Tag: pakuranga

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson The Howick Local Board office in Pakūranga will close at the end of November, enabling council to...

By Parmjeet Parmar, Pakuranga-based ACT List MP It has been almost a year since the election, and in Parliament the Coalition has been incredibly...

Two teenage girls are facing serious charges following two aggravated robberies aboard an east Auckland bus route in the past week, Counties Manukau Police...

Lane changes and closures because of ongoing Eastern Busway construction works are happening this weekend at Pakūranga. Auckland Transport says the development includes introducing a...

A former rugby league player and a Howick businessman are teaming up, and going in boots and all, aiming to reduce youth suicide. A recent...

There was car-mageddon on the streets of east Auckland after a storm left the surface of a road flooded and a truck got stuck...

An exhibition of local history and identity will be displayed at the Pakuranga Library throughout November. Pakuranga Stories is a presentation of collated information of...

A social justice charity is encouraging New Zealanders to take part in their world-wide blood donation drive to raise awareness, save lives and break...

A boy who went missing from his family's east Auckland home ended up being rescued from water by emergency services. The incident began on a...

A beloved icon of the east Auckland community has passed away. Goran (George) Lucič ,73, was ‘world famous’ in Pakuranga for his friendly demeanour, beautiful...

Police are working to identify the people who robbed an east Auckland store at gunpoint. Counties Manukau Police detective senior sergeant Veronica McPherson says an...

It was gutting to learn early last week that East Care has been forced into a position where they will be discontinuing their overnight...

What a night on the hustings. General Election 2020 saw National record its worst showing since 2002. Labour recorded an historic win claiming 49.1 per...

At the recent National Party conference in Christchurch National leader Simon Bridges outlined National’s plan for cancer care. Cancer is the biggest cause of death...

A community campaign to increase safety at a dangerous east Auckland park is finally making progress. Residents who live near Tarnica Park in Northpark, led...

The Howick and Pakuranga Dance Festival is being held once again this year at Somerville Intermediate from August 5-8 at 6.30pm. The first two days...

It’s been two weeks since Auckland Transport (AT) launched its T2/Bus Lane along Pakuranga Road. It is part of a wider traffic management plan to...

A Pakuranga woman has warned residents to look out for suspected scammers who are passing themselves off as Auckland Transport (AT)officials. The woman, who's name...

In the Government’s recent budget they announced the removal of school donations for all decile 1-7 schools. Whilst National has supported this Bill to Select...

Two weeks ago the Government handed down its much heralded ‘Wellbeing’ Budget. Despite its name, the Budget does little to actually improve the well-being of...

By PJ Taylor Cricket’s on a roll with the ICC World Cup swinging into action, and Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club’s on an equally exciting high,...

Auckland Transport (AT) has confirmed it will go ahead with the planned westbound T2/Bus lane, which will be launched on June 30. The T2/Bus lane...

High frequency, rapid transit bus travel for East Auckland is a step closer with construction underway for the first stage of the Eastern Busway...

In the wake of the Christchurch shootings, students at Pakuranga College decided to do what they could to show their support to the families...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown is beaming from ear to ear as he cradles tiny Anna Sarah Brown in his arms. Anna was born on the...

Several local schools have strongly opposed the Government’s proposed changes to the education system. Pigeon Mountain Primary is among the many local schools, including Owairoa...

In the wake of the terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch last Friday which claimed the lives of 50 people, the Times has...

With a resource consent now lodged with Auckland Council, PAK'nSAVE Highland Park is edging closer to becoming a reality. Lindsay Rowles, GM property & membership...

Ian North plans to walk at least 47 kilometres from the Bombay Hills to the Cenotaph outside Auckland’s War Memorial Museum. And that’s only if...

The T2/Bus lane proposed by Auckland Transport for the duration of the AMETI/Eastern Busway construction phase requires further thought and community input, and I...

Imagine waking up to the pungent smell of the neighbourhood’s sewage overflowing into your backyard. This was the reality for one Pakuranga family who woke...

As I meet with people across the Pakuranga Electorate, I am constantly told about the impact the Government is having on the back pockets...

Faster, safer and more reliable public transport for East Aucklanders is a step closer today. Designation has been approved for the next stage of AMETI...

Ponsonby has won its 34th Gallaher Shield for Auckland premier club rugby supremacy. The 35-23 final victory over old rivals University at Eden Park before...

More than 50 employees of Farmers retail stores of Botany, Pakuranga, Manukau and Papakura staged a walk out from the stores last Thursday. They protested...

The man who killed mother-of-two Chozyn Koroheke, 22, in Pakuranga last year has been jailed for life. Turiarangi Tai appeared in the High Court at...

Bayley Main scraped home against his older brother Corey by only 0.01s in the final of the men’s 50m backstroke, at the 2018 Aon...

The man who killed mother-of-two Chozyn Koroheke in Pakuranga last year has been jailed for life. Turiarangi Tai appeared in the High Court at Auckland...

