Reading Time: 2 minutes The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Pacific Wardens are a familiar presence in Onehunga, tirelessly ensuring the safety of the community. These volunteers patrol Onehunga, Glen Innes, and Panmure on busy Friday and Saturday nights, handling issues like speeding scooters, fights, and public drinking. Thanks to recent funding from the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board, the wardens have now secured essential ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes By day, Diane Robinson works as an accountant, but by night she switches her focus to writing crime and mystery novels. This hard work has paid off too, as Diane has self-published two novels, one of which earned a nomination for the 2024 Ngaio Marsh Awards for crime, mystery and thriller fiction. Her novel, Nikolai’s ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oranga is one of 24 suburbs across Auckland subject to a freeze on new liquor stores opening under the city’s newly implemented Local Alcohol Policy (LAP). This policy aims to reduce the harm caused by alcohol in communities, with high levels of alcohol-related crime and excessive negative health impacts. Oranga has been identified as part ...
Reading Time: 3 minutes In December 2014, Darien Pearce from Onehunga received reassuring news that her annual mammogram showed no signs of cancer. But her world came crashing down seven months later after she discovered a lump, and a ultrasound confirmed her fears: a 4cm lump was found in her left breast. A biopsy confirmed the devastating news – ...