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星期六, 10 月 26, 2024

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“I think it would be a tragedy” – heated debate as community events canned

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...

Resource consent application for Sandspit Road apartments declined

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expert consenting panel has today declined Box Property Investments Limited’s application for resource consent to build and subdivide 70...

Board to vote on rugby club’s expansion plans

The Howick Local Board is set to finally resolve an ongoing issue involving a Pakuranga United Rugby Club (PURC) plan to offer more activities...

Our representative democracy must adapt to growing population

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Auckland has a unique local government, created after Parliament passed special legislation back in 2009. As a result,...

Concerns over housing must be taken seriously

By Parmjeet Parmar, Pakuranga-based ACT List MP Everywhere we look in Pakuranga, homes are being built. This is a good sign for future generations who...

Taking action to reduce road cones

By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga The coalition Government is taking action to reduce expenditure on road cones and temporary traffic management...

Busway construction drives pharmacy from Pakuranga Plaza

The longest-running business at Pakuranga Plaza is closing its doors after almost 50 years due to factors including disruption from construction work for the...

Councilor slams move to give Māori names to public places, bus stations

Efforts to give Māori names to numerous local public places as well as bus stations and structures that are part of the Eastern Busway...

Let’s save innocent animals from rats!

The Times is publishing stories in our digital publication and on our website that are written by local youngsters in our Junior Journalist initiative. Here’s a...

Funding approved to turn our strategy into action

By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson On Thursday, June 27, the Howick Local Board approved our work programme for the coming year, beginning...

Rubbish piling up as residents plead for bins’ return

East Auckland residents are pleading for rubbish bins removed from the community as part of a $10 million cost-cutting exercise to be returned. But before...

‘It’s diggers and rollers and it’s shaking and cracking’

A woman who lives beside the path of the Eastern Busway says her home has suffered damage due to vibration from the ongoing use...

Te reo Māori names gifted to Eastern Busway

Auckland Transport (AT) says it’s honoured to have been gifted te reo Māori names by mana whenua for the new bus stations and structures...

Have your say on local representation for the Howick ward

Auckland Council’s initial proposal for a review on how local residents want to be represented is open for submissions. Aucklanders can go online to find...

Debate growing over size of Howick Local Board

By Chris Harrowell and Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, Funded by New Zealand on Air Local community leaders disagree over whether the number of...
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