Richmond blog
Meet-Your-Neighbours Tidy Up Session at Medway Parklet
Over the weekend residents and volunteers came along for a meet-and-tidy session at the corner of Medway/Woodchester. A great chance to meet each...
Vape Information Community Talk
Over the last few months, local residents voiced their concerns about vaping and its effects on our community with We are Richmond, as the fourth...
Spring Fair 2025
We'd like to say thank you to everyone for coming out to the Spring Fair! What a fabulous day. Thank you to everyone who came along to enjoy the...
Meet-the-Candidates for Central Ward Councillor
Thanks to everyone who attended last night, we had over 70 people come and hear from the 5 candidates for Central Ward Councillor. A fantastic Meet...
Petrie Park Planting Day 2025
5 years of work culminated in yesterday's Petrie Park planting session! Once an abandoned area (the site of a former bowling club that was...
Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust Groundbreaking Ceremony
An official welcome Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust (LFBIT) to our neck of the woods!!! There may have been damp weather at the groundbreaking...
Te Oraka Community Pools Co-Hosted Fence Removal
Volunteers from Shirley Community Trust, Shirley Village Project, We are Richmond, Te Oraka Community Pools Committee and Richmond/ Dallington and...
Matariki Decoration Session 2
We are excited for Matariki in the Zone next Saturday. We've finished our banner to put up in our Ururangi (Winds of the Sky) tree. There will be 9...
Matariki Decoration Session 1
We had a great time last night at the Matariki Tree Decoration Workshop Afternoons making banners and decorations that we'll decorate trees with the...
History Posters Installed/ Parklet Tidied Stanmore Rd
What a difference a year makes! The new Richmond History posters on the corner of Swanns/Stanmore Rd were just installed by committee members Ewout...
Adventure Avenue Wander 2025
We are Richmond partnered with Hayley Guglietta of Avon-Ōtākaro Network to run "Adventure Avenue Wander," part of the The Walking Festival, in...
Dallington Bridge notice
Works on the soon-to-be Dallington Bridge will start on 29 April and will continue until the end of August. Read more below:
Te Oraka Community Pools Co-Hosted Cleanup 2&3
Volunteers from Shirley Community Trust, We are Richmond and Dallington gathered for their second and third cleanup sessions in March and April at...
Richmond Gala 2025
The Richmond Gala was an outstanding success. We are Richmond co-hosts 2 large events (Richmond Gala in March, Spring Fair in October) every year...
Petrie Park BBQ and Consultation 2025
We hosted a wonderful community BBQ at Petrie Park and thank everyone for coming out. We met some new residents, existing neighbours and lots of...
Te Oraka Community Pools Co-Hosted Cleanup 1
Volunteers from Shirley Community Trust, We are Richmond and Dallington had their first cleanup session at Te Oraka Community Pools. These former Te...
Walking Weedathon 4
Our moving weedathon, where we cleaned up 3 small pocket parks, was a success. We gave the corner of Medway Street and Woodchester Avenue pocket...
Warden Street School Alleyway Cleanup Session 1
We are Richmond taking action! Clearing out this walkway (which resembled an overgrown dump) that Pareawa Banks Ave School and Shirley...