Recent Highlights in Northcote Town Centre
It has been a busy summer period for Northcote Mainstreet and the Northcote Town Centre. Some of the recent activities have included -
Saturday Concerts
The centre has hosted bands each Saturday over summer from 10:30am – 1:30pm. The Northcote Town Centre strives to give customers a great experience. And Saturday concerts help provide that experience with free, live music from quality bands These have added atmosphere and ambience to the Centre, and have been very well received by public.
Chinese Checkers Tables
The Northcote Town Centre has the goal of becoming the “Cultural Centre of Auckland”. One of the recent projects which works towards this is two Chinese Checkers Tables whch have been manufactured and installed under the elm tree in Pearn Place.
We will now have the tiling done for the Chinese Checkers Boards, as well as a standard chess board which allows people to play Chess or Draughts. The tables will provide a facility for people of all ethnicities to play Chess or Checkers in the shaded setting under the horizontal elm tree, especially elderly Chinese who already come into the centre to play checkers.
Chinese & Korean New Year Festival 
The Chinese & Korean New Year Festival went extremely well on the 19th & 20th of February. The festival was extended to a Friday evening for the first time with a crowd of several thousand attending the Friday night performances.
The festival was featured on the TV3 News on Saturday, 20 February which was great for the Northcote Town Centre. Several photographs from the recent festival are featured in this newsletter.
View Pictures on the Events page
This year’s Chinese & Korean New Year Festival held on Friday, 19 February and Saturday, 20 February was a great success.
We are very thankful for the support and sponsorship of North Shore City Council, and to the NZ Chinese Youth Trust for organising and co-ordinating the wonderful activity stalls, Chinese music, parking and refreshments.
We would like to thank the various organisations which provided performances and activities. These included the Asia Pacific Cultural Connection Centre, Birkenhead-Northcote Community Facilities Trust, Cantonese Opera Society of NZ, Chin Woo Athletic Assn, Harbour Sport, Hwa Hsia Society, Japan Society of Auckland, Korean Society of Auckland, Korean Traditional Music & Cultural Group, Macang Dance Company, North Shore Chinese Society, North Shore Filipiino Community, NZ Taiji & Martial Arts Society.
Special thanks also to Jessica Lu and Bo Yeon Kim for their translation work on the festival programme, and Audrey Chan, Jessica Lu and Ji Hyun for the MC work they did.
We also thank the following dignitaries for their attendance at the festival
Mayor Andrew Williams Mayor of North Shore City
Jane Williams Mayoress of North Shore City
John Banks Mayor of Auckland City
Mr Jonathan Coleman Northcote MP (Minister of Immigration)
Melissa Lee National MP
Raymond Huo Labour Member of Parliament
Darien Fenton Labour MP
Mr Li Yongchuan Deputy Consul-General of China
Ms Lou Xiangqing Consul – Consulate General of PRC
Mr Hachiro Ishida Consul General of Japan
Mr Tae-yeol Kwak Deputy Consul-General of Korea
Cr Grant Gillon North Shore City Councillor (Harbour Ward)
Cr Ann Hartley North Shore City Councillor (Harbour Ward)
Cr Heather Brown North Shore City Councillor (Harbour Ward)
Martin Lawes Northcote Mainstreet
Lyn Lim Chairman - NZ Chinese Youth Trust
Mr Hee-Jung Yang President – Korean Society of Auckland
Summer BBQ - Northcote Town Centre
You are invited to attend the Northcote Town Centre’s Summer BBQ which takes place at
Date: Tuesday, 23 March
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Place: Northcote Library
Northcote Community Constable
Ni hao, Nei ho, Annyong, Konnichiwa, Selamat, Sawadee, Xin chào, Namaste, Kia ora, Talofa, Hello!
I have been the Northcote Community Constable for 6 months and by now, most of you will be familiar with who I am. I will be writing a short message each month to highlight a particular problem or issue relating to crime prevention and security for businesses and workers in the Northcote Shopping Centre.
If you would like to meet me or want to talk to me about an issue, feel free to stop in at my office. Located between the Lib rary and Plunket rooms, my office is open each Tuesday and Thursday from 11am until 2pm. Due to operational requirements I may not always be there. However, with the aid of my trusty police volunteer, Keith, the office will always be open at these times. In addition, I will be in the shopping centre Monday to Friday “walking the beat” for about an hour each day. It is my goal to be as easily accessible as possible to everyone in the Northcote area, and this is how to contact me:
Glenfield Police Station: Ph: 443 8039 (Mon to Fri 8.30am – 4pm)
Northcote Constable Office: Ph 480 2160 (11am-2pm Tues and Thurs)
Mobile: 027 477 6239 (24hrs- leave a message if I do not answer)
Email: mark.wakefield@police.govt.nz
If there is an emergency, a threat to life or property, trespassers, or something suspicious is happening and you need police urgently, please call 111.
The Birkenhead Northcote Community Facilities Trust
The Birkenhead Northcote Community Trust is a charitable Trust, the Trust is autonomous, non-profit and tax exempt and it continues to be governed by a board of trustees whom are regulated by the trust deed and daily operations are managed by the community co-ordinator.
Birkenhead Northcote Community Co-ordinator provides key co-ordination of services to the community of Birkenhead and Northcote of the Harbour Ward. Through facilitating communities or individuals and the designing or implementing actions that solve problems by emphasising shared leadership and active community participation.
PO Box 34-344
Birkenhead
North Shore
0746
486-8400 ext 8854
027 4834 511
Northart
The council-supported Northart Community Arts Centre focuses on the visual arts. The exhibition galleries have changing exhibitions which highlight the diverse range of art forms created by artists living in North Shore City and elsewhere in New Zealand. The centre is open seven days a week 10am - 4pm daily and admission is free.
For more information, please contact the Northart Community Arts Centre on:
Phone: 480 9633
Fax: 480 9733
Email: northart@ihug.co.nz
Onepoto Awhina / Northcote Community House
The Northcote Community House is run by the Onepoto Awhina Inc. It is situated in the rear Woolworths car park of the shopping centre and is a place for everyone. The services provided by the Awhina are: the Aged Project, Community Wellbeing Project, an Early Childhood Centre and Whanau Support Services.
Programmes offered by the Awhina are free or involve a minimal charge.
Open: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: 419 1692 or 419 7991
Fax: 419 7992 or 419 8488
Email
Barnados
Barnardos New Zealand is the country’s largest not-for-profit, child-focused organisation. For more than 30 years, Barnardos New Zealand has worked in the community to help children receive the education, care and support they need.
Barnardos aims to improve the lives of children - to ensure that Children Come First / Ko Nga Tamariki I Te Tuatahi.
Corner Kilham Avenue / College Road
Phone: 480 439
