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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

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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...

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...

Botany by-election: Serving diverse communities

On the afternoon of December 21 when Ailian Su filed her nomination papers for the Howick Local Board Botany by-elections, she thought she was...

Botany by-election: Master and the apprentice

It didn’t take long for one of Julie Patterson’s election signs to be ripped off. “But it’s ok, I am told these things happen,” she...

Immigration Minister ‘best job in the world’

In a volatile world where immigration has become a dangerous word, dragged in the midst of a fiery political debate, it must be hard...

Ratepayers take petition to council

The Howick Ratepayers and Residents Association has presented a petition to Auckland Council to preserve the views from Stockade Hill from intensive development. A petition...

Green go-ahead for Botany-Pak branch

The Botany-Pakuranga branch of the Green Party has kicked off to a grand start after the first public meeting was held on February 16. It...

Botany by-election: No billboard, no problem

“Your neighbours are your first relatives. That’s what my dad used to tell me,” says by-election candidate Nivedita Sharma Vij. It’s a sentiment she does...

Botany by-election: Twenty years serving community

  He’s a vegetarian who loves travelling, reading, and serving the community. Remuera resident Kuan Yap is one of seven candidates stepping up to contest the...

Botany by-election: Page running again

When Malcolm Page finished with the seventh highest number of votes for the Botany subdivision in the October election, he moved on. “You’re in these...

Govt. increases investment in police force

Prime Minister Bill English has announced a greater investment into New Zealand Police in the next four years. The new $503 million Safer Communities package...

Times Botany by-election debate: A match of words

Everyone likes a good debate. The Times Botany by-election debate, held at Botany Library on Friday evening at 6.30pm, served its purpose. It provided a perfect...

One stop voting shop in Botany

Electoral officials will be showing the love on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, with a One Stop Shop at Botany Library from 10.30am to...

Botany by-election: Mike Turinsky wins the seat

Mike Turinsky has won the Botany by-election by more than 2000 votes and will represent the Botany subdivision on the Howick Local Board. Turinsky received...

Fireworks: Lucy Schwaner resigns from board – minutes after being sworn in

In a tumultuous start during the newly-sworn in Howick Local Board’s first official business, a board member has quit, the former vice-chairman lost her...
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