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.
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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,...
Chris Bezencon has been putting ink on Jaz for almost two decades.
Jaz is having more fine work completed on his left sleeve upon which are a very ornately tattooed tui and native flora.
His other arm is fully inked and a Spitfire is easily recognisable amongst the images. Jaz is happy for Chris to fill in some of his back...
By Jim Allnatt
Donovan Grobbelaar is the 13th player named a Playing Legend of Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club.
This honour is only given to very special players and is the players’ version of life membership.
Grobbelaar is very quietly spoken, modest, well-respected and popular with his team mates. So how did this 23-year-old South African immigrant forge such a fantastic playing...
A teenage boy was assaulted and robbed of his shoes while waiting for friends at an east Auckland shopping complex.
The victim’s mother contacted the Times following the incident, which happened at Hoyts Cinemas at Botany Town Centre on April 6.
The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, says her 13-year-old son was sitting inside the foyer at about 11.55am when...
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Public aggression towards Māori and Rainbow communities has prompted questions over Auckland Council security.
At council's Governing Body meeting on March 28, concerns around threats towards communities and council staff raised questions about how council would respond.
Cr Richard Hills asked what council was doing to support staff dealing with...
Nineteen public places in east Auckland will receive Maori names as part of a commitment for te reo to be "seen, heard, spoken, and learnt".
The Howick Local Board backed a resolution at its most recent business meeting stating it endorses the Auckland Council initiative, named Te Kete Rukuruku.
It supports the visibility of te reo Maori and seeks to capture...
Misinformation is spreading on social media about Kainga Ora’s supposed involvement in an east Auckland housing development.
Members of local community Facebook pages have commented on posts discussing the development at a property on Chapel Road, Northpark, near the roundabout with Whitford Road and Orangewood Drive.
On one recent post a person commented “there are 28 homes being built of which...
Ryan Gass, a former Macleans College rower, is doing all he can for a shot at the Olympics.
Aside from the gruelling travel and training, he needs funding for training in Canada and has set up a Givealittle page.
He rowed for Macleans College from late 2016 until 2021 and had varying levels of success, with one National bronze medal, two...