Howick Village Business Association: “It’s entertainment you don’t want to miss”
The Howick Village Business Association has got a busy year planned, with four town events happening before the end of April, and plenty more...
Dancing to the top
One of East Auckland’s premier dance schools have taken out top spots at an Australasian Dance competition in January.
More than 16,000 acts competed at...
Theatre Review: An enchanting evening
The Gala Night performance of Peter Pan at The Harlequin Musical Theatre was exciting, upbeat and a whole lot of fun.
You couldn’t help but...
Dance teacher becomes inventor of new game
Howick dance teacher Claire Sciascia’s game Scatterbones is set to be distributed on a global scale.
After 23 years of teaching dance, local resident Claire...
Review: Bad Girls – The Musical
Bad Girls
Genre: Musical theatre
Written by: Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus
Music and lyrics: Kath Gotts
Directed by: Susanne Dell
Reviewed by: Diane Andrew
Four stars
Dubbed the ‘baddest and...
Talented tenor trio take the stage
Operatunity’s Daytime Concert Series is bringing ‘That’s Amore’ to Botany next week, and hope they’ll bring a dose of Italian happiness along with it!
Held...
Musicians in Unity
New Zealand’s charity-focused orchestra Wairua Sinfonietta presents Unity, a concert featuring works by composers Bach, Hadyn and NZ composer David Hamilton.
Held at St Luke’s...
Students knit for a cause
A local school is hosting a knit-a-thon to help keep the community warm.
The knit-a-thon is part of a new Student Volunteer Army (SVA) initiative...
Splash pad in Pakuranga reopened
The new splash pad at Lloyd Elsmore Park Pool and Leisure Centre in Pakuranga is open for the summer holidays.
The splash pad was temporarily...
Matt: ‘I should have been more honest’
In a surprise move, Whitford resident and star of reality show Matt Hancock was voted out of a nail-biting episode of Survivor New Zealand on...
