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Council hints at further rates increases

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Council has signalled potential rates increases beyond the planned 5.8 per...

Tagger sentenced to home detention and fined

The organisation responsible for keeping the city free of unsightly graffiti says it removed a staggering 1814 tags from around east Auckland in 2023-2024. That’s...

Call for action to address pollution in Tamaki Estuary

Few people know more about the health of the Tamaki Estuary than Bruce Kendall. The Howick Local Board member and Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum co-chair...

Principal fighting for road safety improvements

The principal of a growing east Auckland primary school is advocating for new pedestrian crossings to be installed on its southern side to ensure...

Mayor’s letter to Auckland Transport sparks annoyance

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air A confidential letter from mayor Wayne Brown to Auckland Transport has ignited...

Celebrating our wins for 2024

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson As we farewell 2024, we look back on the year that has been. In addition to our normal...

Putting east Auckland on the map

A colourful, new illustrative guide is putting east Auckland on the map. East Auckland Tourism has released its Visitor Map, describing it as “a beautifully...

Development will create 477 traffic movements per day

A traffic assessment completed for a proposed residential housing development in east Auckland has found it’s likely to generate more than 450 traffic movements...

Councillors worried about mayor’s CCO plan

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland councillors have raised concerns about a lack of clarity in Mayor...

Stopping excessive temporary traffic management

By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga The Government has revealed that over the past three years the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)...

Celebration as ‘road to nowhere’ finally opens

It’s taken longer than expected but a previously closed road leading to a busy east Auckland shopping precinct has finally opened to traffic. Large concrete...

Grants open for communities

Applications for Auckland Council’s Ngā Hapori Momoho / Thriving Communities Grants are open and local groups are being encouraged to apply. A $295,000 funding pool...

Skating advocate unhappy with lack of progress

East Skate Club founder and chairperson Aaron Martin is calling out the Howick Local Board for failing to deliver for east Auckland’s skating community. Martin...

It’s beginning to look like Christmas!

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Like the rest of the community, we were disappointed when our beloved Stockade Hill Christmas Tree Lighting...

Mayor questions placement of electric ferry chargers

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has challenged Auckland Transport and Eke Panuku over...
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