Reading Time: 2 minutesLocal dog owners fighting to keep tails wagging at Monte Cecilia Park have won a temporary victory as the High Court granted an interim order allowing dogs to continue running off-leash in the park. This reprieve has put the brakes on the Puketāpapa Local Board’s decision to enforce an on-leash rule from 1st August. The ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesHo, ho, ho – the Christmas lights are coming back to Jellicoe Park this holiday season, with recent public feedback overwhelmingly supporting a return to the traditional style. The lights will give the festive look of stringed tree lights, using modern LED bulbs, which are more efficient and cost effective. The 600 bulbs will be ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter eight years standing quietly beneath the trees at St Peter’s Anglican Church in Onehunga, the bench where well known rough sleeper Keith Johnson drew his final breath has been lovingly moved to its new and permanent resting place – under an oak tree at his younger brother, Daryl’s home in Netherton, near Paeroa. In ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesExactly four years after the body of a newborn baby girl was tragically discovered at a Onehunga recycling plant, the local community is preparing to give her the farewell she was long denied – one filled with love, dignity, and remembrance. Baby Anahera, meaning “Angel”, was found on Sunday, 16th August 2021 at the Visy ...