The Point Chevalier Hub

Viva La Chev! 1022 for life!

The Lockdown Letterbox Hunt

Chevralites,

The Great Lockdown Letterbox Hunt was set up to ease the lockdown monotony and if you haven't yet done it, it's sure to drive you mad until you do.

Point Chev is full of them – crazy, colourful and collectable letterboxes. We’ve found our favourites - and now can you find all 23?

Hunt them down and earn endless suburban glory.

This challenge will help you get out and explore the nooks and crannies of 1022. It might help to have a bike but, if not, you’ll get one hell of a workout.

Go forth and hunt.

You can download pics of them all here, and when you are ready, complete this form to have them checked (or to find the answers)

What we do

Stay in the know - we're on Email, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter

We aim to help help locals connect with all the many wonderful and varied groups, events and happenings here, while being apolitical and non-commercial.

As well as this website, we produce a weekly Community Email newsletter that was launched in May 2010 with 1600+ subscribers, subscribe here. If you want to have things included, get in touch though hello@pointchev.com, or Messenger.

Also find us on Facebook , Instagram and on Twitter as @ThePointChevHub

Photos

A lot of the photos used here have been sent in by people and if you have any you'd like to share please send them to hello@pointchev.com

Other neighbourhood info sources

Point Chevalier Neighbourhood Watch

A Facebook group managed by local Marc Beaumont with lots of good discussion, notices and support that has grown past being just about crime and safety.

You should join if you're local.

Pt Chevalier Community Facebook page

A facebook page managed by local Graeme Keli Bickerton.

Not related to this page at all

Neighbourly

Corporate owned but can be useful to keep an eye on

neighbourly.co.nz

Local groups on social media worth following

Albert-Eden Local Board

Albert-Eden Youth Board

The Homestead

Point Chevalier Community Centre

Point Chevalier Library

Point Chevalier Parents

Cupid Bar

Bike Point Chev

Cycling without age Point Chevalier

Pataka Kai Point Chev

Point Chevalier Market

Auckland Zoo

MOTAT

TAPAC (The Auckland Performing Arts Centre)

Dignan St Community Garden

Friends of Oakley Creek

Meola Creek - Waititiko

Building One

Proposed Changes to Point Chevalier Road

Walking and Biking Ideas

This map shows the local options for walking and biking.

The intention is that you can pick and mix the various options into your route planning and stay off roads as much as possible

Once in the map, scroll down in theleft hand menu to select a second layer with suggested walking loops and routes.

The beach

Raymond St Webcam

There is a webcam facing out to sea at the Raymond St reserve which you can see at the windsurf.co.nz website

Tides

Point Chevalier Beach Tides can be found here

Dog Rules for parks and beaches

On the beach and in the water from north of the marker post located at the northern most access from Eric Armishaw Park onto the beach to the northern headland of Point Chevalier Beach:

Winter (1 April until Friday before Labour day weekend): 10am-4pm, under control on a leash

| 4pm-10am, under control off a leash.

Summer (Labour day weekend until 31 March): 5am to 9am, under control off a leash | 9am-7pm, prohibited | 7pm-9am, under control on a leash

Allow dogs under control off a leash east of the northern headland of Point Chevalier Beach.

Allow dogs under control on a leash on the open grass areas, boardwalks and walkways of Eric Armishaw Park and to prohibit dogs on the remainder of the park to protect wildlife.

Point Chevalier Beach is an area reserved for swimmers and non-mechanically powered vessels.

This means yachts, kayaks and other craft without motors are fine within the buoys off the beach, but jet skis and other motorised craft are not allowed. This information is contained in Auckland Council's Navigation Safety Bylaw 2014 and Controls. You can find the bylaw and map (2.1) that shows the designated Point Chevalier Beach area here

Donate your unwanted stuff

The Homestead, 92 Point Chevalier Rd

Proceeds help with centre running costs

Swap a book

126 Point Chevalier Rd, and at Coyle Park

Mercy Hospice Shop & Vincent de Paul, Point Chev Arcade

They do not accept electrical goods, food items & large furniture.

Clothing Bin at the League Club

Recycle your old clothes in the bins at the Rugby League Clubrooms, 417 Point Chevalier Rd.

Please only items taht are reuasable and use bags for:

Things you might not know about

Soft Plastic Recycling

Find the bin for this at Countdown

www.recycling.kiwi.nz/

Point Chevalier History

The Point Chevalier History Group meets monthly and has a regular newsletter that gives a whole new dimension to our surroundings - fantastic.

Reef Radio - Point Chev has it's own Radio station!

Eric Allen used his love and knowledge of music to give back to his local community, and set up Reef Radio station out of a small home studio. Eric past away in 2020 but his daughter and some willing locals continue to run the station 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 106.7FM.

