Friday, July 4, 2025

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Light: Full house backs Marina Fitness

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson We’re pleased to report the Howick Local Board has voted to confirm that Marina Fitness in Half...

Young entrepreneur builds business and dreams

When most year 9 students are still finding their feet at high school, Michael Collins is already making impressive strides as a young entrepreneur...

Ron’s fizzing about more medals

It’s an invigorating chat with Ron Johnson, as the 93-year-old strides quickly from one subject to another describing different periods from his action-packed life. His...

Radio DJ exhibits Beatles treasure

It’s amazing The Beatles and their rock n’ roll music of six decades ago still generate widespread affection, and for one local radio DJ...

Sausage sizzle helps keep rescue choppers flying

Staff at an east Auckland bank have staged a successful community sausage sizzle to help raise money for a live-saving emergency service. The team at...

$4.5m sought to fund new ambulance stations

This month Hato Hone St John is again calling on the support of Kiwis to help raise $4.5 million for the building and urgent repair...

Here’s how to start a community group!

By Times’ Junior Journalist Alina Jiang You may know many community groups throughout your area and enjoy participating in them so much that you...

King’s Birthday Honours recognise inspirational east Aucklanders

Five east Auckland locals who have made major contributions in their respective fields have been acknowledged in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List. Leading businesswoman...

What’s On around east Auckland, June 2-14

Garage sale The next Barn Sale at 474 Pakuranga Road will begin at 8am on Saturday, June 7. Special for this month will be books – all...

Q&A with Kelly Flavell, Howick legal legend

It was well overdue that Kelly Flavell and PJ Taylor, legal man-about-Howick and seasoned newshound respectively, had a good long talk. They’ve had brief...

Green-fingered Friends at 25

It’s always a special time planting in the treasured Mangemangeroa Reserve, and the upcoming beginning-of-winter traditional event has extra to celebrate. It’s the 25th anniversary...

History: 25 years of the Friends of Mangemangeroa

By Marion Skelton, Friends on Mangemangeroa chair The Friends of Mangemangeroa is a small volunteer group formed in 1999 after the land now known...

Assistors call for community help

An organisation assisting families expecting babies is like many community groups presently struggling to make ends meet. Auckland’s branch of Pregnancy Help is based in...

Public invited to Westpac sausage sizzle in east Auckland

This month is Chopper Appeal month for Westpac NZ, when the bank’s teams go the extra mile to raise funds for local rescue helicopter...

Councillor Sharon Stewart retiring from public service after 30 years

For the last three decades, whenever an east Auckland resident had a problem in their neighbourhood, whether it was a cracked footpath, a dangerous...
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