquatic Centre as a central sporting facility that utilises the potential of the Avondale Racecourse.

Redevelop existing community centres in Blockhouse Bay, Kelston, and Avondale as performance and exhibition spaces for local groups.

Continue to fund cultural festivals so our diverse communities are celebrated.

Continue to ensure parks, community centres and sports facilities are available and accessible to the public.

Continue to fund libraries for additional hours and programmes.

Advocate for swimming pool to be built in Whau. Libraries continue to operate their normal hours and community halls well maintained to deliver.

Champion for world cultures week in Whau to showcase our rich diversity through food, arts, and dance. Make this a marquee event for all.

Encourage our sports clubs and facilities to thrive and play the pivotal role in bringing whānau and communities together and build rich ties.

Complete the new Avondale Library and Community Hub and renewal of New Lynn Community Centre.

Improve accessibility to all public facilities, venues, and festivals.

Fund community events that engage with and celebrate our diverse Whau communities.

Build a new pool within the next three years, otherwise, the chairperson should resign if not all the members. A skate park for the teens.

More sports events for all the people. Set up a league for the Whau and compete with other teams from other local boards.

Further reduce maximum trading hours for liquor shops.

Support upgrading our park facilities and lighting.

Grow local events through funding and reducing barriers for vendors and organisers.

Continue funding our Avondale, Blockhouse Bay and New Lynn libraries to retain their current opening hours and community centre activities.

Support community engagement to build an new Avondale Community Centre and multi -purpose (library) facility. Advocate for Whau pool.

Continue to fund the Whau Pasifika, Chinese New Year, and Whau Arts festival.