If any Macleans College students had dreams of stardom on the world’s opera stage they were firmly brought back to earth by one of New Zealand and the world’s greatest divas, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
It’s more than 25 years since Dame Kiri visited the school which has named one of its ‘houses’ after her.
At a special assembly on Monday...
With just 10 more weeks till Christmas, it’s time to think about the perfect venue for hosting end of year celebrations. To this end, we’ve rounded up a selection of local restaurants, bars, cafes and eateries that will make the decision (hopefully) a lot easier. From budget-friendly to luxury dining, there’s something for everyone. The list is as follows:
Te Tuhi...
Donations have started to pour in for the Protect Stockade Hill Views Appeal and the fundraising effort will ramp up in the coming weeks.
Darren Blomfield's cartoon takes a look at the issue of window washers which has made the news pages of the Times in recent weeks.
Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross proposes a law change to support police and council by allowing instant fines of $150 to be issued.
We are in the midst of the voting period for local government elections. The people we choose to serve as our Mayor, councillors and local board members have a big task ahead of them.
A Year 13 student at Howick College has been crowned Miss Auckland 2016.
Eighteen-year-old Michelle Isemonger won the title last Saturday after six months of charity fund-raising.
She held many events and bucket collections after school, working to support Ronald McDonald House.
At the start of next year she will begin preparation for the Miss New Zealand title.
Meanwhile her ambition is to...
One person has died as a result of a serious crash in Clevedon, south Auckland, this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Clevedon Kawakawa Bay Road around 8.40am.
The male driver of one of the vehicles was trapped for a time and a helicopter was called, but the male was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road is closed...
Auckland Council’s reply on building heights described as disingenuous, as Marianne Kelly reports...
It’s not very often that students of hospitality and food technology get to run their own cafe at school. But for Pakuranga College, the long-standing dream was translated into reality recently at the official launch of the school cafe.
Marking the special occasion were principals of local schools Brent Jenkin, principal Wakaaranga School and Stephanie Young, deputy principal Farm Cove...