Botany by-election: No billboard, no problem
“Your neighbours are your first relatives. That’s what my dad used to tell me,” says by-election candidate Nivedita Sharma Vij.
It’s a sentiment she does...
Golflands crash: $169k raised for family
More than $160,000 has been raised through a givealittle page for the family of the man killed while stopped at a Botany intersection.
Zhengwen Alan...
Voting closes on midday on Saturday
If you haven’t voted in the local elections yet, it’s time to get a move on.
Voting closes at midday on Saturday, but Auckland Council...
National Development Camp athletes named
Netball New Zealand has invited 50 athletes – including sevon locals - from around the country to take part in January’s 2019 National Development...
Marking the millionth tree milestone with Puriri planting
More than 50 Mission Heights Junior College Year 7 students joined 250 other volunteers at Totara Park last week to support Auckland Mayor Phil...
Pakuranga home destroyed by blaze
A Pakuranga home has been destroyed after a fire ripped through the property on the weekend.
A neighbour on Archmillen Avenue said she called emergency...
Hundred and not bowled out
At 100, Jack Beckerleg still loves gardening, enjoys playing bowls and happily walks with a bottle of red wine to the cafe at the...
Synthetic drugs rethink welcomed
An indication from the Government that it will reclassify some synthetic drugs as Class A is being welcomed by National but it doesn’t go...
Covid-19: $12.1 billion support for New Zealanders and business
$500 million boost for health
$8.7 billion in support for businesses and jobs
$2.8 billion for income support and boosting consumer spending
Finance Minister...
Collings files electoral returns weeks late for second election in a row
Howick Local Board chairman David Collings has narrowly avoided having his name sent to police by Election Services after he was seven weeks late...