In the heart of Manukau behind our current site at 41 Boundary Road, we’ve been mana-festing a food forest open to the public.

At our second ever Caring for Creation Māketi on the final day of the Whau Pasifika Festival 2026, the amazing TASI talavou youth volunteered at our Wai Wash station.

Grow to Share.. An initiative we put together for churches to utilise their church land, and empower families to strengthen food security for their families, church community and beyond.

We’ve rounded up our favourite recipes below and we challenge you to make as many as you can before the end of the season. 

Are you passionate about being kind to the Earth, but unsure where to start? Eco-neighbourhoods is here to help Ōtara-Papatoetoe residents turn climate concerns into local action.

MANAVA for Climate Resilience turns three! …we plan grab bag workshops, learn about mutual aid economies, and prepare for El Niño! And also the upcoming elections….

Jessica Tyson brings more than a decade of experience across Māori media, journalism, communications and community advocacy. 

He was the papa many of us never had, and was a special bonus papa to many others..

Our hue project, focused on connections across Tāmaki, our ancestral plants, and the beautiful journey that over 60 schools…..

As we approach Hikumutu, or Takanga o te Rā, MANAVA Iti welcomes the opportunity to reflect on the past season.

We are so stoked to announce that since our last newsletter, the PVA crew is growing! We have onboarded 3 new crew members onto the PVA waka! Meet them below. Cheeehoo!

Together with TASI (Tuvalu Alliance for Sustainable and Inclusive Development), we had a beautiful day dedicated to celebrating Tuvaluan culture, but more importantly it served as a bridge between generations.

With all our ducks in a row, work has finally begun on the whenua of proposed Te Pae o Manukau Food Forest

On Thursday 30th May, before dawn at approx 5.30am, we had the honour of having Mana Whenua open Te Pae o Manukau Food Forest with a Karakia Whakawaatea.

‘I am the environment, the environment is me’ - This was the theme for ASB Polyfest 2026 this year. A whakataukī that intertwines with…..

For PVA we see ‘kai resilience’ as whānau & community having easy access to locally grown food in any circumstance.

Do you have an eco-idea that could benefit your neighbourhood group?

Right behind our current base at 41 Boundary road on the edge of Te Pae o Manukau (commonly known as Manukau Sports Bowl), we have been penciling in a ‘Food forest’…

Since the summer solstice, MANAVA has been making the most of the sun by being out in the community, engaging with our MANAVA Tuvalu. With projects like Toku Leo, Talanoa and Taste……

Life is busy, times are tough, and there’s so much going on that the last thing on our minds is rubbish.