The fight to save Stockade Hill views went national last week, as the campaign appeared on TVNZ’s popular Seven Sharp.
The show featured a story about the efforts to protect the views and included Tony King’s catchy ‘Stock Aid’ song, along with interviews with a number of key people involved in the long-standing battle.
As covered by the Times last week,...
No matter where in the country you live, if you get into trouble, help from above is probably closer than you think.
Westpac is launching its Chopper Appeal Month to celebrate and support New Zealand’s rescue helicopters, which flew 7374 missions nationwide last year.
That includes exactly 1000 flights in the Auckland region, from the Coromandel Ranges to Auckland’s west coast...
A large maturing pine forest on Auckland City’s metropolitan boundary which is ready for harvesting in the near future is up for sale.
The 135-hectare block is located at the lower foothills of the Hunua Ranges some 50km south-east of Auckland City. Owned by the current proprietor for past 50 years, the forest was planted between 1993 and 2000 in...
Ajay Walia can finally have a good night’s sleep after nine years of living in constant fear that someone may crash into their house at 90 Pakuranga Road.
Ajay, a taxi driver, is relieved that his prayers have been answered. It took all this time for a 24m temporary water-filled safety barrier to be installed outside his home –to act...
As rush defences continue to strangle what was once enterprising back play, rugby’s beautiful swan is turning into an ugly duckling.
That, and the horrendous time delay in setting scrums, has been a blight to a game which no longer attracts the Super Rugby crowds it once did.
Both need attention by lawmakers who have turned a blind eye to the...
Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross has begun the next chapter of his mission to help reduce the number of Kiwis who take their own lives each year.
The 33-year-old father-of-two has this week launched a podcast focusing on the serious issue of mental health.
Mr Ross experienced a personal mental health crisis late last year after a high-profile falling out with the...
Pakuranga College are the senior high school winners of the 2019 Vector EPro8 Challenge.
On Tuesday April 30, teams of from high schools across Auckland travelled to Western Springs to compete in the hotly contested finals of the Vector EPro8 Challenge.
This event, which is based on a series of science, technology, engineering and mathematics-based tasks, began in Wellington in 2015...
Some issues are too big to be determined by politicians alone and voluntary euthanasia is one of them. Photo Parliament NZ
The End of Life Choice Bill will soon come up for its second reading in Parliament and a vote will then be held on whether it proceeds to the next stage of the legislative process.
This is the law change...
Erosion may be a slow process but the progress of local bodies to stop it in its tracks can feel slower still.
Although the wheels of Auckland Transport (AT) and Auckland Council are in motion regarding efforts to halt erosion of Bucklands Beach, a sea change is needed, local resident Bruce Kendall contends.
“I have been a little disappointed (to say...