Tag: Bucklands Beach

The first Windsurfer LT class regatta in New Zealand was held recently, starting and finishing at Big Bucklands Beach. Organiser, Bruce Kendall, the windsurfing legend,...

The Howick Local Board is investing $287,000 to reduce speeding and improve pedestrian and traffic safety in a popular part of a scenic local...

There’s no shortage of beaches around east Auckland for  locals who are keen to try cold-water bathing. You might want to dip your toe into...

Police say they’re investigating the latest burglary of a popular east Auckland restaurant but they’ve declined to explain what actions they’re taking to prevent...

Backlash is growing against efforts to remove more than 150 rubbish bins from public parks and reserves in the local community in an effort...

A well-known east Auckland resident is publicly issuing a warning about New Zealand’s escalating crime situation, which he says reminds him of the troubled...

A group of disgruntled Bucklands Beach residents is against the height of a proposed development in Waller Avenue and may even bring in lawyers. The...

Kia ora! We have been busy preparing for summer. At the pools The Lloyd Elsmore Pools Splash Pad surface protection has worn down to bare concrete in...

Of all the things someone wouldn't want to come across while walking on a local beach, soiled adult nappies would be near the top...

Novak Djokovic ended Cameron Norrie's dream run on Friday to stay on course for his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and become the fourth man...

A coroner will determine the circumstances that led to a fatal boating accident in east Auckland. The incident unfolded when police said they were alerted...

Police are working to identify the people who used a vehicle to break into an east Auckland superette before helping themselves to various items...

A billion dollar company founded by Bucklands Beach man Peter Wells and listed on both the NZ and Australian stock exchanges has announced a...

An east Auckland man has been battling for six months to have a large branch cut off a tree after he inadvertently smacked his...

A girl injured when she was struck by a vehicle in an east Auckland school car park has died. Emergency services were called to Pigeon...

Counties Manukau Police have impounded multiple motorcycles after they were recently ridden in an unsafe manner at different locations in east and south Auckland. Police...

Lured by the idea of a tiny country offering a two-year job contract to immigrants, Alan Billings set sail from England aboard the Captain...

A yacht is perched precariously on a sand bar at the northern end of Bucklands Beach after high winds whipped up the Tamaki estuary. The...

Deputations pertaining to a new two-metre water polo pool at the aquatic and leisure centre at Barry Curtis Park, a petition for permanent cameras...

Olympic champions Eric Murray and Bucklands Beach-raised Barbara Kendall have been announced as the final celebrities to join TVNZ 2’s rebooted Celebrity Treasure Island. The...

There’s a very proud bunch of kids in a Ugandan village sporting some very smart football kit thanks to a Botany family and Bucklands...

Football in east Auckland came to a new level of excitement on Saturday when the men’s first teams from Fencibles and Bucklands Beach took...

Erosion may be a slow process but the progress of local bodies to stop it in its tracks can feel slower still. Although the wheels...

While some ratepayers dispute ATEED'S Auckland City Council $175,000 contribution to the ASB tennis classic, few would argue that director Karl Budge hasn't done...

Juliet Slogrove has always believed in the healing power of yoga. Now the Bucklands Beach local is taking that healing power to the Auckland Women’s...

Two boats are confirmed as having slipped their moorings overnight last Thursday following extremely high winds. This vessel above was captured on camera by the...

More than 30 residents in a small Bucklands Beach street are up in arms about a development which will see 10 properties built on...

A local musician is giving people an insight into the careers of creative professionals. Danny McCrum, who grew up in Bucklands Beach, hosts the podcast, Don’t...

Local poet John Carr is heading back to where his poetry career began. The Bucklands Beach resident has been chosen as one of five to...

Take a step back to the last days of the Vietnam War this week as one of the world's most beloved musicals,  Miss Saigon,...

Steve Hargreaves has big shoes to fill. His predecessor, Byron Bentley, spent 18 years at the helm of Macleans College before retiring at the end...

The cleanup is continuing in east Auckland after last week's stormy weather battered the region.

The new pedestrian pathway at Little Buckland’s Beach is causing tension as some residents suggest the money would have been better spent on the...

Local schools performed strongly at the Anchor AIMS  (Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools) Games held in Tauranga last week. The AIMS Games is...

After eighteen years as principal of Macleans College, Byron Bentley is set to retire. Reporter – and former Macleans student – Kelly Teed sat...

Concern is mounting over continuing delays relating to a restoration project at Bucklands Beach. More than 200 people gathered earlier this month to show support...

Olympic gold medalist Bruce Kendall recalls walking along the beach in the 70s from his Bucklands Beach home to the Old Bucklands Beach yacht...