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New Community Patrol Car for Howick- Pakuranga

by Jim Birchall The Howick Pakuranga Community Patrol recently celebrated their twenty-fifth year patrolling East Auckland’s streets. A new patrol vehicle has been provided to them,...

Golden Spring for Ruby

By Jim Birchall Saint Kentigern wunderkind Ruby Spring is 13 years old and in her third year of cycling. She recently cleaned up the medals...

Veteran athlete travelling express to the orient

By Jim Birchall Local ironman legend Cameron Brown is off to Quzhou China to compete in the Tri-Factor World Championship this week, an event he...

Local author tells the salty tale of Des Townson

In 1954, Eastern beach local Brian Peet’s father was the first person to buy a boat from legendary yacht designer and boat builder, the...

Saint Kentigern College wins NZ Co-ED title

Saint Kentigern College has won the National Co-Ed Schools 1st XV final in Palmerston North on Sunday. St Kents beat St Andrew’s in the play-off...

Butchery Apprentice of the Year carving successful career path

Pakuranga’s Cherise Redden is only in her second year of her Competenz Butchery apprenticeship, but that hasn’t stopped her from taking out the 2019...

Kids helping kids!

In a world where there is often great focus on difference dividing us, local Howick children teamed up with their families and the local...

Newest reporter ex Investigator

Jim Birchall joins the Times as a print journalist after a varied and interesting career in investigative work for both private and legal entities. He has...

Murphy’s the law on this track

Editor Nick Krause has tumbled from a plane in a static parachute jump, been white water rafting, skied some dodgy terrain, scuba dived and...

News Bites

Young scientists in the making A group of Year 3 and 4 students from Elim Christian College took part in the annual Howick and Pakuranga...

Big win for East FM

The winning East FM Quiz team is all smiles after a great win at last Thursday’s Howick Santa Parade Quiz Night at Bosuns Bar...

More new cops needed now

New Zealanders have the right to go about their lives free from harm. That’s one reason why there’s pressure on all governments to keep crime...

Local authors meet at Classy Crafts

Spring is sprung and with the new season comes the busiest quarter of the year with the Christmas season looming fast. Here is an opportunity...

Local companies raise over $20k for cancer

By Jim Birchall The annual ‘Brave the shave’ was a massive success again this year, with a total of $22,981.51 being raised by United Industries...
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