Tag: Simeon Brown
Skaters flock to new halfpipe
Dozens of skateboarders and scooter riders turned out to try to land some tricks on a newly constructed halfpipe in east Auckland.
It's been constructed...
MP blames gang shootings on “soft-on-crime” approach
Gang warfare is spreading into east Auckland with two houses in Flat Bush and Mellons Bay being shot at by armed offenders in recent...
Controversial crossing labelled “crazy”
By James Ball, AUT University journalism student
A plan to install a raised pedestrian crossing on one of east Auckland's busiest roads is being met...
Healthcare reforms will fail, Reti says
The current Government's move towards centralising healthcare and abolishing the District Health Boards (DHBs) will fail for several reasons, a National MP says.
National Party...
Rugby club rebranded as community sports facility
Pakuranga United Rugby Club (PURC) has undergone a transformation and will now be the nexus of multiple sporting codes.
The club last week formally unveiled...
$86.5m package to boost driver licensing
The Government has announced it's making it easier for Kiwis to access driver licensing and training through an $86.5 million investment over four years...
Police reveal location of new Howick station
Counties Manukau East Police have kept their promise to open a new base for their six community officers in Howick.
Area commander, inspector Scott Gemmell,...
Ukrainians kick-start campaign
Two Ukrainian-born New Zealanders are organising a campaign to raise donations and supplies for the civilians and children in their home country.
Dr Elena Artyukh,...
Government votes down gang-funding ban bill
The Government has voted down a bill sponsored by Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown that would have banned taxpayers' money being given to gangs.
Brown's Public...
MP wants ban on public money going to gangs
A proposed law change sponsored by an east Auckland politician would prohibit the Government and its agencies from providing funding to organisations run or...