Bike Maintenance

The wonderful team at Adventure Cycles (one of the truly great things about here) offer monthly Bicycle Maintenance. First Monday of the month, 6.30pm, Adult and up to two children for only $12.50 (bring your bike along too)

Serbian Bake Sale

First Saturday of the month 9am-1pm, at the Serbian Church 315 Point Chevalier Road

JP service

The local JPs have a free service at the Library on Saturdays, 10-12

TAPAC is amazing

A huge amount of events and they run over 2000 classes annually for young and old.

www.tapac.org.nz

Albert-Eden Local Board

The branch of Council the looks after us. Lots of ways to stay in touch with their activities, including newsletter sign-up here

Facebook

Tsunami Risk

You can see a map of the risk of this to Point Chevalier here

Pataki Kai Point Chevalier

Free Community sharing stand / Open Street Pantry, 9 Rama Rd

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi – With your basket and my basket, the people will flourish.

Facebook

Point Chev T-Shirts

Buy these at Mud Pie Deli.

Point Chevalier RSA

There's something on almost every night and the food is excellent

www.ptchevrsa.co.nz

Facebook

Auckland Jazz and Blues Club

Based at the RSA with weekly shows each Tuesday night

www.aucklandjazzandbluesclub.co.nz

Point Chevalier Market

This happens from time to time - find out when on

Facebook

Western Springs Speedway

Every summer for almost 100 years. Stay in touch as below:

springsspeedway.com/

Facebook

Boat ramps

Oliver St (pictured), used by a lot of paddle boarders and kayakers
Raymond Street reserve
Eric Armishaw.

Annual Events

Anzac Day Parade

This a wonderful and very well supported event

Miller St Christmas Lights

Our very own Franklin Rd, lead by Bruce the legend (above)

Movies/ Music in Parks

Annual events at Coyle Park from Coucil

Movies in Parks | Music in Parks

TAPAC

TAPAC hosts many annual events including Screenies kids film festival, Pride Arts festival

www.tapac.org.nz

Halloween

Its great fun - Dignan St is fright central

A Day in the Life of Point Chevalier, 2010

We had a photo competition over one weekend in 2010 and the response was AMAZING. Here's the winner - 'Eric & Paul Sunday Arvo beers at the RSA' - and all the photos can be seen on the Photo Competition page .

There is a book of the photos behind the counter at the Library if you ask

Locals on Social Media

Facebook as below

Instagram: go to https://www.instagram.com/thepointchevalierhub/ and click on 'Following' to see the local folks

Twitter: Likewise go to https://twitter.com/ThePointChevHub and find the followers

Point Chevalier Playgrounds

Coyle Park

Walker Park

Premier Ave Reserve

Eric Armishaw Park

Moa Reserve

Point Chevalier Halls for Hire

Te Mahurehure Marae

Quite new with facilities for up to 300 people including a full kitchen - great for weddings and conferences

www.temahurehure.marae.nz

Onetwosix

126 Point Chev Trd

www.onetwosix.nz

Point Chevalier Sailing Club

www.sailptchev.org.nz

Subud Centre

The Auckland Subud Hall in Point Chevalier has four beautiful rooms to hire for fitness classes, community clubs, workshops and rehearsals. It is located at 19 Formby Avenue. For more information or to make a booking please visit our website or contact us:

aucklandsubudhall.wordpress.com

email: aucklandsubudhall@gmail.com

phone: 09 846-5797

Air Scouts Hall

Point Chevalier Scouts have a hall to hire. 93B Moa Rd. Excellent for children's parties- indoor/outdoor activities. Excellent for group meetings and clubs. Fully fenced grounds, safe for all ages, kitchen and toilets

$30 per hour or $100 per event.

Email collegehilton@gmail.com

Point Chevalier Bowling Club

Dignan Street

www.ptchevbowls.com

St. Francis School/Parish

2 Montrose Street, Point Chevalier. Please email stfrancis-ptchev@xtra.co.nz for more details.

Point Chevalier Community Centre

Four meeting rooms available to community groups, social clubs, businesses, church groups, children’s birthday parties and others. One off, casual or regular bookings are available. Competitive rates. Rooms are suitable for groups of 10-35 people. Ring 846-1094. Photos of the rooms are available at www.ptchevcommunitycentre.org.nz

Rugby League Clubrooms

Rates negotiable. Licensed Bar, Kitchen Available, outdoor area. Please ring Roy. Clubroom number is 09 846 4778.

Point Chev Road

http://ptchevpirates.co.nz/

Pasadena Intermediate Hall

Pasadena Ave

https://pasadena.school.nz/contact/hall-hire/assembly-hall-hire/

About us

The Point Chevalier Hub started as the work of local Cameron Greig who bought a house here in 2003, because he couldn't afford Westmere (!) - a fortuitous twist of fate.

Now with a family, we are embedded into this place, living on Newell St and owning the Rumpus Room Early Learning Centre on Moa Rd.

Jacqui looks after the Facebook and Instagram side of things. This is our way of giving back to the community we love.

Viva La Chev! 1022 for life!