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Cause of fatal fire remains a mystery

The cause of the blaze which killed three family members in their home three days before Christmas is indeterminable, investigators say. The investigating Fire Risk...

Did council arborists cut a tree down as act of retribution?

Council workers who were asked to prune a tree instead cut it down after an apparent “cheeky” exchange with a concerned resident. It prompted the...

Flat Bush fire claims fourth victim

The man who survived last month’s fatal Flat Bush fire has died, said family spokeswoman, barrister Deborah Manning. Refugee Council of New Zealand secretary Kaileshan "Kailesh"...

Botany by-election: Serving diverse communities

On the afternoon of December 21 when Ailian Su filed her nomination papers for the Howick Local Board Botany by-elections, she thought she was...

Botany by-election: Master and the apprentice

It didn’t take long for one of Julie Patterson’s election signs to be ripped off. “But it’s ok, I am told these things happen,” she...

Christchurch earthquake memorial spurs push for Mt Erebus air crash memorial

Advocates for a national memorial for the 257 people who lost their lives in the 1979 Mt Erebus air accident have commended the organisation...

Immigration Minister ‘best job in the world’

In a volatile world where immigration has become a dangerous word, dragged in the midst of a fiery political debate, it must be hard...

Ratepayers take petition to council

The Howick Ratepayers and Residents Association has presented a petition to Auckland Council to preserve the views from Stockade Hill from intensive development. A petition...

Meet the Times’ new reporters

The Times’ newsroom is undergoing a little change. We have two relatively new journalists, one of whom replaces mid-grade reporter Scott Yeoman who has...

Pakuranga pub fire being treated as suspicious

Investigators have confirmed the early morning fire at a Pakuranga bottle and pub store is being treated as suspicious. The blaze, which engulfed the Lowlander...
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