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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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Environment

Mangemangeroa Reserve tree-planters get stuck in

The Times is giving local youngsters who want to write stories – which we’ll publish on our website and in our new digital publication –...

Youngsters lead the way with community clean-up

By Youth Project NZ Youth Board member Suzanne Gogna “Unity is strength. Where there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved,” Mattie...

Empowering local action to protect and restore the environment

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Moth Plant Competition another huge success! Last Wednesday, June 5, was World Environment Day and we celebrated this...

New electric ferries will improve reliability, resilience and service

Auckland Transport’s (AT) first new electric ferries will be powered by locally-generated electricity, helping to reduce fuel consumption by 1.5 million litres annually and...

The power to make a difference

By Farida Master Anderson Rocio, the highly talented singer-songwriter who spends her time between visiting her family in Half Moon Bay and the city...

Board concerned over speed of Fast-Track Approvals Bill

The Howick Local Board is concerned at the speed with which the Government is moving its Fast-Track Approvals Bill through Parliament. The Bill will enable...

Environmental champion Jim Duckworth acknowledged

A local environmental champion has been publicly recognised for his efforts in the community. Jim Duckworth, one of the founding members of the Friends of...

Dedicated community servant and advocate remembered

East Auckland has lost a dedicated and passionate community servant and advocate with the passing of Shirley Warren QSM. A funeral notice for her states...

Water rates set to increase by 7.2 per cent

Aucklanders will avoid a staggering 25.8 per cent water rates rise due to the coalition Government implementing its Local Water Done Well policy. The model,...

Contractor seen defecating in bushes near playground

An Auckland Council contractor is no longer employed after allegedly defecating in bushes near a popular local playground earlier this year. The man was spotted...

Feedback sought on temporary fishing closures for the Hauraki Gulf

Fisheries New Zealand is inviting feedback on applications from iwi for temporary fishing closures across three separate areas within the Hauraki Gulf. The proposed closures...

First official East Auckland Eco Day this Sunday

The gardens of historic Bell House at Howick Historical Village will open to the public for East Auckland Eco Day on Sunday. Highlighting sustainable living...

First electric ferry charger to be installed at Half Moon Bay

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Transport (AT) says electric ferry charging infrastructure is expected to be installed...

Councillors question reinstating bins after community upset

Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air Community upset after Auckland Council’s removal of thousands of bins has prompted councillors...

‘Eventually there’s going to be more rubbish than grass’

The amount of rubbish Dave Upfold removed from a short stretch of an east Auckland road in just 60 seconds is staggering. To highlight a...
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