Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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Damian Light

Cost savings from Howick Local Board office exit

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson The Howick Local Board office in Pakūranga will close at the end of November, enabling council to...

Light: Celebrating Matariki by delivering for our communities

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson As Matariki rises in the morning sky during winter, it calls us to cluster together to celebrate...

Light: Help us help you help others

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson The Howick Local Board remains committed to ensuring locals are able to actively contribute to their community. This...

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...

Light: Celebrating our history together!

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson It was a busy weekend on May 10-11 across east Auckland as we celebrated three historical arts...

We will remember them

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson On Anzac Day we take time to remember the contribution of all New Zealanders who have served...

Light: We put the local in local government

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson As part of Auckland Council, local boards are responsible for your local assets and services like your...

Light: Working together for a better outcome for all

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson They say a week is a long time in politics, but it can feel like a lifetime...

Light: We’ve got our emergency plan in place, do you?

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson As Benjamin Franklin once said, “if you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail”, and when it...

We need your input so we can deliver

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson From Friday, February 28, until Friday, March 28, public consultation will be open on the proposed annual...

Light: Improving safety of local roads

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Transport is always a big topic of discussion - congestion, parking, safety, emissions and more. Under Auckland Council...

Share views on playgrounds and dog-walking

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Opportunities to have your say! For all of these you can have find out more and have your...

Happy New Year from the Howick Local Board

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Congratulations to the recipents of New Year Royal Honours, in particular Reay Neben for her King’s Service...

It’s beginning to look like Christmas!

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Like the rest of the community, we were disappointed when our beloved Stockade Hill Christmas Tree Lighting...

Shaping the future of playgrounds

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson The Howick Local Board oversees and maintains more than 70 playgrounds in the area, but rising costs...
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