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China beckons for environmental entrepreneur

The founder of the Unmask Palm Oil campaign and recent University of Auckland Business graduate Ben Dowdle has been awarded a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship...

Students first for problem solving

Find a problem in the community, come up with a solution, and give it your best shot. Those were the instructions given to four Howick...

Morrocan hope amidst climate chaos

Emily Rushton, who grew up in Beachlands and went to Howick College, was part of the Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institute's team for the recent...

Community pulling together to save our views

Isn’t the community spirit in this area fantastic? This is what makes living here so special. It is the great and generous people who live...

Young man in court after 150 cannabis plants seized

A large-scale police operation which netted around 150 cannabis plants overnight Christmas Eve will see a young man before the courts again next month. Counties...

Val becomes NZ’s youngest Dame

Half Moon Bay Olympian and World Champion athlete Val Adams has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in...

Donations still coming in for appeal

It's a New Year but the battle to protect Stockade Hill's iconic views continues. We are extremely grateful for the generous support shown by many...

Millennials would put $100,000 windfall on the home

What would you do if all of a sudden you were $100,000 richer thanks to an unexpected windfall?  Go on that world trip you’ve...

Local lad hopes to open new path for family

Mareko Ah Toon says he hopes his recent Navy graduation demonstrates a new career pathway for his family. Ordinary Electronic Technician (OET) Ah Toon, 26,...

Ross backs PM skipping Te Tii Marae powhiri

Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross is backing the Prime Minister’s decision to not attend the annual powhiri at Te Tii Marae on Waitangi Day. Bill English...

Father still in coma after fatal Flat Bush fire

Five-year-old Bareth Kaileshan, his mother Bhamini Theiventhiran, 39, and grandmother Umadhevi Theiventhiran, 66, all died in a house fire in Flat Bush on December...

Seven dope-growing houses busted

For months they went undetected – elaborate cannabis-growing set-ups operating quietly in residential streets in south and south-east Auckland. Then in the space of 10...

Seven candidates contesting the Botany by-election

The number of people contesting the Botany by-election next month has grown to seven after three last-minute candidate nominations were entered on deadline day. Nominations...

Glynn: Something I could only dream of

Six local figures were recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. Olympian and World Champion shot-putter Valerie Adams was made a Dame. Triathlete Cameron Brown,...

Foundation donates $125,000 to Kaikoura

The East Tamaki-based Taiwan Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation has donated a generous $125,000 to quake-affected residents in Hurunui and Kaikoura. Members of the...
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