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Burglaries down due to Covid lockdowns
East Auckland has seen a major reduction in a particular type of crime and the reason why may be surprising.
Counties Manukau East Police area...
MP: Waikeria Prison riot must be investigated
A full investigation must be undertaken into how the Waikeria Prison riot started and has...
Helping young people find their voice through music
Establish Music's Frances Dickinson wants to give the next generation of New Zealand recording artists...
Locals feature in New Year Honours
Rosa Chow and Keith Ingram, both of Half Moon Bay, have been recognised in the...
11 cases of Covid-19 at border in two days
Ministry of Health Covid-19 update
December 31, 2020
There have been 11 cases of Covid-19 detected in...
New Kiwis experience sailing for the first time
A local east Auckland company, Share Boating, held the first of its Open Days on...
Community gets together to replace stolen Christmas hampers
After the heart-breaking experience of the storage shed being broken into on November 8-10 with...
Medal haul for local athletes
Pakuranga Athletic Club has racked up an impressive medal haul at the 2021 North Island Colgate Games at Inglewood.
The club had 61 athletes competing...
OPINION
Who mows the berms?
LOOKING AFTER OUR TREES
Council's arborists have been busy over recent weeks. Two large dead/declining trees...
East Care overnight service critical for east Auckland
It was gutting to learn early last week that East Care has been forced into...
Bring on the new year
It's nearly over this year of 2020.
What a year it has been and, certainly for...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Have your say on museum’s draft annual plan
Auckland Museum is calling for feedback on its 2021/2022 Draft Annual Plan.
“The museum’s draft annual...
Morgan makes a creative splash internationally
She is barely 13-years-old and has had designs on international competitions.
Somerville Intermediate student Morgan Alley...
Village of a 1000 rose bushes
From the Pirate King to Sexy Rexy, Absolutely Fabulous and more, they all bloomed with...
Childhood ‘dream home’ named among the Top 100 in NZ
A Beachlands home that was designed by its owner drawing inspiration from her childhood has...
Day’s fashion inspired by uniforms of revolutionaries
Emerging fashion talent Michael Day of Pakuranga has won the 2020 winner’s prize for Resene...
Fashion recruits inspired by lockdown
In any normal year, the Resene Colour of Fashion designs would open four Resene Designer...
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