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The Papakura Community Resilience Network (CRN) is a community-led initiative working to ensure Papakura, Drury, and Takaanini areas are prepared for disasters by fostering strong local connections, increasing awareness, and providing essential resources.

26/05/2026

Update on Papakura Community Resilience Network progress.

At our last CRN hui, some highlights included:
🛠️ Local Repair Café run by Sustainable Papakura is helping repair dozens of items that keeps waste out of landfill.

📻 New emergency radios and training being organised for Community Emergency Hubs
🤝 Street Meets continuing to connect neighbours and communities.

🌧️ Valuable lessons learned from Cyclone Vaianu and emergency response planning.

The CRN also agreed to formally become an Incorporated Society, an important next step that will help strengthen the network and support future community resilience projects across Papakura.

24/05/2026

A flood doesn't check which council before it rises. A slip doesn't stop at a ward boundary. But our emergency response systems are built on exactly those lines — and the communities that live along them are often the ones most likely to be cut off, and least likely to appear in a plan.

So a group of them stopped waiting.

From urban Papakura, through the rural valleys and lifestyle blocks of Franklin, down to the coast at Port Waikato and out along the Awhitu Peninsula — six very different communities have built a network across three regional boundaries. Not a committee. Not a plan on a shelf. A living set of relationships: trust built before the emergency, local knowledge no plan can capture, and coordination that works because people already know each other's names.

We recently took this argument to the Auckland Emergency Management CDEM Forum. Brian Collins from CRN Papakura, Ian Farrant from Buckland and Tina Bogaard from Hunua Ararimu & Paparimu Valley stood up together to make the case for why cross-boundary community networks matter, speaking not as officials but as people who live and volunteer in these communities. The full presentation is now online for anyone who'd like to see it.

We've also written up the argument behind it — why these networks matter, and why they deserve to be a recognised part of how New Zealand prepares for emergencies.

📖 Read it here: https://crnpapakura.org/emergencies-dont-read-maps/

The communities most likely to be cut off are also, very often, the ones who've already figured out how to look after each other. The job in front of all of us is to make sure that's part of the plan — not a footnote to it.

22/05/2026

Know someone doing amazing work reducing waste in Papakura?

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Awards 🙌

These awards celebrate the people, groups, schools, businesses and community champions helping build a more sustainable future.

Categories include rangatahi leadership, community collaboration, cultural connection, innovation and growing the zero waste movement.
💡 Reducing waste, sharing skills, repairing, reusing, and supporting local solutions all help create stronger, more connected communities that can better respond to future challenges.

📅 Nominations close Sunday 31 May
👉 Nominate here: https://www.jotform.com/team/223257340600041/2026-ZW-awards-nomination-form

21/05/2026

Did you know the stormwater drains on our streets flow straight into local streams and waterways?
In places like Papakura, stormwater systems are designed to quickly carry rainwater away to help reduce flooding. But when drains are blocked - or rubbish, oils and chemicals go down them - that pollution often ends up in our streams, estuaries and harbour.

And those waterways are more alive than many people realise 👀 Fish, insects, kōura, native birds, and even longfin tuna (eels), have been found living in or travelling through urban streams and drains. Species like īnanga (whitebait), pūkeko, kingfishers and native freshwater insects can also be found nearby 🐟🐦

💡 Simple things help a lot: Keep leaves and rubbish out of drains, don’t put toxic stuff down them, pick up rubbish before rain washes it away & report blocked drains or illegal dumping.

Healthy drains and waterways help reduce flooding, improve water quality, support wildlife and create stronger, more resilient communities for the future 🤝💚

20/05/2026

Want to help bring more birdsong, healthier waterways and thriving native wildlife back to our neighbourhoods?

Come along to the Predator Control Education & Supplies Event in Drury! 🙌

📅 Saturday 13 June | 9 - 11am
📍 Drury Community Library, 10 Tui Street, Drury

Learn:
- How predator traps work
- Why controlling rats, stoats and possums matters
- How everyday people can help protect native birds, insects and ecosystems
🤝 How local environmental action strengthens community resilience too.

You’ll be able to ask questions, connect with local groups, and find out what support and supplies are available if you’d like to get involved.

Big thanks to our local Predator Free Franklin for this awesome mahi 👏

19/05/2026

Precaution isn't panic. Preparation isn't performance.
There's been a lot of conversation lately about emergency declarations - what they're for, when they're needed, whether they're "overreach."
So we wrote a plain-language explainer.

In our latest blog post, we cover what a state of emergency actually does, who can declare one, why precaution matters before you know how an event will unfold, and where CRN's network of Community Emergency Hubs at marae, places of worship, and community centres across Papakura fit in.

Read it here: https://crnpapakura.org/what-a-state-of-emergency-actually-does-and-why-it-matters/

If it's useful, share it with someone in your street, your whānau, or your community group. Building community resilience starts with good information.

17/05/2026

🌱🌳 Come get your hands dirty for a good cause, Papakura!

Join Sustainable Papakura and Papakura Local Board for a fun community planting day at Charles Henry Way.

You’ll be helping to support cleaner waterways and to reduce erosion and flooding.
Whether you’re a gardening pro or have never planted before, everyone is welcome 😊

Bring sturdy covered footwear, water bottle, and if you have them, gardening gloves and a spade.

Saturday 30 May, 10am-1pm
📍 2 Charles Henry Way, Papakura

👉 Register here: https://sustainablepapakura.org/?mec-events=community-planting-day-at-2-charles-henry-way-papakura-free-booking-required&occurrence=2026-05-30&fbclid=IwY2xjawR2OkpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxcUFBQlc4R2ZmZHYySWhMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHs_GVebS7X7JjSWMTRfFRn4PloxTAxPbeROmYWD_JSkMpwB8KpJwPOtuwKlH_aem_vkaf3z2pX0UvJPWSY44BwQ

15/05/2026

Kootuitui ki Papakura has been supporting local households this year through a weather clean-up assistance service.

As damaging weather events become more common across Aotearoa, including locally, this initiative aims to help support whānau who may struggle with storm clean-ups, debris removal, and rubbish disposal after severe weather.

🌱 With support from the Climate Ready Papakura project, the service also helps coordinate community volunteers, especially young people, to assist and experience doing this safely.

Keep this service in mind, and if you come across someone you know who may need some help after severe weather, contact:
📧 [email protected]

13/05/2026

Papakura Community Resilience Network (CRN) is presenting to the upcoming Community Civil Defence & Emergency Management Forum for the Auckland region on 23 May at Due Drop Events Centre.

We’ll be sharing what we do and how we coordinate with our rural neighbours in Franklin.

It’s fantastic to see local groups acknowledged for the important role they play in helping communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies.
The forum includes sessions on:
📻 radios & emergency equipment
🌏 Auckland’s diversity as a strength
📢 trusted information during emergencies
🙌 volunteer retention
🚜 rural and isolated communities

The event is currently booked out, but you can join the waitlist by emailing:
📧 [email protected]

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Papakura
Auckland

Website

https://www.crnpapakura.org/

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