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Doors wide open for first home buyers

Listings for properties for sale across the country have dropped by almost 2000 for the third consecutive month. Around 60 per cent of new property...

Vintage round-up: Balvonie wines

Wine columnist and connoisseur DENNIS KNILL gives his views on Balvonie prosecco and pinot noir. In the short space of 10 years after planting their...

Motorbike rider dies after crashing in Auckland

One person has died following a motorbike crash in south Auckland today, August 1. Counties Manukau Police District Commander, Superintendent Shanan Gray, says the incident...

Bringing back native bush – local success story

Keen walker David Mallowes offers suggestions about fun and interesting routes people can take to get some exercise and enjoy the area in his...

Number of local elections candidates growing as deadline looms

The number of candidates stepping forward to contest seats on the Howick Local Board or for the Howick ward on Auckland Council’s governing body...

Warrant of fitness rules to change for some vehicles

From September 1 this year, “commonsense changes” will see vintage light vehicles and private heavy motorhomes moving to annual vehicle inspections rather than six-monthly, Transport Minister...

Supporter of new migrants appreciated

The Times is recognising the many wonderful people in our local east Auckland community who go out of their way to help others with our...

Find your niche, fill it with real product

By Charles Miller From Matamata to Kim Dotcom’s famous mansion, the Mowbray siblings have built ZURU into a global FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) powerhouse. What...

Police and Customs bust Class A drugs smuggling ring

A joint Police-Customs investigation has unravelled a major transnational organised crime syndicate working with local gangs to import significant quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine...

Federal Bureau of Investigation opens office in New Zealand

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has upgraded a new office in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. The Minister Responsible for the GCSB...

IPCA finds incorrect power of arrest used

Police say they acknowledge the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) over the incorrect power of arrest being used. On the afternoon of...

Police dog tracks offenders following east Auckland burglary

Police say two offenders were left out of luck, and gas, after a burglary in east Auckland overnight. Counties Manukau East Police officers responded to...

Civil Defence Centres opening following tsunami advisory

Auckland Emergency Management will open four Civil Defence Centres for residents who live aboard marine vessels and need alternative shelter overnight. The National Emergency Management...

Tsunami advisory emergency alert received in east Auckland

New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency has issued a tsunami advisory emergency alert following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka, Russia, today, July 30. The...

Unique concert to celebrate 80 years since Korean liberation

The brutal authoritarian rule of colonial Japan is not forgotten by a gracious older woman who was a pioneering actress in the Korean film...
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