Thursday, January 29, 2026

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Environment

Walks: Rejuvenating tranquil bush retreat

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

Believing in transport project’s benefits

Victoria and her husband Derek are east Aucklanders who fully appreciate what the city’s transport planners are trying to achieve with the $1.3 billion...

Plan Change 120: Fatally flawed?

By Laurie Slee, chairperson of Cockle Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association Since 2016 the guiding framework for the growth of Auckland has been the...

Brown hails intersection fix but wants cycle lane exited

Minister for Auckland and Pakuranga MP, Simeon Brown, applauds the news that the troublesome new intersection linking te Rā Hihi Flyover with Pakūranga Road...

Public exhibition highlights marine diversity

East Aucklanders with an interest in marine life are invited to get along to a new exhibition that reveals the wide range of species...

Sacred east Auckland mountain gets $2m ratepayer-funded makeover

People living around Ōhuiarangi / Pigeon Mountain in east Auckland may have noticed it’s undergone some major changes this year. The Times was alerted to...

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast

The MetService is warning of volatile weather for much of the upper North Island today, Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail and the “slight risk...

Eastern Busway becomes learning subject

Eager early childhood education students have been learning about a major construction project on their doorstep. Eastern Busway works continue in East Tāmaki Burswood and...

Prohibited fire season for entire Hauraki Gulf

Fire and Emergency New Zealand says all islands of the Hauraki Gulf will move to a prohibited fire season from 8am today, December 1,...

Exploring Murvale Reserve’s native bush

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

EXCLUSIVE: Overhaul coming for frustrating flyover intersection

There’s good news, and not so good news, if you’re in a hurry to see corrections made to the troublesome transport junction where the...

One Ocean Protest sends loud and clear message

A chief organiser of the highly visible One Ocean Protest last Saturday is proud of the massive show of support that mobilised for the...

Auckland regional parks reopen following pest-control action

Auckland Council’s pest-control programme using the poison known as 1080 in Te Ngāherehere o Kohukohunui / Hūnua Ranges area has reached an important milestone. The...

Three speed limits within 800m fuels driver irritation

As congestion woes and driving confusion carry on to the annoyance of motorists caused by the perplexing design of the new intersection of Pakūranga...

Walking Omana Regional Park to Duder Regional Park

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