Reading Time: 2 minutesWaikaraka Park Speedway is undergoing a major transformation, with the goal of becoming one of the premier quarter-mile dirt tracks in the southern hemisphere. An Auckland Council decision to consolidate speedway at Waikaraka Park, and allocate $11 million for critical work, saw the entire track upgraded and widened. This has aligned the speedway with modern ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 12-month trial to improve parking in and around Onehunga Mall is set to begin in April. This will make it easier for people to visit local businesses, find parks, and reduce the number of parking-related fines due to people overstaying time limits. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is working with Auckland Transport on the trial, ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile visiting Waikaraka Cemetery last year, Linda Moss noticed something glinting in the grass. To her surprise, she discovered a vintage medal lying on the ground. After carefully cleaning it, she uncovered an inscription: ‘Presented by E Pretty. 200 yds. Won by L Dobbs. 19 March 1926’ Linda handed the medal to the police, but ...
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Councillor Josephine Bartley saw the chain around the neck of the aggressive dog charging toward her beloved pet, she assumed it would tighten before the animal reached them – but it didn’t. Josephine sustained a bite to her hand after trying to pry the dog – believed to be a staffie cross – off ...