Americans may have a crush on summer squash; in Italy it’s zucchini that’s bene, and some French will say (when they parlay) that courgettes are the best you can get.
However, whatever name they claim, throughout the world, courgettes are simply yum!
What are courgettes anyway?
A type of summer squash, courgettes (Cucurbita pepo) are basically small marrows, green or yellow in...
Last year’s total new vehicle sales were the highest on record with 146,753 registrations, an impressive 9.5 per cent increase on 2015.
Overall, the passenger and SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) market for 2016, excluding light commercials, was the strongest ever with 102,514 registrations. It broke a long-standing record dating back to 1973 when 97,346 passenger vehicles were sold.
“The 2016 record...
Half Moon Bay Olympian and World Champion athlete Val Adams has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2017 New Year Honours.
The appointment makes Dame Valerie the youngest Dame in New Zealand’s history.
Five other local residents have also been named in the New Year Honours. Triathlete Cameron Brown, health services proponent Ranjna...
A large-scale police operation which netted around 150 cannabis plants overnight Christmas Eve will see a young man before the courts again next month.
Counties Manukau Police made the bust in East Tamaki.
The Times received a report on Christmas Day of armed police on Smales Rd between Shrule Place and Kellaway Drive that morning.
“The officers seen at the property...would've likely been the...
Isn’t the community spirit in this area fantastic?
This is what makes living here so special. It is the great and generous people who live here, and the wonderful places surrounding us, like our inimitable views of the Hauraki Gulf from Stockade Hill and Crawford Reserve. We believe fervently that the preservation of these views is worth fighting for now...
Emily Rushton, who grew up in Beachlands and went to Howick College, was part of the Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institute's team for the recent climate conference in Marrakesh, Morocco. She is pushing hard to raise awareness of Generation Zero's 'Zero Carbon Act' which is being adapted currently from the successful UK Climate Change Act (2008) that has seen great...
Find a problem in the community, come up with a solution, and give it your best shot.
Those were the instructions given to four Howick College students as part of this year’s Future Problem Solving (FPS) competition – a competition that encourages students to take a proactive approach to creating and implementing solutions to real-life problems.
Gerhard van Deventer (16), Reece...
The founder of the Unmask Palm Oil campaign and recent University of Auckland Business graduate Ben Dowdle has been awarded a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship to China.
Dowdle, who is from Howick, received conjoint Bachelor of Arts and Commerce degrees this year and will complete a one-year residential masters programme in Beijing with a focus on global leadership in the 21st...
Counties Manukau Police have busted a major cannabis-growing operation in East Tamaki overnight.
The Times received a report today of armed police on Smales Rd between Shrule Place and Kellaway Drive this morning. They were still there at 9am.
A police spokesperson told the Times police attended an incident at a property overnight and discovered a large-scale commercial cannabis operation.
“The officers...
Local resident Chloe Brown wants youth to know it’s possible to do what you love and love what you do.
With no financial help from family, friends, or the bank, Chloe Brown went from card gaming in high school to co-owning an incorporated company and two physical stores.
The 22-year-old knows how to create her own success story, and is encouraging...