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Life at Orange

January 11, 2022

Shop Local and Support Local, here is a summary of how Devonport businesses operate at Orange.

Village Vouchers - Buy Online

December 17, 2021

Last minute present panic? Solve it with a voucher from a local business. All available online.

Tāwhirimātea in the Ferry Terminal

June 14, 2021

On Friday 11th June, this beautiful mural of Tāwhiritmātea - God of Weather, illustrated by Tāmaki Makaurau artist Trina Wirihana, was welcomed into the Devonport Ferry Terminal.

Devonport's Visitor Information Centre gets a Hip New Look!

October 1, 2020

The Devonport Business Association in partnership with the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and Devonport Rotary Club are excited to announce the debut of the Devonport Visitor Information Centre Caravan.

Frank Pilates for the Festive Season

November 1, 2019

One of our best kept secrets is upstairs inside Devonport's bustling little Arcade. For those on a fitness quest, find time in your lives for Frank Pilates . why frank? Strange things will happen to you after your first session with Frank...

Gifting for Good: Anglican Op Shop

November 1, 2019

If one million people bought their next item of clothing second hand instead of new, we would save 6 million kg of carbon pollution from entering the atmosphere. Our growing environmental consciousness and our desire to ‘marie kondo’ our existence has meant our op shops play an important part in our retail mix. Devonport is quite the op-shop destination and there are treasures galore to be found at the Holy Trinity Op Shop at the back of Devonport’s Arcade, facing to Wynyard street.

Inside the Arcade: Eva & Elle

November 1, 2019

One of the latest retailers to open up inside The Arcade is Eva & Elle, a cute boutique selling clothing and gifts for those that love colour. Owner Eva Lourenco tells us a little more about the treasures to be found in her adorable store…

Loving our Heritage Buildings

August 29, 2019

(image by Kevin Hill) Devonport, known for its quaint Victorian and Edwardian buildings that line the main street, has one particularly unique commercial property that speaks to a totally different era; it’s the beautifully restored art deco Post Office. Eddie and Sharon de...

Kim works on women's well-being...

June 20, 2019

One of the secrets to living the good life, is giving. Whether it’s giving time, giving support, donating money, or in the case of Kim Pausina from Devonport’s Premium Real Estate , giving clothing. A long-time Devonport local, Kim is passionate about seeing...

When Brolly Sheets was Born

May 13, 2019

BROLLY SHEETS For those of you with little people out there, you will be familiar with the early morning bed stripping stage following the dogged pursuit of potty training. It was this challenge that gave Diane Hurford a lightbulb moment in 2005 and Brolly Sheets was...

Vondel - A Zero Waste Business Champion

February 26, 2019

The Zero Waste Devonport Initiative is a partnership between community stakeholders who all want to see Devonport moving quickly towards a zero waste future. This year the Devonport Business Assocation has signed up with the Community Recycling Centre to offer Devonport's...

Happily Hammer Hardware

February 26, 2019

9 years ago Hammer Hardware Devonport sold to new owners and at the time a certain Matt and Carly Senior after hearing about the sale thought, ‘We could do that.’ And so, proving the idiom ‘good things take time’ to be a truth, they seized the...

MOVE - That's All the Motivation You Need

February 26, 2019

Some people were born to make a difference; impacting others lives and helping them to find their own personal strength. Hugh Biss, the man behind Devonport's new fitness studio MOVE is exactly that type of person and his enormous list of training credentials is enough...

It's Better than Fiction

February 25, 2019

It was local journalist Rob Drent who said he felt a “village bookshop is an indication of a civilised society” and indeed an hour spent pouring over the array of delicious publications now domiciled at Paradox Books , is a particularly civilised (albeit indulgent) way to...

Sorting Your Computers: Bit by Bit

February 25, 2019

Given the dependency people have on technology, it ought to be mandatory for every town centre to have a local tech-fix-it guy. Ours is the self-described ‘big-hearted Northerner’ Karl, who probably knows almost every local who has previously suffered an urgent...

Feeling Right @ Soulsprite

September 19, 2018

For many of us there comes a time when we reflect upon the lives we have led and question if there was something that we might have done differently; more time with the family perhaps, looking after ourselves better, taking more risks, not getting too stressed or wishing we...

Devonport Perfumery has the Power of Persuasion

November 1, 2018

Perfume has, ‘a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power … cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for...

Devonport's First Fleet of Electric Vehicles

October 31, 2018

Pauline Baker, owner and operator of Magic Broomstick Tours, has been gliding around Devonport since 2008, leading groups on Segway Personal Transporters. If you've always had a Segway ride on your list of things to do, then now's the chance to take up an Auckland...

Where a Kayak to the Office is a Thing

October 1, 2018

Residents at Level One HQ above the ticket office on the Devonport wharf could be forgiven for spending their days staring out the window. They occupy one of the best work spaces in the whole of Auckland, with its sweeping north-facing views of the harbour and the...

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Life at Orange

Village Vouchers - Buy Online

Tāwhirimātea in the Ferry Terminal

Devonport's Visitor Information Centre gets a Hip New Look!

Frank Pilates for the Festive Season

Gifting for Good: Anglican Op Shop

Inside the Arcade: Eva & Elle

Loving our Heritage Buildings

Kim works on women's well-being...

When Brolly Sheets was Born

Vondel - A Zero Waste Business Champion

Happily Hammer Hardware

MOVE - That's All the Motivation You Need

It's Better than Fiction

Sorting Your Computers: Bit by Bit

Feeling Right @ Soulsprite

Devonport Perfumery has the Power of Persuasion

Devonport's First Fleet of Electric Vehicles

Where a Kayak to the Office is a Thing

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