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‘Fondly familiar’:Local Photographer commended

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Cockle Bay photographer Lisa Monk was awarded highly commended in the 2020 Trustpower Photography Exhibition last Friday. Her piece “Fondly familiar" was selected from thousands...

Chinese new year: welcoming the god of wealth

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By Farida Master At this time of the year, educator and community worker Rosa Chow gets busy making around 250 auspicious red packets for the...

Local Board to host Year of the Rat celebration

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  Enjoy an afternoon of fun, food, culture, music and other performances to celebrate the Lunar New Year - the Year of the Rat Howick Local...

‘Embracing our Differences’- Mackenzies’ art in US show

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Year 9 student Mackenzie Alley from Whitford has had her artwork selected for inclusion in an international exhibition in Florida next year. More than 16,000...

Howick History: The “Old Age” Pension

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Having served in the British Army for 20 years or more, the Fencibles of Howick, worn out, infirm and poor, collected their paltry pensions...

Fact or fiction?-Paranormal podcast on East FM

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Times journalist Jim Birchall is also an avid podcaster. His current show ‘Occam’s Razor’ is broadcast on local Howick station East FM. The concept of...

Aladdin: A whole new world of dance and theatre

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Nearly 300 students aged 3-18 will be dancing their way through the production Aladdin on Sunday. Aladdin will be an entertaining and colourful production of...

Huge crowd at Cherry Blossom Festival

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Not many are aware that Sir Barry Curtis, former mayor of Manukau for 24 years, had a big role to play in the building...

Cinderella: Isabella takes lead role in ballet

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Howick’s Isabella Guyan,15, will be dancing the lead role of Cinderella in the end of year ballet production for Philippa Campbell School of Ballet,...

Polish museum: From Howick to Warsaw

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The Polish Museum in Howick was part of an official exhibition, ‘Journey of Hope 75 Years Pahiatua Children in New Zealand’, which was open on Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street in...

Off to play the Wizard: Building confidence through dramatic art

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THEATRE By Farida Master Unbelievable is how Dannemora resident Ethan Korewha describes the moment he heard that he’d been cast as the lead in the National...

History comes alive: Baverstock Parihaka Day

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Students at Baverstock Oaks School students wore Maori headbands and white feathers on Friday, symbolising peace to commemorate the invasion of Parihaka in 1881. Lindy...

Police celebrate Diwali with gusto

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The New Zealand Police Diwali celebration that started off a few years ago, with around 40-50 guests had over 250 invitees this year with...

Mystery thriller: Holmes for the holidays

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THEATRE  American playwright Ken Ludwig has written around 30 highly successful plays – among them The Beaux Stratagem, Lend Me a Tenor, and Shakespeare in...

Mazda 3-Times are a changing

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By Alistair Davidson Back in 1989 my wife Sharron and I road tested Mazda’s sixth generation 323 GLX sedan. This mainstream four-door with a boot was...
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