Tag: politics
`I’m here if you need anything’
Labour Party candidate for Botany Tofik Mamedov knocked on 500 doors in and around the Golflands area, on the weekend.
The hard-working candidate, who arrived...
Unfinished business
Barry Kirker, Labour's candidate in Pakuranga in this month's general elections, fancies his chances of increasing both the party and candidate vote in a...
Confident, determined and ready to serve
Jami-Lee Ross is no stranger to politics. He’s confident, he’s determined and he knows what he wants.
He first stood for local council in 2004...
Two ticks can change the world
Of total enrolled voters in the 2014 General Election, just 62.73 per cent of those aged 18-24 voted. The 25-29 age group was slightly...
Window washing could be banned in coming days: Ross
Window washing at intersections will be banned within weeks, if not days according to Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross.
Ross in September last year drafted a...
Mayor positive on local issues
A near-full house turned up to hear Auckland Mayor Phil Goff speak at the Howick Residents and Ratepayers Association AGM at Fencible Lounge on...
Bennett: ‘New Zealand gives people second chances’
Deputy Prime Minster Paula Bennett has a good number of portfolios to contend with.
July 1 initiatives deliver for Kiwis
On the July 1, a number of initiatives came into effect which will benefit the Botany community.
These are initiatives that deliver for New Zealanders...
Winston a winner with Grey Power
Winston Peters gave an impassioned speech at the Grey Power Annual General Meeting held at Pakuranga Bowling Club on Friday morning.
A large crowd gathered...
Green go-ahead for Botany-Pak branch
The Botany-Pakuranga branch of the Green Party has kicked off to a grand start after the first public meeting was held on February 16.
It...