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 – ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Young Harper Spurway is making a name for herself as a passionate eco-warrior, dedicated to protecting the environment, starting with her own backyard – Manukau Harbour. As headgirl of Kohia Terrace School, Harper (12) has taken a stand against global warming, even convincing her family to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle, including biking, using public ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes A local youngster has captured the hearts of the community by creating a masterpiece of his favourite spot: Māngere Bridge; complete with water, cafés, and an erupting mount. Marwin Prabhakar (6) spent a month-and-a-half meticulously creating the model using recycled materials like old newspapers, a water bottle, ripped fabric, wood, pinecones, and even small plastic ...
Reading Time: 3 minutes Local MP, Greg Fleming, has heard the pleas of the community about the urgent need for the Onehunga Lagoon to be dredged, and he is now pleading to the community to help him succeed. After hearing the concerns of residents, Greg visited the lagoon earlier this year and witnessed firsthand the thick, muddy sludge that ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Repair work has begun on the Jellicoe Park fountain which was vandalised earlier this year, and protective measures are being put in place to prevent future incidents. The historic fountain was targeted by vandals who damaged both the interior and exterior of the fountain, and ripped out copper pipework and valves from the bowl. This ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Onehunga Jewellers experienced a traumatic end to their final closing down sale with a bold daylight robbery in July. The owner and staff praised the police and community following the heist, which occurred just after 4pm on Tuesday, 9th July, when two youths, armed with hammers and wearing dark clothing, sunglasses, surgical masks, and hoodies, ...
Reading Time: 2 minutes One Tree Hill Kindy received an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in June, thanks to the Embracing Hearts Charity. The charity has donated 91 AEDs to educational institutions across New Zealand since July 2019, enhancing the safety of children with congenital heart conditions. One Tree Hill Kindy’s own heart kid, George Dye, knows the importance of this ...