Tag: East Auckland

An east Auckland local fears for her family’s safety in South Africa as the country faces its worst unrest in decades. On June 29, former...

Here we are back in print today. You may have noticed that the paper today looks a little different and it is, but only slightly. During...

East Auckland was eerily quiet on the first day of Covid 19 lock down. Photos by Wayne Martin.

East Auckland’s population is growing rapidly. So vision, long-term planning and a sense of urgency are vital to ensure our community’s current and future infrastructure...

Elite Pakuranga school St Kentigern College has been kicked out of next year’s Auckland First XV competition as other schools band together to boycott...

The aroma of global cuisine wafted through Baverstock Oaks School as the annual International Food Festival came alive on Saturday. The popular event was organised...

A group of eager booklovers were up bright and early this morning to be the first ones through the door of this year’s Bookarama. Hosted...

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...

The Howick Pakuranga Hockey Club is the Auckland Club of the Year. The club won the awards for the most successful men’s club, the most...

If you've been trying to teach yourself to play the guitar and are not getting the results you hoped for, Auckland Guitar School can...

Commuters are struggling and more frustrated than ever as Auckland Transport’s new Eastern bus network proves it’s not faster and more convenient for everyone. One...

UPDATED 12:05PM A Shelly Park family is counting its lucky stars after a massive tree partially destroyed the family home in last night's storm. An enormous...

Auckland Transport will be holding a series of information sessions about AMETI Eastern Busway to keep Aucklanders informed about the current designs and timelines...

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...

East Auckland leaky homeowners have received good news - their case will proceed as a class action. And others still have until January 30 2018...

Panic is mounting among the parents of east Auckland school children as 16 schools will be losing some of their school buses next year. As...

There were around a 100 get-togethers hosted during the Labour Weekend as the Baha’i community welcomed people into their homes to mark the 200th...

Macleans College was a sea of red on Tuesday as Rutherford House students held their annual Red Nose Day fundraiser for Cure Kids. Students spent...

Teachers from schools as far away as Clevedon gathered at Howick College last week to celebrate the launch of the Howick Coast Kahui Ako...

Food trucks have been rolling around Auckland for a while now, but they’ve recently been making their way out east and causing debate around...

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...

A group of politically-minded students from East Auckland visited Parliament recently. The East Auckland Youth Forum consists of two senior students from each of the...

Six east Auckland bands will battle it out at this year’s Rockshop Bandquest, the nationwide music contest for intermediate and primary students. They will be...

A local school is hosting a knit-a-thon to help keep the community warm. The knit-a-thon is part of a new Student Volunteer Army (SVA) initiative...

Farm Cove Intermediate School has taken the lead in getting rats to leave town. They are not playing the Piped Piper of Hamelin but are...

After a challenging day with her newborn, Sarah Rodgers was thankful to get out of the house for a short stroll to the mailbox...

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...

At the New Zealand Bookkeepers Association conference, Number Nurses won the innovative marketing award for its quirky branding that shakes off dull images of administration work.

Being born in the last year of World War I and being a young bride throughout World War II appears to have created an incredibly positive and resilient a centenarian.

Last Thursday, east Auckland experienced clouds, rain, hail, thunder and lightning and...snow? One Mellons Bay resident was shocked to discover a load of what looked...