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Seventy apartments for Sandspit Road

Tensions are high on Sandspit Road with the looming threat of a large-scale apartment building development opposite Howick College. A proposed redevelopment of 30 and...

Litter ninja gives back to NZ

He cuts an unusual picture, riding a bicycle with buckets full of rubbish. Litter ninja Gui Chen Bi spends a lot of time picking up...

Brown: ‘Government’s flaky KiwiBuild scheme crumbling’

The Government’s flagship housing policy has been flaky from the get-go and last week we saw it completely crumble. Housing Minister Phil Twyford finally admitted...

Walk for wonderboy Elijah North

Ian North plans to walk at least 47 kilometres from the Bombay Hills to the Cenotaph outside Auckland’s War Memorial Museum. And that’s only if...

The Slater’s golden years of marriage

Every week Trevor and Kay Slater would go dancing at the popular Monaco dance club on Federal Street in Auckland City. They say they can...

Youngsters celebrate Chinese New Year

The sound of beating drums filled the air at KiNZ Care and Early Learning Centre at Mission Heights as children, teachers, parents, families and...

Karaka berries can kill dogs

Dog owners are being warned about the risk of karaka tree berries. Auckland Council has joined veterinarians in emphasising that the berries are highly toxic...

Capturing time in a capsule

When Pauline Bolton first suggested that they capture time in a capsule, she didn’t think the management at Edgewater Retirement Village would take her...

Howick councillors stage cross-town transport challenge

Two teams from Howick Youth Council and Community Patrols New Zealand have taken part in a transport challenge set by Howick councillors Sharon Stewart...

Starbucks returning to Botany

Starbucks is returning to Botany Town Centre in late autumn 2019. Before closing its previous store, Starbucks was at the centre for 16 years as...

Trig disappears – and we know why

UPDATED Howickians have been in a flap over the disappearance of the trig station from Stockade Hill. There has been much speculation, frustration and angst shared...

A fond farewell at RSA for Paulette

Paulette Trotter has been to Welfare Officer of the Howick RSA for almost quarter of a century. It's a job she has made her...

Pakuranga T2/Bus Lane impacts must be consulted on

The T2/Bus lane proposed by Auckland Transport for the duration of the AMETI/Eastern Busway construction phase requires further thought and community input, and I...

Golflands crash: $169k raised for family

More than $160,000 has been raised through a givealittle page for the family of the man killed while stopped at a Botany intersection. Zhengwen Alan...

Youth Council launches consultation on T2 Lane

The Howick Youth Council has this week launched youth-focused consultation on Auckland Transport’s plan to introduce a T2/Bus Lane on Pakuranga Road. The consultation aims...
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