Counties Manukau Police are seeking the public's assistance to help locate missing 66-year-old Elisapeta Soli. Elisapeta was last seen leaving an address in Marvon Downs...

The Government’s first Budget came out yesterday and the Times reached out to our local MP's Simeon Brown and Jami-Lee Ross to see what...

A person has died following a two-car crash in East Tamaki last night. Police and other emergency services attended a car crash on Te Irirangi...

Turiarangi Tai has been found guilty of the murder of 22-year-old Chozyn Koroheke. Ms Koroheke died from her injuries after being shot once in the...

UPDATED 4:59PM Murder accused Turiarangi Tai meant to pull the trigger on the weapon that killed his girlfriend, the Crown said today in its closing...

The trial of the man accused of murdering a young Pakuranga mother is drawing to a close. Turiarangi Tai is on trial in the High...

The cross-examination of the man accused of killing a young Pakuranga mother has continued in the High Court at Auckland today. Mother of two Chozyn...

Retirement village providers Metlifecare have promised to replace a troublesome lift at the Pakuranga village following complaints from residents that the existing lift is...

The trial of the man accused of killing young Pakuranga mother Chozyn Koroheke is underway in the High Court at Auckland. Turiarangi Tai is accused...

Around 180 people turned out for public meeting on transport at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club. Hosted by Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, the meeting on...

A Pakuranga home has been destroyed after a fire ripped through the property on the weekend. A neighbour on Archmillen Avenue said she called emergency...

UPDATED 4:10PM The first witness has taken the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing Pakuranga mother-of-two Chozyn Koroheke. Turiarangi Tai is accused...

The man accused of murdering a young Pakuranga mother will stand trial at the High Court in Auckland today. Chozyn Koroheke, 22, was fatally shot at close...

Residents of a local retirement village are frustrated as their demands to replace a dangerous elevator fall on deaf ears. The 19-year-old lift at MetlifeCare...

Police are on the hunt for suspects following an attempted break in at Pakuranga Plaza early this morning. Police received reports of the incident at...

New Zealand is a country of small and medium-sized businesses, and that's particularly true here in Auckland. Small and medium-sized businesses drive our economy, and...

Pakuranga's new MP Simeon Brown delivered his maiden speech in the House on Tuesday afternoon. He covers a good deal of ground ranging from his...

There are reports of a crash eastbound on Pakuranga Rd after Panmure Bridge. The road is down to one lane in each direction, according to...

The final round of the Covic Shield and Plate championship was played at Pakuranga Golf Club at the end of October. This was the...

Transport Minister Simon Bridges was in Pakuranga on Tuesday to talk about transport issues in east Auckland. Bridges met Howick Local Board chair David Collings...

Sitting in the front row and swaying to the rhythm of the beat at the Koanga Festival hosted on Saturday at Somerville Intermediate School...

Police are investigating the robbery of a service station on Pakuranga Rd between Cascades Rd and Bells Rd early Monday morning. The police were called...

There is just one change to the Auckland starting XV as they kick off their home Mitre 10 Cup programme this Saturday at Eden...

She knows it’s a blue electorate, but Maori Party’s Carrie Stoddart-Smith isn’t backing down. “I wanted to stand in a general seat for the Maori...

Barry Kirker, Labour's candidate in Pakuranga in this month's general elections, fancies his chances of increasing both the party and candidate vote in a...

A Pakuranga local is being hailed a hero for his quick thinking following the Gossamer Liquor store theft. Robert Walters arrived at the store on...

The piles are driven and the floor slab is due to be laid this week for a building to house a comprehensive primary medical care complex

Pakuranga Rotary Club is holding a ‘Triumphs and Trivia’ event on Saturday, July 22 at Edgewater College. Teams can compete for prizes, and are encouraged...

She’s a former Macleans College student working on the frontlines of one of the world’s greatest humanitarian crises – and Helen Manson is calling...

It's not often emergency services have to enlist the help of safe crackers, but there's a first time for everything as fire crews found...

Premier results round three Eden 43 (R Costa, N Costa, S Taavao, L Funaki 2, I Costa tries, R Costa 5 con, R Costa pen) Papatoetoe 20...

Steve Ioane, the Ponsonby player who collapsed in a game against a Pakuranga United Rugby Club (PURC) side in the World Masters Games clash...

The man charged with the murder of 22-year-old Chozyn Koroheke can now be named. Turiarangi Tai, 22, appeared in the High Court at Auckland this...

The mother of the man wanted by police after the death of 22-year-old Chozyn Koroheke is urging him to hand himself in. Ms Koroheke, a...

UPDATED 7:10PM A woman has died after a serious incident in Pakuranga this evening. A large number of police attended the residential address on Pakuranga Rd,...

The National Party has confirmed five people will contest the Pakuranga electorate seat which will this year be vacated by National MP Maurice Williamson. Mr...

Investigators have confirmed the early morning fire at a Pakuranga bottle and pub store is being treated as suspicious. The blaze, which engulfed the Lowlander...

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...