Bays & Remuera Times

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air Auckland Council has approved close to $18 million in its latest funding round but there’s no money for the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. At an extraordinary governing body meeting on April 24, councillors approved […]

By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga Last Thursday, New Zealanders across the country commemorated Anzac Day by attending dawn and civic services in droves to honour our fallen heroes. April 25 is one of the most important dates in our nation’s calendar, as we remember […]

The Howick and Pakuranga Times is back! Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the long-standing local news provider has been brought back to life after its publisher, Times Newspapers, closed on April 17. Well-known east Auckland businesswoman Bo Burns has acquired the company’s digital […]

The police’s watchdog has issued a scathing report on “inadequate” efforts to protect a young woman before she was stabbed to death by her east Auckland stalker. The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has investigated the work of police following a report filed by murder […]

Three youths are in trouble with the law after allegedly trying to break into cars in east Auckland. Counties Manukau East Police area prevention manager, Inspector Rakana Cook, says officers were called to Flat Bush just before 7pm on April 17. A concerned member of the public reported suspicious […]

Hydie Balle-Hands talks to FARIDA MASTER about her debut children’s story book that started off with babysitting her nephew. Even as the enchanting children’s picture book has Andy making three wishes that take him on a big adventure….the local author shares her story behind the […]

Retired civil engineer Robert Finley has analysed part of the design of the $1.3 billion Eastern Busway and he’s concerned about what he sees. The Golflands resident has a particular interest in the area that encircles Pakuranga Plaza and includes the Reeves Road Flyover, the South Eastern […]

June 2024 will mark the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of east Auckland man Jim Donnelly. The Times is looking back, through a series of stories, at one of the most baffling unsolved cases in recent New Zealand history. The 43-year-old father-of-two was living with his wife Tracey […]

Many will be aware that Gerald Patterson is a keen cyclist but to agree to do what he is about to undertake, well that requires a bit more than keenness! On May 18 Patterson – Patterson, the chair of the Howick Village Association – will be one of a group of riders from New Zealand, […]

A man is facing charges after a valuable Swiss watch that was listed for sale on social media was allegedly stolen during an aggravated robbery. The violent Facebook Marketplace transaction happened in Pakuranga on April 6. Counties Manukau East Police detective sergeant James Mapp says the victim […]