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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Year 11 Pakuranga College student Natasha Astill is excited about being part of a pilot programme for students with disabilities.
The 15-year-old is the first...
Aucklanders are being asked to dispose of their Christmas trees responsibly following a spate of illegal dumping across the region.
In the last week there...
Three people, two of them juveniles, have been arrested and charged with a string of aggravated robberies at service stations in Pakuranga last month.
Four...
