Irish eyes had reason to smile in Chicago on Sunday when they recorded their first ever rugby test win over the All Blacks in 111 years, not long after the Chicago Cubs won the world baseball series for the first time in 108.
Miraculous stuff. And fully deserved too, as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen readily acknowledged after the Irish...
New Zealand has seen a scourge of methamphetamine in recent years.
This has impacted the lives of drug users, their families and the wider community, as well as enabling gangs and organised crime to flourish through manufacture and supply.
In 2009, the Tackling Methamphetamine Action Plan was launched to address the prevalent use of the drug.
The plan focused on disrupting and...
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 job and two board members decried behind-the-scenes politicking and made an accusation of bullying.
Just minutes after the board was sworn in, and votes for the new chairman were made, Lucy Schwaner walked out after narrowly...
It’s a pity that the Kiwis league team are not getting full value from Jason Taumalolo for want of a decent ball distributor.
The most dynamic loose forward in the NRL, North Queensland Cowboy Taumalolo is limited to a prop’s barging role at international level because the Kiwis have so few playmaking props and second rowers who can put him...
Police and emergency services are attending a fatal crash which occurred at about 10pm on Reeves Road in Pakuranga.
The crash involved a car and a motorcycle.
The motorcyclist has died at the scene.
Emergency services are still at the scene and ask that motorists avoid the area if possible.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating and will be at the scene for...
There is a sharp contrast between one section of Elim Christian College junior campus in Golflands that is buzzing with activity, while the other half of the property is in a state of disrepair.
Big containers, mounds of dirt and construction debris give the impression of building activity being suddenly stopped in its tracks.
Irked neighbours in the adjoining property to...
If any Macleans College students had dreams of stardom on the world’s opera stage they were firmly brought back to earth by one of New Zealand and the world’s greatest divas, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
It’s more than 25 years since Dame Kiri visited the school which has named one of its ‘houses’ after her.
At a special assembly on Monday...
With just 10 more weeks till Christmas, it’s time to think about the perfect venue for hosting end of year celebrations. To this end, we’ve rounded up a selection of local restaurants, bars, cafes and eateries that will make the decision (hopefully) a lot easier. From budget-friendly to luxury dining, there’s something for everyone. The list is as follows:
Te Tuhi...
Donations have started to pour in for the Protect Stockade Hill Views Appeal and the fundraising effort will ramp up in the coming weeks.
Darren Blomfield's cartoon takes a look at the issue of window washers which has made the news pages of the Times in recent weeks.
Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross proposes a law change to support police and council by allowing instant fines of $150 to be issued.
We are in the midst of the voting period for local government elections. The people we choose to serve as our Mayor, councillors and local board members have a big task ahead of them.
A Year 13 student at Howick College has been crowned Miss Auckland 2016.
Eighteen-year-old Michelle Isemonger won the title last Saturday after six months of charity fund-raising.
She held many events and bucket collections after school, working to support Ronald McDonald House.
At the start of next year she will begin preparation for the Miss New Zealand title.
Meanwhile her ambition is to...
One person has died as a result of a serious crash in Clevedon, south Auckland, this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Clevedon Kawakawa Bay Road around 8.40am.
The male driver of one of the vehicles was trapped for a time and a helicopter was called, but the male was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road is closed...
Auckland Council’s reply on building heights described as disingenuous, as Marianne Kelly reports...
