Tag: John Spiller

Despite strong opposition from several of its members the Howick Local Board has voted to open its currently confidential workshops to the public from...

By Times' Junior Journalist Alina Jiang Be a hero! Let’s make sure this bird lives on forever! Ever since April 1773, the Northern New Zealand...

Two key community events in east Auckland won’t be going ahead with the Howick Local Board voting to scrap their funding. The issue arose at...

The Friends of Mangemangeroa, along with around 120 volunteers from various organisations including Rotary, Botany & Flat Bush Ethnic Association, Pakuranga Chinese Association, Botany...

An east Auckland sports club is asking the Howick Local Board for support to upgrade its ageing facilities and says the work is needed...

There's been an explosion in the amount of graffiti vandalism needing to be removed from across east Auckland. Beautification Trust staff Daniel Barthow and Dawn...

By Simeon Brown Auckland has a new mayor, Wayne Brown, and a new majority centre-right council following the recent local elections, the first time Auckland...

Former United Future political party leader Damian Light is the only newcomer joining the membership of the incoming Howick Local Board. He's been elected to serve...

Based on progress results released this afternoon it looks like there’s going to be just one new face on the Howick Local Board for...

Candidate profile booklets sent to local voters in this year's Auckland Council elections contain an error that was not corrected prior to them being...

Adele White, Howick Local Board candidate, Howick subdivision Adele White is well known to the people of Howick. Born and bred locally, she's gained huge...

John Spiller, Howick Local Board candidate, Howick subdivision John Spiller belongs to a family with a long record of service to the people of...

People who get elected onto the Howick Local Board need to know their way around a laptop computer, be open-minded and a good listener,...

There’s a new local-body political ticket in east Auckland and it’s standing a swath of fresh faces at this year’s Auckland Council elections. Howick Local...

A plan that would see the next stage of the Eastern Busway public transport project dissect a residential community has sparked heated debate between...

There’s strong disagreement over how a historic east Auckland community asset should be managed. In the first half of 2020, the Howick War Memorial building,...

A father and son are leading the charge to improve the facilities available to east Auckland's skateboarders and scooter riders. Aaron Martin, 29, and his...

Several hundred people packed into a local school hall on a recent Monday night for a rowdy and at times heated public meeting about...

“No one will regret the time dedicated to chess, as it will help in any profession.” It seems the most fitting of quotes - from...

Former Howick Community Board chairperson, Barbara Haszard (nee Hanan), recently died in her 92nd year. Barbara, with husband Tony, came to Howick in the late...

Three independent candidates are to unite under the ticket ‘We Know Howick’ when they stand for the Howick Local Board in the upcoming local...

The Howick Local Board is celebrating a victory in its long-time fight against the sale of 34 Moore Street. The decision has been made by...

Even as trees are being recklessly chopped down to create high density housing in Auckland, groups of volunteers are working hard to ensure Mangemangeroa...