Tag: Reay Neben
Bo Burns takes the reins of the Times
East Auckland's leading community news provider - the Times - is back!
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the long-standing local news provider has...
Times to go on the market
The Times Media business is going on the market for the first time in more than five decades of service to the community.
Owner and...
Welcome to your new-look paper
Today sees the publication of our first issue of the new-look Times.
It follows a positive response to news of the changes announced last week...
Police shelving file on vandalism at Times Newspapers’ office
Police are filing the investigation into a concerning act of vandalism that saw a rock thrown through a window at the Times Newspapers' office...
Rock hurled through Times Newspapers’ office window
The Times Newspapers’ office in Howick has been targeted in a disturbing act of vandalism overnight.
A rock was thrown through its front window, leaving...
Knowles first with the news
Gerald Hinton Knowles arrived in New Zealand with his wife Rosina in 1913 on the ship Ballarat.
Almost 40 years later he would start Howick's...
Old nag ain’t what he used to be
The Times has had the honour of counting journalist and author Ivan Agnew as one of its long-time staff writers and columnists. His incredible...
Thank you for your good wishes
On February 16, 2022, the Howick and Pakuranga Times turned 50.
The day before we publish each week we put the paper to bed (newspaper...
Do you know this man?
More than a year after a disgruntled reader began leaving unsolicited notes in local letterboxes and on car windscreens, the individual has finally been...
Perry bids farewell after three decades
The best editors may retire, but their legacies live on.
For more than 30 years, Helen Perry has graced the pages of Times Media's publications...
New history book marks 175th anniversary
Howick, Pakuranga and surrounding districts next year mark the 175th anniversary of the Fencibles' landing.
And among the variety of ways in which this momentous...
Judith Collins meets local business leaders
National Party leader Judith Collins was in Howick on Saturday meeting local business owners about the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its...
Remembering Elaine
Elaine Margaret Brown, June 23, 1943 - October 4, 2021
It is with great sadness that during this latest Covid-19 lockdown, the Times Media team...
Times back after hacking
The Times' server was hacked into last week.
The cyber attack - which coincides with attacks on several servers of large Kiwi organisations - meant...
Howick 175th birthday plans begin
A group of committed volunteers and community leaders is determined to make Howick’s 175th anniversary a success and year to remember.
Next year, 2022, marks...
There’s an easier way
Times Newspapers' managing director Reay Neben and husband Brian have finally had their second vaccination shot. Turns out there's an easier way
Last week, off...
Times boss recognised by Zonta
Each year in March, Zonta East Auckland celebrates International Women's Day recognising a woman who has made a significant contribution in the community with...
Happy birthday Times!
Owner Reay Neben shares her thoughts on Times Media and reflects on the paper's journey over near half a century
The Times turned 49 last...
Angry reader on the prowl
A disgruntled reader is dropping unsolicited notes in local letterboxes.
The reader, whose identity is unknown at this stage, has taken exception to an open...
Bring on the new year
It's nearly over this year of 2020.
What a year it has been and, certainly for us in Auckland, the second lockdown was really hard...
FROM THE PUBLISHER: Level 2.5 – this is the new normal
We are now back at level 2.5 and we welcome the new normal.
Our offices are now open and, like all businesses at this level,...
The paper is still coming out
Today's paper is smaller than usual due to the uncertainty surrounding yesterday's 3pm announcement by the Prime Minister about the next step for Auckland.
This...
Reay’s thoughts: Let’s support our businesses
How lovely it was to pop out on Saturday and visit Howick.
The sun was shining, the markets open for the first time since lockdown...
Reay’s column:We’re publishing again
Just like that we are at Alert Level 2 and some normality has returned.
The sun shone and we all descended on our various shopping...
We’re still delivering your news – via online
With the issue of community newspapers and whether they qualify as an essential service (as with daily papers) before the Government this week, Times...
There’s a 4-week lock-down coming – we’ll still bring you the...
The Times -100 per cent Kiwi-owned - has served this community for 48 years and will continue to do so during these extremely difficult...
Times delivery day to change
What a difference a day makes.
Our Times titles (Howick and Pakuranga Times & Botany and Ormiston Times) are changing their publication dates from Thursdays...
The CNA Award for the Best Front Page newspaper goes to
The moment was electric.
We waited with bated breaths as Brendan Dooley one of the world’s most quick-witted magicians and Master of Ceremony at the...
Howick’s 65th Santa Parade was just so lovely
By Bo BurnsOur day started bright and early - 6am with all the set-up preparations - with blue skies all over east Auckland.
It was...
OPINION: Communities matter
The Times greeted news that Aussie-owned Stuff will radically cut its staff numbers on its community papers with trepidation. However Times’ managing director Reay...
Times takes swag of awards
Times Media has been rewarded with a number of accolades at the New Zealand Community Newspapers awards.
Its flagship newspaper Howick and Pakuranga Times won...
Times 100% locally-owned
The founder and managing director of Times Newspapers Ltd Reay Neben is pleased to announce that she and husband Brian have bought back a minority shareholding