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Little builders unite at Ormiston Town Centre for school holidays

These school holidays, Ormiston Town Centre is transforming imaginations into reality with its hands‑on Construction Workshop. Running from Monday, September 22 to Monday, October 3,...

Helping children make music with friends

Holidays provide a great opportunity for children to explore new hobbies and make friends along the way. At Eliette’s Music Academy, music education is about more...

Principal in Person, with Vicki Parkins, Botany Downs School

  How long have you been an educator, and where did you train? I trained at Auckland Teacher’s College and later completed postgraduate studies in educational...

East Auckland fashion student among New Zealand’s best

A talented east Auckland fashion student has wowed the judges at the recent Resene Colour of Fashion competition. Among the finalists is 19-year-old Flat Bush local...

Business students develop healthy herbal coffee

East Auckland’s Ormiston Senior College is fast becoming a hub of budding future business talent. The Times has previously reported on several of the school’s groups...

Howick RSA offers study support for senior school leavers

The Howick RSA Community Welfare Trust is delighted to once again offer its annual tertiary grant programme. Senior students in their final year of college...

Howick childcare centre helps fundraise for Whānau Āwhina Plunket

BestStart early education centres across New Zealand have raised $91,000 to support Whānau Āwhina Plunket, thanks to their 2025 BestStart Butterfly Appeal. And BestStart Howick raised...

Botany Downs School Choir earns performance gold

An east Auckland school choir has sung their way to success at a prestigious performance competition. The talented members of the Botany Downs School Choir...

Healthy eating for wellness during colds season

By Times’ Junior Journalist Katherine Zuo Even though winter is at an end, the flu season isn’t over yet. This raises the question: can the...

Raw power lifts four weight medals

An east Auckland strongman withstood the pressure of lifting heavy weights and foreign competitors to win four medals at the recent Asian, African, and...

Luxon: Helping pupils who need more support

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany From early next year, over 100,000 more year 1-8 students will have access to a...

Z Club recognised for decade of service

The Z Club of Macleans College has for 10 years championed causes intended to improve the fortunes of females in east Auckland. Z Clubs are...

Climb aboard – Auckland’s newest $3.3m adventure asset opens

A new multifaceted climbing structure, the tallest in New Zealand, aimed at giving people confidence and a thrill has been opened. Wero Climb, costing $3.3...

GirlBoss recognises student’s phone cases initiative

Amelia McKenzie was slowly commuting across Auckland to athletics training in July 2023 when deciding to create a now thriving business selling cases for...

East Auckland schools go yellow for Daffodil Day

East Auckland was awash with yellow as local schools threw their support behind the recent Daffodil Day, staged to help support the many Kiwis...
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