Professional Kiwi touring company Operatunity brings its celebration of the wonderful waltz to Botany this summer.
It’s the first concert of 2017, and Operatunity are stepping into the New Year with a set to impress.
Held at St Columba Presbyterian Church in Botany on January 18, ‘Waltz of My Heart’ will feature Viennese classics, modern waltzes and a variety of well-known...
Six local figures were recognised in the New Year’s Honours list.
Olympian and World Champion shot-putter Valerie Adams was made a Dame. Triathlete Cameron Brown, health services proponent Ranjna Patel, and shareholders’ advocate Bruce Sheppard were appointed Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit, while former hockey international Katie Glynn and table tennis champion Chunli Li were made Members...
The number of people contesting the Botany by-election next month has grown to seven after three last-minute candidate nominations were entered on deadline day.
Nominations closed at midday on December 22.
Mark Johnson (Labour), Malcolm Page (Independent), Julie Patterson (Independent), Ailian Su (Independent), Nivedita Sharma Vij (Independent), Mike Turinsky (Practical not Political), and Kuan Cheong Yap (Independent) are all vying for...
For months they went undetected – elaborate cannabis-growing set-ups operating quietly in residential streets in south and south-east Auckland.
Then in the space of 10 days last month, seven commercial grow houses were uncovered by police, with more than 650 cannabis plants found flourishing under the roofs of nondescript suburban homes.
On December 15, six hydroponic grow houses – three in...
Five-year-old Bareth Kaileshan, his mother Bhamini Theiventhiran, 39, and grandmother Umadhevi Theiventhiran, 66, all died in a house fire in Flat Bush on December 22, 2016. Farida Master talks to some of the neighbours.
It was frantic knocking on their door that woke up Jojo at around 3.15am on December 22.
She was shocked to see panic-stricken neighbours at her doorstep.
The...
Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross is backing the Prime Minister’s decision to not attend the annual powhiri at Te Tii Marae on Waitangi Day.
Bill English will meet iwi leaders at Waitangi on February 3, but will attend Waitangi Day celebrations in Auckland on February 6.
“I am looking forward to meeting with the leaders of the 60 iwi who comprise the...
Former Howick College student Selina Goddard has won the Women’s Singles title at the National Open Bowls Championships with a 21-9 victory over former Auckland player Reen Stratford.
Goddard, who plays for Carlton-Cornwall in Epsom, collected her second career national title with a win in the women’s singles in New Plymouth on Sunday.
She easily beat Stratford 21-9 to take the...
Mareko Ah Toon says he hopes his recent Navy graduation demonstrates a new career pathway for his family.
Ordinary Electronic Technician (OET) Ah Toon, 26, from Pakuranga, graduated as the top recruit in the Basic Common Training 16/02 intake at the Devonport Naval Base at the end of last year.
He received the highly sought-after Spencer Tewsley Cup and Award for...
What would you do if all of a sudden you were $100,000 richer thanks to an unexpected windfall? Go on that world trip you’ve been promising yourself for years? Buy a new flash car?
Well, if you’re a Kiwi millennial – someone aged between 18 and 34 - you’re likely to be more thrifty, loyal and generous than your fellow...
My wife Sharron and I are gliding along the Southern Motorway in the luxury and comfort that’s the new Mercedes-Benz E200. As we approach a sweeping right-hand bend at 100km/h I take my hands off the steering wheel and fold my arms.
“What the hell are you doing,” hollers Sharron, “are you mental?”
I turn to her, taking my eyes off...