Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board member, reader, family historian, dog slave, retweeter. Community info. Views my own.
Joined July 2014
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Christine O'Brien retweeted
Bumped into the mother & father of the City Rail Link on the way into Te Waihorotiu Station. Len Brown and Penny Hulse the former Mayor and Deputy who had the vision and the fight to kick it off.
Two days & it’s finally open.
So excited! Phenomenal for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Whakamihi to member of the Māori Queen’s Council of Twelve, professor, and tohunga of Māori language and thought Tā Pou Temara (Ngāi Tūhoe) KNZM - winner Te Mūrau o te Tuhi, Māori Language Award #theockhams @AUPBooks @Tuhoeetu
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Whakamihi Tina Makereti (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā) winner of the Ockhams General Non-Fiction Award 2026! @thwupbooks #theockhams
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Huge congratulations to Elizabeth Cox, historian and winner of the Ockhams 2026 BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction! @masseyunipress #theockhams
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Let's hear it for the Ockhams 2026 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction winner Ingrid Horrocks! @thwupbooks @ingridhorrocks #theockhams
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Let's hear it for Nafanua Purcell Kersel (Satupa‘itea, Faleālupo, Aleipata, Tuaefu), poet, performer and winner of the Ockhams 2026 Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry - her first collection! @thwupbooks #theockhams
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Congratulations to the @MatatuhiF 2026 Best First Book Awards winners! #theockhams @OtagoUniPress @AUPBooks @PenguinBooks_NZ
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Congratulations to this year's Ockhams longlisted authors! Read all about it here tinyurl.com/znceammw
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Tomorrow! 5 PM at Unity Books. Roger Horrocks & Chris Bourke talk Music Without End. Come for the free @Garage_Project beer and a chat with two men who share an encyclopedic knowledge of music. Be there!
Christine O'Brien retweeted
18 year olds today have just been robbed of $60,000 for their retirement.
That’s based on removing $260 a year with average of 6% annual return.
National have previously.
- axed the $1000 kickstart
- removed $521 a year in govt contributions
- taxed employer contributions
Hot topic in my local supermarket - checkout staff and security all agreed "don't trust those people down at Parliament. But that young girl yesterday was magnificent! She stands for the people." #HanaRawhitiMaipiClarke
Ōtāhuhu Armistice Day Service
Monday 11 November, 10.40am
Memorial Arch, cnr Atkinson Ave & Luke St
#ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay
#LestWeForget
#Otahuhu
ALT Ōtāhuhu RSA, TSGambia, Tonga Defence Force @ Armistice Day Service
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Firefighters are responding to a large factory fire in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu, with residents in the area urged to stay inside and close windows and doors.
1news.co.nz/2024/11/01/keep-…
Christine O'Brien retweeted
27/10/24 00:15: Fire incident in Albert St Otahuhu. Number of patients not yet known.More details to follow . stjohn.org.nz/alerts/2410270…
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Tomorrow is Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day! Have you got your plans sorted? If not, there’s still time! Check our website for events in your region. Let’s celebrate poetry together - excitement is in the air!
nzbookawards.nz/national-poe…
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Govt will limit councils ability to fund nice to haves?
What does that even mean?
The overwhelming majority of our budget already goes on infrastructure & govt requirements. Basic services.
Do they want us to close our libraries? Stop events? Sell our parks? Stop pest control?
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Huge shout to my former @tagpas colleagues nominated for the Le Mana Pacific Award at the #VoyagerMediaAwards tonight! So proud to see your names on that screen! 🥹 And a massive congratulations to @Indiratweets on the win! Mālō e ngaue lahi toko! 🥹🇹🇴🙌🏽
Christine O'Brien retweeted
Emily Perkins has won the 2024 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction. Huge congratulations, Emily! @BloomsburyBooks #theockhams
