Over the last few months, you may have seen a lot of activity at local events and in the town square to try and get the word out, and give locals ideas on how to use their food scrap bins.

It is estimated that about half of Papakura’s residents, are using the food scraps service at least once every three weeks.

​Last month, MaiFM even got involved, giving out cash prizes to households who were using their food scrap bins.

Since this service began in March 2018, it is estimated that 1376 tonnes of kerbside food scraps have been diverted from landfill - which works out to be approximately 112 tonnes a month.

​Check out this video series Auckland Council has produced in partnership with No Six.

If you want to see the whole series of videos, profiling community members who use their bins and sharing why they use them, you can see more HERE

Local youth theatre company; Southside Drama, recently staged their latest production of The Arabian Queen, an original play written and directed by Douglas Roberts.

​The Arabian Queen is a murder mystery comedy, set in ancient Arabia. The show featured some witty one-liners, memorable characters, and involved a cast of 22 young people.

The Corner: Creative Space sent their local media crew and reporter, Miami Taiaroa, to the technical rehearsal, to talk to some of the young actors involved.

Check out the video to see some of the highlights from the show and the cast interviews.