Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is warning of response delays during a firefighters’ strike tomorrow (October 23), from midday to 1pm. All 111 calls will be received and responded to, but ...

Glide Oil marked the official opening of its waste oil re-refining facility on Subway Road, Pukekohe, at the weekend with a belated celebration attended by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. “The ...

Wooles from Waiau Pa-based Harrison Lane has not been backward in coming forward. As a result, he’s claimed the 2026 Master Builders Carters Apprentice of the Year title. “When I filled out the ...

As we head into Halloween and the general election, it’s important for politicians to recognise just who their ‘stakeholders’ really are. As this original illustration by Roger Smith suggests, some ...

With Halloween coming up and as the office’s resident test pilot journo, I was sent out to visit Spookers ‘Scream Park’ for the first time – a piece of cake, I thought. While I thought Spookers’ ...

Counties Manukau Police have reunited a stolen bike with its owner and are looking to return 29 other cycles recovered during an investigation. Police say they received a report of a Giant mountain ...

By Nadia Lim Christmas dinner is a big job. There’s the menu to decide, the supermarket shop to navigate, and enough food to buy to feed a crowd. For more than a decade, My Food Bag has been helping ...

Police say they’re working to locate Cain Te-Kahurangi Hanara, who has a warrant for his arrest and is thought to be in the wider Auckland area. The 22-year-old is wanted by police for failing to ...

After a long-awaited return, the Luna Bites night market rolled into Pukekohe recently bringing music, food vendors and the ...

Six authors. One million-dollar publishing deal. And a secret that could change everything. One of the writers isn’t human.

Pukekohe’s Fitness League has shown how far a few extra grocery items from its members can stretch by donating a tableful of ...

Police are advising people to keep an eye on their packages following allegations of brazen thefts in the Waikato. Waikato ...