Howick’s very own volunteer-run radio station EAST FM 88.1, 107.1 now has its very own studio in the heart of Howick.
Named in honour of broadcasting legend Bill Mudgway, the opening on Thursday was undertaken by Bill's wife, Catherine. She cut the ribbon and declared the studio open.
Plenty of supporters of the radio station gathered outside the new studio to...
A fire broke out at Pakuranga Heights School on Sunday night just hours before school reopened after a term break this morning.
School authorities were informed of room 23 on fire at around 9.45pm on Sunday.
Crew from three fire brigades handled the fire blaze till 1.30am.
Students walked into school this morning to find a room completely gutted and the neighbouring...
As the Easter and Anzac weeks are almost at an end, the Prime Minister’s dumping of a capital gains tax proposal already seems like old news.
But what isn’t old news is the structure of our Parliament, where smaller political players can have great influence that seems out of proportion to their size.
In this case, one component part of the...
Akuhata Norman-Hewlett is just 11 but is already making his mark in archery.
Norman-Hewlett has just competed in the World Indoor Archery Championships (WIAC 2019) at ASB Arena in Wellington and came first taking the gold medal and becoming a world champion for his division.
A Year 7 student at Pakuranga Intermediate (and former student of Elm Park School), he has...
Last week, Northern Arizona freshman Theo Quax, 19, ran 3:39.94 for 1500m at the Bryan Clay meet in California.
That's a huge improvement from his 3:47.54 personal best, which he ran last year in HS.
Quax is the son of the 1976 Olympic 5000 silver medallist, the late Dick Quax.
He also had a seat on Auckland Council.
"The son of an Olympic 5000...
Picking the best all-time Silver Ferns netball team is an intriguing exercise which is bound to be fiercely debated. Although I don't claim expertise on the subject, I offer my starting seven:
Irene van Dyk (GS), Maria Folau (GA), Temepara Bailey (WA), Sandra Edge (C), Rita Fatialofa (WD), Bernice Mene ( GD), Casey Kopua (GK).
For accuracy no one can beat...
Anzac Day has been a busy one for Year 8 Mission Heights Junior College (MHJC) student Saniya Lal.
The Flat Bush resident has been selected in the (12-18 age group) as the winner of the Annual Howick RSA Anzac Day speech competition from around 200 entries.
Saniya and Year 10 fellow student from MHJC, Andrew Ma, have been invited to the...