Howick & Pakuranga Times

Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Councillor John Watson and Mayor Wayne Brown have joked about replacing each other at the council table. At Auckland Council’s Governing Body meeting on May 2, Cr John Watson was attending online. An Ōrakei local […]

A man who thought he had the right to take clothing from an east Auckland shopping centre is now facing charges. Counties Manukau East Police area prevention manager, Inspector Rakana Cook, says the incident happened in Botany on Monday night. He says officers responded to reports of shoplifting […]

Howick Pakuranga Hockey Club [HPHC] will mark its 50th birthday on Saturday, May 18. The club is inviting all current and past members to join in the festivities. Current president Diana Dowdle says a series of events and matches will run throughout the day at the Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium and […]

Callous thieves have smashed their way into an east Auckland restaurant before stealing more than $20,000 of alcohol from it. Staff at the popular Zabr’one restaurant on The Parade in Bucklands Beach posted photos of the damage they found on Tuesday morning to its Facebook page. The images […]

There’s good news for east Auckland residents who use the Half Moon Bay ferry. Auckland Transport (AT) says it’s reinstating ferry services sooner than expected after they were paused to address a skilled maritime crew shortage. The agency has been working with Fullers360 on the issue […]

The nationwide ban on pupils using mobile phones at school is in place but the former school of Prime Minister and Botany MP Christopher Luxon in east Auckland says they’re sometimes a necessary part of learning. During last year’s general election campaign the National Party said if […]

NZCT community grants awarded $239,100.23 in the Auckland region in the latest funding round. Howick Hornets Rugby League Football Club was granted $4615.82 for playing uniforms and Pakuranga United Rugby Club $15,000.00 for temporary lighting towers. Seventeen gaming venues contributed to these […]

A manhunt is under way following a fatal shooting in Auckland last night and police are appealing to the public to help locate the suspect. Police investigating the death of a man in Ponsonby on Sunday evening have released a photo of the alleged offender. Detective Inspector Chris Barry of […]

By Helen Perry As New Zealand readies itself for winter, east Auckland’s synchronised ice-skating team, Black Ice, has put on its training skates ahead of mid-year competitions then nationals in October. What’s more, after its remarkable, and somewhat unforeseen success, at two […]

By Farida Master Can someone I love, love me please? Sounds familiar? Thousands of lonely hearts can easily identify with the heartfelt lyrics. It was after an evening out with someone she’d just met on a dating app that Amy Wang, whose nom de plume is Raging Flowers, was inspired to write […]