Kiwi business owners are using digital platforms to boost their business. We are looking to provide assistance to the businesses in our Town Centre with the set up of email address, social media platform – Facebook / Instagram page, website […]
March 2020 Newsletter
COVID-19: Financial support See a summary of the range of financial support available to help small businesses, sole traders and contractors get through COVID-19 restrictions, including: an overview of what support is available at different alert levels eligibility criteria where […]
July 2020 Newsletter
Otara Business Association launched a new initiative “Spend Local” campaign this month. We have supplied window stickers to local businesses to spread awareness of spending local to target the residents of Otara. All businesses are encouraged to drive shoppers to […]
Aucklanders caring for their streets, homes, and waterways
Some Ōtara residents made a big difference to help keep their community and waterways clean at the Velvet Crescent Neat Streets event on 8 December. Neat Streets is an initiative of the Ōtara Waterways and Lake Trust, funded by Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board with […]
Second Ōtara Sports Awards honours local success
Auckland Rugby’s Fa’atiga Lemalu claimed the top sporting honour at the 2018 Ōtara Sports Awards at Kia Aroha College on Saturday 1 December. The Ōtara Sports Awards, which is proudly supported by Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board, celebrates and honours the sporting […]
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Diversity Pilot Programme
Increasingly diverse, Auckland is home to people from more than 200 different ethnicities. Our fast-growing city is also richly diverse in age, gender, sexuality, disability, nationality, religion and culture. Auckland Council has a key role to play in creating a […]
Meet our manager: Alastair Cameron
As Manager of Auckland Council’s CCO Governance & External Partnerships department, Alastair Cameron, pictured, leads the BID programme team. You may recall we interviewed Alastair last September when he spoke of our city’s bright future and the role BID programmes […]
BID Update newsletter: August 2018
BID Update newsletter: July 2018
Community safety, cultural inclusion
BID Update newsletter: April 2018
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board to launch first ever cultural diversity festival
I’m Lotu Fuli, Chair of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board. This Saturday, 7 April, from 10am to 5pm, our local board is funding our first ever Diversity Festival at Hayman Park, Manukau. This festival will showcase and celebrate many of the […]
Ōtara’s sporting stars honoured
A national champion weightlifting club has won the supreme award at the inaugural Ōtara Sports Awards. The Ōtara Barbell weightlifting team, which won the Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand (OWNZ) Club Champions League, was named the Team of the Year before scooping up the […]
Christmas celebrations to entertain thousands in Ōtara and Papatoetoe
A staple in the south Auckland Christmas calendar is going bigger and better than years before. This year’s Papatoetoe Santa Parade on December 13 will not only include an extended route but wrap up the festivities with a free-for-all party […]
Pacific Fusion Fashion Show back for a second year in Otara
A Pacific fashion event is making its stamp on the New Zealand fashion calendar. Directed by stylist Nora Swann, Pacific Fusion Fashion Show is back for its second year in south Auckland. The event, which is the largest high-end Pacific […]


