Climate Action Rōpū at the Pop-up Parlour

• • Climate Change, Information, Meeting • ,

This year at the PKB HUB’s Pop-up Parlour the Pukerua Bay Climate Action Rōpū are hosting three events:

1) Let’s Talk Climate Change

 
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
7:00–8:30 pm, St Marks, 98 Rawhiti Road, Pukerua Bay

A talk by Mark Wendelker from Plimmerton Climate Café.

A lay person’s guide to climate change concepts.
Marks presentation explains aspects of climate change (such as carbon footprint, planetary boundaries, de-growth etc.) what they mean, how they interact and why they’re important. 

Link to the event here

2) Pukerua Bay Crop Swap

 
Saturday, 20 September 2025
3-4pm, St Marks, 98 Rawhiti Road, Pukerua Bay

Crop Swapping and recycling are sustainability focused events supported by the Pukerua Bay Climate Action Group, Waste Free Pukerua Bay and a local sustainability business My Bihome. Set up is at 3pm, with a karakia, then we swap to our hearts content.

Special this month:

  • Drop in with Nick at Predator Free Pukerua Bay. Ask questions, get advice or buy a tunnel trap.
  • Demonstration by Pukerua Bay Community Garden and Food Forest – growing microgreens as an affordable and healthy salad option.
  • Stick around for the Pukerua Bay Climate Action Group’s Clothes Swap after the Crop Swap.

P.S. Please come along even if you have nothing to share that week. Swapping is not limited to home grown plants and anything ‘garden and home’ (e.g. baking, preserves, flowers) is welcome.

Link to the event here

3) Clothes Swap


Saturday, 20 September 2025
4:00 –5:30 pm, St Marks, 98 Rawhiti Road, Pukerua Bay

Please bring along your unwanted quality clothing and accessories and swap them for some new treasures! Arrive with your clothes and they will be sorted while you browse. 
Entry: by gold coin/folding Koha and includes a cuppa and baking.

What we’re swapping:
Feel free to bring womens, mens and kids clothing as well as jewellery, shoes and accessories.

NO books, toys or ripped/stained clothing thanks. 
(Only CLEAN items you’d be happy to drop off at the charity shop please).

Link to the event here

We hope to see you at the Pop-up!

Muri Road Reconstruction Works

• • Information, Road safety, Uncategorized

Contractors (BOSCO) will start phases one and two of the work to improve Muri Road from Sea Vista Drive to number 43 Muri Rd. The improvements will include widening of the roadway and installation of a footpath to join up with the existing boardwalk on the rise from the intersection with Sea Vista Drive.

The Contractors have dropped off letters to Muri Road residents advising them of the works being undertaken and that there will be disruption to traffic flow and pedestrian access during the time the works are undertaken. Residents from 9A to 19 Muri Road have been or are being directly contacted by the contractor to work over access issues to their properties that will occur as the roading improvements are being undertaken.

To undertake the works the developer/contractor had been required to develop a traffic management plan for vehicles and pedestrians that PCC can be satisfied with. The nature of the works and the road itself has made a traffic management plan, acceptable to PCC, for pedestrian access through the works site not achievable. Meaning no pedestrian access through the worksite during operational hours.

The only option open to the contractor has been to advise pedestrian traffic to use the pathway along the closed Muri Station through Muri Reserve to Sea Vista Drive or across the railway tracks to Weku Road. Pedestrian access along Muri Rd will be open when works are not under way.

Phase 1 of the work is scheduled to start on 30 June and be completed in one to two weeks, with sealing of that section on 14th July.

Phase 2 is scheduled to take 17 working days to complete with sealing of the road scheduled for 5th or 6th of August.

As with any earthworks the progress will be weather dependant so completion dates may be earlier or later than scheduled.

At this point a schedule Phase 3 has not been finalised. 

Anyone having difficulties with access can contact the BOSCO Site Manager Shaun Kennedy on:  027 343 8386

Matariki 2025

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Date: 4–8 pm, Saturday 28 June 2025
Venue: Pukerua Bay School grounds

☆ Waiata ☆ Music ☆ Art Stars ☆ Outdoor Art ☆ Food Trucks ☆ Barbecue ☆ Hāngi ☆ Kōawa Ngaro Secret Valley Walk ☆

Rain or shine, gold coin koha.

Muri Road Development: May update

• • Housing, Road safety • ,

Advice has come from Pukerua Holdings Ltd that a notice board at Muri Rd will shortly be erected by the Civil works contractor, Bryce O’Sullivan Contracting, as the new road entrance starts to open and civil works (drainage, roading etc) get underway.

These works will also include the upgrade of a section of Muri Rd between Sea Vista Drive and just beyond the new subdivision entrance (see below).

All affected residents will shortly be updated via letter of these road widening works.

This work is expected to start in August for a period of approx. 10 weeks.

There will naturally be some disruption for this short period, however, the developers believe this will ultimately lead to a much-improved outcome for all residents.   

Muri Road Upgrade Scope of Works

For those wondering who Pukerua Holdings is have a look at https://www.companyhub.nz/companyDetails.cfm?nzbn=9429050538195, https://oversightsolutions.co.nz/profile/PUKERUA-HOLDINGS-LIMITED or

Cycling on Wairaka Farm

• • Announcements, Recreation
mountain biker riding through a sunlit forest

Here’s a message from a local farmer:
If any cyclists are planning to cycle on Wairaka Farm at Pukerua Bay (on your left as you go north), please contact the farm manager, Kerry Kilminster, first. He can be contacted on 027 389 9212. Thanks so much