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Survey: peer pressure still a concern for boaties 

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Sharyn Forsyth, Maritime NZ deputy director and chair of the Safer Boating Forum, says while 55 per cent of boaties admit friends and family...

Step Up For Diabetes this November

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This November is Diabetes Action Month, a month for all New Zealanders to take action for diabetes, the country's largest and fastest growing health...

Coastguard paddler rescues girl

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A Maraetai Coastguard member has rescued a girl who was blown out to sea. On Friday October 8, Tracey Laxon, a Maraetai resident, was on...

Delta – Howick’s Christmas Grinch

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By Ken Scott, Chair of HVA Inc As we shake off the last remnants of winter and the usual patchy Auckland spring weather, we...

Linguist offers Chinese characters crash course

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A linguist is offering an enjoyable and memorable crash course on Chinese characters for school-aged children and university students. Svetlana Chevenko, a Pakuranga resident, incorporates...

Prison riot costs taxpayers $46m

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Figures released in the Department of Corrections' annual report show the costs of damage caused by the Waikeria Prison riot have blown up to...

Follow-through needed on Eastern Busway

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By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany News that the Government backed down on their unfathomable $785 million cycle bridge, and instead chose to reprioritise...

WWII air force hero turns 100

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One of the very few remaining New Zealanders who served in RAF Bomber Command in World War II celebrates a milestone birthday this weekend. Squadron...

Covid pandemic mirrors pain of polio

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The Covid-19 lockdowns has inspired a polio survivor to write her memoirs. Jan Wills-Collins, formerly of Half Moon Bay and Bucklands Beach, was 11 when...

Rockabye children go Turtle safe in National ShakeOut

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Staff and children at Rockabye Early Learning Centre in Highland Park today took part in the National ShakeOut. Rockabye centre director Caryn Mawkes said it...
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