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Western Heights School Art Project Unveiling   In November a new Project Twin Streams and Western Heights School co-creation was unveiled. Project Twin Streams arts co-ordinator Mandy Patmore worked together with the students of Room 7 to create the gorgeous archway leading to the bush trail at their school. Room 7 have been working on revitalising the… Read more »

Project Twin Streams working with local schools Check out this gorgeous video of the fabulous Glen Eden Junior Stream Rangers day at Ceramco with Project Twin Streams…  

A New Project Twin Streams Publication   Turuki Turuki! Paneke Paneke! Tales of the Twin Streams It was with pleasure that we recently launched the book Turuki Turuki! Paneke Paneke! Tales of the Twin Streams. This little taonga is full of rich stories from community who have worked with Project Twin Streams to care for our streams… Read more »

Waste Minimisation Read this story by one of our local community members of his: 13 Week Waste Challenge My partner and I set ourselves the challenge to throw away only four council bags of non-recyclable rubbish a year. We also wanted to reduce the amount of recycling we were creating, especially plastics. We are amazed… Read more »

Hot pot holes… This art exploded on a hot spot blind corner along the Opanuku stream cycleway a couple of weeks ago – until it was quickly extinguished by the rain. Ephemeral artworks like this have been appearing and fading across Auckland. Auckland Transport contracted a chalk artist to do the works to promote safety… Read more »

New sewer upgrade storage tank for Glen Eden The following is a link to a recent Western Leader article highlighting the necessary sewer upgrade storage tank planned for Glen Eden. This will ensure the end of the current sewage overflows into the Waikumete stream in the future. Well done to the members of the community  who advocated… Read more »

Exploring the stream by night… Project Twin Stream’s Community Coordinator Derek March writes about the latest nightwalk adventure he guided  along the Opanuku Stream: The showers held off  on Friday night, moreporks were calling and the light of the half moon was shafting through gaps in the tree canopy as we left the carpark to… Read more »

Henderson Creek Sunset Harbour Clean-up Cruise It was a cruise with a difference, and what a difference they made. On Saturday 29th March 2014 a group of volunteers joined the Project Twin Streams Glen Eden and the Watercare Harbour Clean-Up Trust team on a creek cruise and at the same time collected over 7,000 litres… Read more »