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Cancer a gamechanger

It’s not a sentence we may expect to hear from someone who was told he didn’t have long left to live: “The most enlightening thing...

We’ve turned mental health into a waiting list

By MIKE KING, founding ambassador, I Am Hope Foundation A few weeks ago, I spoke to a young person who’d finally worked up the...

Plate expectations…

Papakura has been setting the table while welcoming guests from throughout Auckland and beyond. A new initiative by the Papakura Business Association, backed by the...

Wattle Downs deaths – homicide investigation launched

A double homicide investigation has been launched following the discovery of two bodies at a Wattle Downs property this afternoon (August 27). An offender...

Schools in lockdown, two people found dead in south Auckland

Police are responding to an unfolding serious incident in south Auckland this afternoon (August 27). Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers, of Counties Manukau Police’s criminal investigation...

Papakura candidate, George Ngatai steps down

New Zealand First’s candidate for the Papakura electorate has stood down as comments made before he threw his hat into the ring may come...

Youth ball aims to reconnect teens

Pohutukawa Coast teenagers are being invited to reconnect with old friends at a youth ball in Beachlands this month. The Pohutukawa Coast Youth Council (PCYC)...

Bledisloe Cup winner – Peter the perfect pick

Good things take time, but considering his family has been living and growing in Franklin for more than a century, it’s definitely about time...

Movers and ‘brakers’ – new plan to make most of motorways

While major works are common on the Southern Motorway as Franklin booms, a wider strategy should see the Super City make the most of...

Getting daffy (and dilly) with it

Some of us are completely daffy about daffodils! Symbols of rebirth and new beginnings, daffodils have become synonymous with the Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil...