Tag: Howick information centre
RSA battles for village “shop front” position
Imagine if Howick RSA members and community citizens gathered in central Howick Village to recite the Ode of Remembrance every Friday evening, traditionally 6pm.
Under...
Democracy or dysfunction? Decision finally made on Howick War Memorial Hall
It took just one year and 45 days to construct the world-famous Empire State Building in New York City.
But, staggeringly, it took the Howick...
Debate over management of public facility heats up
The Howick Local Board is again going into a new year without having resolved the contentious long-standing debate over management of a public facility.
Conflict...
New Zealand women’s chess champs in Howick
The Howick War Memorial Hall, previously known as the Howick Information Centre, will host the Sue Maroroa-Jones Memorial 2023 New Zealand Women's Chess Championship...
Fair for lovers of vinyl records
Happily in a spin about the revival in interest for the vinyl record?
Music enthusiasts can grow their collections and broaden horizons at the next...
Shout out to music lovers
Music lovers are encouraged to take a browse through hundreds of vinyl records that will be on display this weekend.
East FM, a local radio...
Conflict over use of community building
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,...
Call for ideas to activate community space
Organisations are invited to share their ideas on how they could get the most from an historic east Auckland community facility.
Expressions of interest are...
Group storm the castle to reopen info centre
A group of enthusiastic locals took matters into their own hands last week when they re-opened the closed Howick Information Centre- under their own...
Howick info centre staying closed for now says AK Council
Local people have expressed concern that the Howick Information Service has not re-opened following the lifting of lockdown restrictions.
The centre is used by many...