I/V w/ Dayne Smith of I Love Avondale: February 13, 2019

An article in RNZ released a couple of weeks ago, White Noise, pointed to a number of issues regarding the levels of engagement in different suburbs around Auckland by different groups in the community. Basically, what was found that older, wealthier Pākehā citizens are dominating the conversation DESPITE the fact that demographic group is decreasing in number across Auckland. Dayne Smith is a community developer in Avondale. He is mentioned in the article for spearheading the I Love Avondale social media group which led to a number of initiatives throughout the community. He is a co-leader for a government funded project as well called A Community Development Scheme. Lillian Hanly wanted to find out more about the community projects and about the reality of this White Noise article, she spoke with Dayne and started by asking what his response was to the article.

Photo credit: I Love Avondale