Tag: anzac day
Police seize vehicles after mass dirt bike ride
Police have seized multiple vehicles as part of an investigation into unruly dirt bike riders who caused traffic chaos during a recent group ride...
Anzac Sound and Light Tribute
After praising the favourable weather when writing last month, sadly rain and wind conspired to delay the start of the Anzac Sound and Light...
Anzac sound and light tribute
The Howick Village Association sound and light tribute will be projected from Fencible Park onto the Picton Centre wall - between 7pm and 9pm...
Anzac Day a time to remember
At dawn on Tuesday, April 25, we will gather on Stockade Hill to commemorate Anzac Day.
History defines the events of the First World War.
However,...
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By Adele White, chairperson Howick Local Board
Kia ora!
The Howick Local Board continues to hold workshops and business meetings online with a view to...
Anzac Day and a very special chess set
A Botany Downs reader shares her story of losing her husband, the significance of Anzac Day and a marvellous chess set hand-carved by a...
Lest we forget
Anzac Day is a time to reflect on the servicemen and servicewomen, past and present, who have displayed courage and self-sacrifice serving our country.
The...
Positive to see people ‘supporting local’
By Adele White, chairperson Howick Local Board
Kia ora!
It's pleasing to see more people out and about after an exceptionally quiet time for our...
Anzac Day tribute
It's autumn in Auckland, almost April and with that, Anzac Day and the appropriate tributes.
On April 25, all New Zealand will acknowledge the sacrifices...
WWII air force hero dies at 100
Proud Howickian Keith Marwood Boles, one of the few remaining New Zealanders who served in RAF Bomber Command in World War II, has died.
His...