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By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland councillors have raised concerns about a lack of clarity in Mayor...

East Auckland ferry users will be pleased that Auckland Transport’s (AT) ferry services are back to full timetables five months ahead of schedule after...

Local residents have voiced strong concerns about a contentious east Auckland housing development at a public meeting on the issue. Several hundred people turned out...

East Auckland residents are being urged to submit feedback on a proposed residential housing development that will see 87 units built on a site...

Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson is celebrating after Auckland Council announced it’s saved $332 million in the last three years. The council’s exceeded its annual...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown is publicly criticising the Howick Local Board for proposing to increase its size from its current nine elected members to...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, and Chris Harrowell, partially funded by New Zealand on Air Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson has failed in...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson is demanding answers over Watercare’s handling of...

A story the Times published on August 23 (War of words over Māori names for public places - Times) about the debate over giving...

A heated war of words has broken out over whether Maori names should be given to numerous public places in the local community as...

Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson says he's pleased the Howick Local Board has voted to axe funding for two community events in east Auckland. Williamson...

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

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

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter - Funded by New Zealand on Air A proposal by Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson to consult the public...

Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson chaired the panel that selected Auckland Transport’s (AT) two new board members and he’s happy with the choices it's...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson has been left in the dark on...

Transport Minister Simeon Brown has officially opened a new section of the Eastern Busway in the heart of his own east Auckland electorate. Brown, the...

The Howick Local Board will next year consider if it's got money in its budget to fund an east Auckland facility provided to motor...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, Funded by New Zealand on Air Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson’s hot-mic moment has landed him in hot...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Howick Ward councillor Maurice Williamson was 'welcomed to the family' when he...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Transport (AT) says there has been a 700 per cent increase...

They arrived ready to enthusiastically back their local MP for another three-year term in Parliament and left carrying letters to deliver to voters. More than...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Councillor Mike Lee has been ousted from his seat at the Auckland Transport...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air A two-day brawl among councillors for Auckland Council’s shares in Auckland International...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter  funded by New Zealand on Air   Auckland councillors were given a chance to weigh in on the $1.3 billion...

Work on the final stage of east Auckland's largest public transport project is now under way and it will take about four years to...

Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, Funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Council has resigned from Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) after Mayor Wayne...

Former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is the guest speaker at an upcoming event for senior citizens in east Auckland. Grey Power Howick Pakuranga and...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter Funded by New Zealand on Air An Auckland Council committee chair has shown his colleagues there is no such...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter Funded by New Zealand on Air A 2022 call for information on bus patronage from Howick ward councillor Maurice...

Auckland Council's ongoing effort to reduce debt may lead to cuts in the funding received by the local Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). The organisation provides...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter Funded by New Zealand on Air A private plan change that would allow a 3000-dwelling development in Beachlands is...

A passionate east Auckland community has come together to celebrate winning the fight to maintain public ownership of its much-loved local reserve. About 100 people...

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has tasked the Howick ward's two councillors with leading several Auckland Council committees. Maurice Williamson will lead a committee that has...

The message was read to guests at the Howick & Districts 175th Anniversary Celebration luncheon at the Howick Pakuranga Community Sports Centre by Howick...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter Funded by New Zealand on Air Councillors and the mayor have been sworn in at the first meeting of...

One of the contenders to become the new Howick Local Board's deputy chairperson says the community's two ward councillors encouraged him to go for...

Members of the new Howick Local Board have been sworn in and they've chosen two fresh faces to lead them for the next three...

Incoming Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson is strongly criticising efforts by Auckland Council to sell several local public reserves. Williamson was elected to the role...

Sharon Stewart and Maurice Williamson say they're looking forward to working with new Auckland mayor Wayne Brown to tackle the city's major challenges. The two...

With progress votes publicly released this afternoon, Independent candidates Sharon Stewart and Maurice Williamson are leading the race to represent the Howick ward on...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, Funded By New Zealand on Air Billboard vandalism "hits hard" for ethnic candidates in this year's local election,...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, Funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Council’s draft golf investment plan is pushing forward with another round...

In keeping with Rotary International timetables, Rotary clubs all around the world conduct an annual roll-over of leadership close to the middle of the...

Long-time local body politician and Botany lawyer Ken Yee has died. Yee, whose service was held on Saturday, passed away peacefully on June 19. His death...

Former long-serving Member of Parliament for Pakuranga Maurice Williamson has announced he will stand for a seat on the Auckland Council at the local...

Former Pakuranga MP Maurice Williamson is soon to end his time as Consul-General in Los Angeles. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters recently announced the appointment...

Former Pakuranga MP Maurice Williamson is soon to end his time as Consul-General in Los Angeles. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters last week announced the appointment of...