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3 days ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
A popular east Auckland pedestrian walkway is at threat of being cut off should the large amount of dirt and greenery above it suddenly move south. Bucklands Beach resident Catherine McInally has contacted the Howick Local Board and Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown’s office to ask for action to be taken to protect the Half Moon Bay Walkway from landslides due to erosion. The walkaway is adjacent to the boatyard at Half Moon Bay Marina and is used by people to get between the marina and Bucklands Beach.
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4 days ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
Whitford’s Quay Gallery is hosting an exhibition of paintings by self-taught fine artist Andreea Ionela Berindei. Originally from Romania, she now lives in New Zealand after previously establishing her practice in Southern California in the United States. Berindei has gained international recognition for her stunningly realistic acrylic paintings of ocean scenes and waterscapes.
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4 days ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
Two east Auckland school pupils with big ambitions are among the Kiwis selected to take part in the 2025 Youth Parliament. Pakuranga College head student Abby Plom, 17, has been chosen as Prime Minister and Botany MP Christopher Luxon’s Youth MP, while Abby’s schoolmate Cerys Gibby, who’s 17 also, will be one of 20 reporters in the Youth Press Gallery. Both girls are in year 13.
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4 days ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
It’s not every day that excited Kiwi school pupils are encouraged to throw a slimy substance all over their principal. But that’s exactly what recently happened to Willowbank School principal Adéle Jacobs and her senior leadership team in front of their pupils and teachers as part of the Dannemora school’s fundraising efforts, which included a spectacular colour fun run.
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5 days ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
The devoted members of an east Auckland fitness centre are rejoicing at the news the Howick Local Board has voted to extend its property lease for three more years. The issue of whether to extend Auckland Council’s lease of Marina Fitness, located at Half Moon Bay Marina, came before the board at its most recent business meeting. Marina Fitness is the only pool and leisure facility in the council’s network where the council does not own the building.
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1 week ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
Emergency services are tonight responding to a violent incident at east Auckland’s Pakuranga Night Market. A person at the scene has told the Times more than 10 police officers and Hato Hone St John paramedics are in attendance as of 7.15pm tonight, June 21. The night market is held in the underground car park at Pakuranga Plaza. A photo of the scene shows a large number of police and what appears to be blood on the ground. An area of the market has been cordoned off with yellow police tape.
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1 week ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
The Times is recognising the many wonderful people in our local east Auckland community who go out of their way to help others with our regular Community Hero award. If you know someone who’s doing amazing things in our community, please email 50 to 100 words describing why they deserve this recognition, highlighting specific actions they’ve taken to benefit our community, with your and their contact details and a high-resolution photo of them if possible to [email protected].
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1 week ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
A long-standing east Auckland creche beloved by the local parents who use its services is set to close its doors after running out of funding. The not-for-profit Highland Park Community Creche is located at Highland Park Community House in Aviemore Drive. It caters for up to 16 children aged one to five years old and offers parents a flexible, community-minded alternative to full-day daycare.
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1 week ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
A man imprisoned for his role in an unsuccessful plot to murder a Kiwi Indian radio broadcaster has failed in an effort to have his sentence reduced. A judgement recently released by the Court of Appeal states Sarvjeet Sidhu pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Auckland man Harnek Singh, a prominent talk show host and YouTuber, one week before Sidhu was to go on trial.
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1 week ago | 
times.co.nz | Chris Harrowell
The brave actions of a quick-thinking east Auckland schoolgirl who alerted staff at McDonald’s Pakuranga that their building was ablaze have been officially acknowledged. Year 5 St Mark’s Catholic School pupil Harper Davis was waiting at the nearby fast-food restaurant to be picked up by her mum when she smelled and saw smoke inside its playground just before 3pm on May 5. She didn’t hesitate to alert the restaurant’s staff, who quickly evacuated everyone from the building.
