Tag: Sharon Stewart

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...

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...

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...

Howick ward councillor Sharon Stewart says she accepts the findings of a report into the official response to the devastating flooding in Auckland in...

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...

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...

The severe damage the recent storm caused to Auckland is raising questions about whether a plan is in place to help local residents respond...

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...

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...

An east Auckland wholefoods store has been targeted by offenders for the second time in two months. Bin Inn was one of five businesses at...

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...

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...

Sharon Stewart says she's standing for re-election as a Howick ward councillor at this year's Auckland Council elections to continue serving the community she...

Local community leaders have been quick to condemn the actions of a group of people who allegedly broke into five east Auckland businesses. A police...

By Chris Harrowell and Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, Funded by New Zealand on Air An attempt to prevent Auckland Council from potentially being...

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, and Zoe Garden Funded by New Zealand on Air An Auckland councillor is calling for stronger protections for...

A volunteer band of knitting and sewing women have donated more than 70 items to be sent to Ukraine. Founded more than 20 years ago...

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...

By Chris Harrowell and Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, Funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Council has moved one step closer to being...

Howick Councillor Sharon Stewart was on hand to present the 2020 winning in-house trophies at the Howick Croquet Club annual meeting on Saturday May...

By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga Following legislation passed by Parliament, Auckland Council is currently seeking submissions on their proposal to change the rules...

Two Ukrainian-born New Zealanders are organising a campaign to raise donations and supplies for the civilians and children in their home country. Dr Elena Artyukh,...

Attending meetings, voting on budgets, debating issues, advocating for the local community, and responding to numerous phone calls and emails about a variety of...

Urgent action is needed to address the threat of flooding in preparation for future severe weather events striking east Auckland. That's the view of Howick...

The sight of rubbish floating on the surface of an east Auckland pond visited by families and children is being labelled "absolutely disgusting". That's the...

People fighting the proposed sale of east Auckland public reserves are angry they now won't be able to express their view over a key...

East Auckland's two ward councillors say they're being kept busy dealing with all the usual issues during the latest Covid-19 lockdown with the only...

Future users of the Eastern Busway public transport project will benefit from the Government's decision to scrap the proposed $785 million cycle bridge across...

Legislation that will give the Government the power to delay next year’s local body elections until 2023 is being met with howls of outrage...

Friday’s news that completion of the Eastern Busway project will be delayed by at least two years is gutting to east Auckland residents who...

Independent commissioners will be appointed to read submissions made as part of the ongoing process to sell public reserves in east Auckland. Auckland Council's finance...

The Government has scrapped a major road infrastructure project that would have reduced traffic congestion through south-east Auckland. Transport Minister Michael Wood recently announced the...

Frustrated east Auckland residents have appealed to their local MP for help after work to resurface their road went badly wrong. Auckland Transport (AT) contractors...

Last week Botany MP Christopher Luxon and I held a public meeting to discuss the future of the Howick Police Station which was attended...

Police have delivered a strong public commitment to maintain a physical presence in Howick despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the community’s local station. About...

"Disgusting" is the word Graham Grace uses to describe how part of his east Auckland road looks after it was recently resealed. Grace, who lives...

Residents opposed to the sale of public reserves in east Auckland were urged to consider withdrawing submissions they'd made objecting to the move. Community leaders...

The time has come for people opposed to the potential sale of a group of east Auckland public reserves to make their voices heard. Auckland...

A group of passionate local residents battling to stop the sale of four east Auckland public reserves have shared their message with Auckland's mayor. Auckland...

An east Auckland elected representative says she's heard from residents concerned about the "overkill" of road works and orange cones in the local community...

Irate residents are battling to stop the proposed sale of four east Auckland public reserves. Auckland Council wants to dispose of green spaces it owns...

Starting the year on a celebratory note was the recent Reunion Dinner at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple that was filled with prayer,...

Alex Simich is not the first east Auckland local to wonder why a seemingly flawless road in the community is being ripped up and...

After the heart-breaking experience of the storage shed being broken into on November 8-10 with three Christmas Hampers raffle prizes stolen, the ladies at...

The 2020 Golf Croquet Challenge between the two local club Patrons drew a wide community audience of around 70 people on 14 December cheering...

After the heart-breaking experience of the storage shed being broken into on November 8-10 with three Christmas Hampers raffle prizes stolen, the ladies at...

Several hundred people packed into a local school hall on a recent Monday night for a rowdy and at times heated public meeting about...

The fight to stop four east Auckland public reserves from being sold is drawing some heavyweight political support. Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown and Botany MP...

Members of the public opposed to the sale of four east Auckland public reserves will have the chance to make their voices heard. Auckland Council's...

The fight to stop a number of public reserves in east Auckland from being sold has failed. The Howick Local Board voted at its August...

Ormiston Primary School roll has been escalating to such an extent that foundation principal Heath McNeil had to give up his cabin and move...

Work is continuing into the feasibility of a $1.8 billion rapid transit public transport connection between Botany and Auckland Airport via Manukau. The business case...

Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee today voted to endorse Mayor Phil Goff’s proposal for the Emergency Budget 2020/2021, which responds to the $750...

Mayor Phil Goff says the emergency budget is the most difficult annual budget ever faced by councillors. Key recommendations in his proposal are summarised below...

Commuters are losing patience with the placement of a Covid-19 testing station on Botany Road after experiencing extremely long delays in traffic during the...

Two new local body politicians have emerged following Local Elections 2019. For the Howick Local Board, we see Howick businesswoman Bo Burns take one of...

Damian Light (Independent) Standing for a Howick seat on Auckland Council Damian Light lives in Botany, having lived and worked in Auckland his entire life....

Ajay Walia can finally have a good night’s sleep after nine years of living in constant fear that someone may crash into their house...

The Auckland Council’s refusal to fine or prosecute a local developer for the illegal alteration of a stream between Cheriton Road and Colmar Road...

The recent proposal announced by the Auckland Council would allow freedom campers to stay at seven sites around the Howick Ward. Howick ward Councillor Sharon...

Some hard questions were asked at a public meeting hosted by Howick ward Councillor Sharon Stewart to discuss the ongoing concerns due to the...

Local councillors are taking charge to fix up the streets of east Auckland. Councillors Sharon Stewart and Dick Quax have ventured out into the Howick...

It’s been a wild, wet start to autumn across most of the country, but for concerned residents in Mellons Bay, the weather has brought on...

New Zealand will hopefully be on the receiving end of increasingly innovative emergency supplies following Chair of Civil Defence for Auckland Sharon Stewart’s recent...