Several youths who assaulted and robbed a teenager at an east Auckland shopping complex are understood to be in fresh trouble with police.
As the Times recently reported, a 13-year-old local boy was waiting for friends at Hoyts Cinemas at Botany Town Centre when he was attacked at about 11.55am on April 6.
The boy’s mother, who wants to remain anonymous, previously...
A young Auckland farmer is in it to win it after two years of coming in second.
Last weekend marked 31-year-old Whitford-based Sam Waugh’s last chance to compete at the highly anticipated Northern FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final. The two-day contest was held from April 12-13 at Mangakahia Sports and Community Complex in Poroti in Whangārei.
It’s the...
June 2024 will mark the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of east Auckland man Jim Donnelly.
The Times is looking back, through a series of stories, at one of the most baffling unsolved cases in recent New Zealand history.
The 43-year-old father-of-two was living with his wife Tracey Donnelly and their two young children in Dannemora when he disappeared on Monday,...
Work by an east Auckland artist is among the finalists in Australia's prestigious Gallipoli Art Prize.
John Richardson is a student of well-known local artist and tutor Tony Clarke, who runs TC Fine Art in Pakuranga.
The organisers of the Gallipoli Art Prize say the concept of conducting art competitions in Australia and Turkey to commemorate the legacy of the heroes...
The gardens of historic Bell House at Howick Historical Village will open to the public for East Auckland Eco Day on Sunday.
Highlighting sustainable living from past to present with stalls, resources, demonstrations and giveaways, visitors will have the chance to meet local environmental groups and chat with experts on composting, chicken and beekeeping, and more.
Stallholders include Keep New Zealand...
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport (AT) says electric ferry charging infrastructure is expected to be installed at Half Moon Bay this year.
At the council's Transport and Infrastructure Committee on April 4, AT gave an update on the future of electric ferries.
Its chief executive Dean Kimpton said four electric ferries are currently...
The public is being warned to be aware of phone scammers posing as police officers and seeking Kiwis’ financial details.
NZ Police say they’re aware of reports emerging this month where people have been contacted on the phone by someone claiming to be an officer.
The officer will claim to be from a particular department, say the person has been a...
Sixteen year 7 and 8 students from Bucklands Beach Intermediate School, together with four staff members, have travelled to the United States to visit NASA's headquarters in Houston, Texas.
They studied at the prestigious United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The trip - taken in December - followed a year's work from teachers, students and the school community.
Windy...
By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP or Botany
This week I announced nine ambitious targets that our Government has set to get New Zealand back on track.
Improving the performance of our public services is one of our Government's three key priorities, along with rebuilding the economy to reduce the cost of living and restoring law and order to...
Police have charged two people following a fatal crash that claimed the lives of popular east Auckland couple David and Jill McArthur.
The artistic Golflands couple, who were aged in their 80s, died following a collision between the vehicle they were in and another car at about 2.42pm on May 31 last year in Botany.
One of their beloved pet dogs,...