Tag: Bo Burns
Freemasons stand behind Santa Parade
Preparations are already underway for this year's Howick Santa Parade which will be good news for the thousands of Howick district families who love...
Business donates Covid tests to charity
An east Auckland business is donating thousands of vital Covid-19 tests to an organisation dedicated to caring for people at the end of their...
John Sato an inspiration
WWII veteran John Sato has died aged 98.
Sato, from Howick, received global recognition for his efforts to attend an anti-racism rally in Auckland held...
Conflict over use of community building
There’s strong disagreement over how a historic east Auckland community asset should be managed.
In the first half of 2020, the Howick War Memorial building,...
Vow to keep Christmas spirit alive
Santa Claus has delivered a mix of good news and some not-so-good news during a fleeting visit to east Auckland.
The jolly man in the...
Letterbox competition winners revealed
The first lot of winners of the popular local letterbox competition have been announced.
They were judged by local artist Joel Nicholls.
Competition organiser, Howick businesswoman...
Howick Santa Parade 2020 another wonderful winner
It was pretty windy but it was warm and fine - except for the tiniest of sprinkles late in the afternoon - which is...
Santa parade volunteers needed
Would you like to Volunteer to help at the Howick Santa Parade this year?
There's no requirement to attend meetings.
Organiser Bo Burns says volunteers, once...
Board divided over asset sales
Members of the Howick Local Board were divided over a plan to raise money by selling a number of Auckland Council-owned properties in east...
Howick Primary steps up for Santa
Wilbyn Mitchel, the executive officer/counsellor at Howick Primary, saw an opportunity to help support a community project and having heard that the Howick Santa...