Our working bee tasks for Sunday 13th August.

And our beautiful new signs showing the connectivity to the Oakley Creek walkway.

All hands on deck at the working bee - a blue sky day.

Early signs of spring...

Brendan ready to help mulch the paths.

Riley and Stephanie on the food forest chain gang.

Jenni laying out the cardboard layer

 Our visionary, Jenni!

 Karine

 Shawn

 Stephanie

 Benedicte

 Loading up the barrows with mulch - Shawn and Clement.

 with Stephanie too - quite a workout!

Mort with the paparazzi!

 Stephanie and Clement.

Stephanie, Shawn and Karine

John finishes off the sowing of Mustard - as a green crop.

Brendan and Abbie weeding the paths.

David works on the paths too.

Bill, VJ and Arthur doing the heavy lifting on the compost piles.

Rose and Jan.

At our shared lunch, Action Group Chair Karine updated the Society members on the meeting with the WLC.

Rena, Sinead and Rosie.

Mike, Stephanie and Diane.

Sarah, Jenni, Bill (obscured), Rose, Janet and Sarah.

Kathryn, VJ and Shawn.

Happy Gardening!

Sanctuary Mahi Whenua Greenway sign unveiling.

To inform the Community of our existing greenway through our beautiful Sanctuary Mahi Whenua to the Oakley Creek walkway, we installed some signs to help people find their way. 

We were delighted to host our guests; local Councillor Cathy Casey and members of the Local Board who came along to support our initiative and the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua.

Here are some photos from our ‘Greenway’ unveiling.

Our new Greenway signage. Marita gave our mihi and Trevor also spoke about the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua. They wore green lei so they could be readily identified as Sanctuary members.

Peter Haynes, Albert-Eden Local Board Chairperson with Councillor Cathy Casey.

Everyone assembled to see the ribbon cut with Peter recording events.

Councillor Cathy Casey, LB member Graeme Easte, Marita Hunt (spokesperson for Sanctuary Mahi Whenua Society) and LB Chair Peter Haynes, addressing our group.

Councillor Cathy Casey, LB member Margi Watson speaking in support, of the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua, Marita and LB member Graeme Easte.

 Carla (our Comms guru) with local residents.

We are thrilled with the support offered to us by Councillor Cathy Casey and members of the Local Board. It is gratifying to know they are behind us with their deep appreciation of what the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua has to offer the wider community.

See the other connections the Government, through the NZ Transport Agency, together with Auckland Transport and the Albert Eden Local Board have delivered here, 

http://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/articles/news/2017/07/first-section-of-waterview-shared-path-now-open/