by Aucklist | 12 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Charity organisation Orange Sky offers mobile showers and laundry facilities to Kiwis ‘doing it tough’, Stuff reports. “It’s such an important thing when you’re homeless, to be able to have a shower and wash your clothes,” says one such Kiwi in...
by Aucklist | 12 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Craig Hayes battled with a methamphetamine addiction for the past 20 years, NZ Herald reveals, but now he is clean thanks to Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua, the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court. “I am a grateful addict as well as participant to the Auckland...
by Aucklist | 12 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
The Mayor is only one person among the 12,000 on the Auckland Council payroll, yet she or he has to give leadership within the organisation, and to people in the city and far beyond – particularly government. We’ve long under-invested in infrastructure, affordable...
by Aucklist | 12 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
It’s no secret that Auckland has a problem with high-cost housing, Greater Auckland says. House prices have risen significantly faster than average incomes in recent years. In the last generation alone, Auckland’s house prices have quadrupled and rents have more than...
by Aucklist | 12 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland Council’s elections team and Auckland Transport (AT) are going the extra mile this election, with Vote Boxes being placed at select transport hubs for convenience. Auckland Transport Group Manager Metro Services Darek Koper says hosting Vote Boxes at AT’s...
by Aucklist | 12 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
For many companies, forest carbon offsets have become a way to compensate the environment for the use of its resources. The Spinoff looks at how the establishment of wetlands, known as blue carbon offsetting, could be an even greener option. Prior to human settlement,...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
The clock is ticking closer towards the end of Pukekohe Park Raceway, Newshub reveals, as Australia’s Supercars championship prepares to say goodbye to the iconic Kiwi circuit which will no longer be the home of NZ motorsport. This weekend will mark the end of...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
A wheelchair user says Waka Kotahi has failed to cater for the needs of the disabled community in its construction of a new $38 million bridge, Stuff reports. The 52-year-old lives just up the road from the new Ngā Hau Māngere walkway and cycleway, but is unable to...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
While several new hotels are nearing completion in Auckland, a lack of developments elsewhere in the country has sparked fears for the sector’s ability to bounce back from the impacts of the pandemic, RNZ reveals. “We’re seeing very low levels of new...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
An Auckland man is spending hundreds of dollars a month on taxi fares to avoid damage to his car from chip seal, Stuff reveals. New Zealand uses chip seals on low and medium volume roads, and asphalt on high volume roads. But residents of Ellerslie’s Michaels Ave,...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Neighbours of a “great big monstrosity” seawall originally built without resource consent, say its construction has changed the public foreshore, Stuff reports. K4 Group Management Ltd was fined $41,250 for constructing two large retaining walls without resource or...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Healthy ageing is entirely possible, says Newsroom. And research shows some simple activities can delay the arrival of frailty and enable older New Zealanders to maintain independent lives. Ageing is a natural process, but health is a variable we have some control...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
RNZ: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei says Epsom Girls’ Grammar handled the discovery of human bones (kōiwi) at the school from a place of ignorance, but the hapū quickly moved to provide support to the staff, students, and the whānau involved. Trust deputy chairperson...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland’s food truck The White Lady, a popular late night takeaway for generations, has been granted a 12-month reprieve to continue operating, RNZ reveals. Owner Max Washer said they were award of escalating violence in the city but reassured people the area...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
A new collaboration effort, named Vet Futures Aotearoa, is seeking to solve the big issues faced by veterinary professionals, including labour shortages, Rural News reports. Veterinary Council of New Zealand chief executive Iain McLachlan says, “a united and...
by Aucklist | 9 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
With large-scale events back and fans eager to get to matches, New Zealand is about to host our first Rugby World Cup since 2011, says The Spinoff. The first women’s Rugby World Cup took place in 1991, only four years after the first men’s World Cup. The tournament...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick says other businesses in the Super City aren’t being held to the same standard as The White Lady, Newshub reveals, which is at risk of being shut down. The iconic food truck has been operating in Auckland’s CBD for the...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
The man who worked as a doctor in South Auckland despite having no formal qualifications has pleaded guilty to forging a document to gain an unfair advantage, NZ Herald reports. 30-year-old Yuvaraj Krishnan was employed at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital until...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Another Killer Beez gang member has pleaded guilty to participating in a series of drive-by shootings that were intended to send a message to rival gang the Tribesmen, but instead ended up terrorising people who had nothing to do with the gang warfare. No one was...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Demand for office space in our major cities is remaining strong despite the popularity of hybrid and working-from-home arrangments, RNZ reveals. JLL NZ head of research Gavin Read said employers were doing all they could to retain staff in a tight labour market...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Police have seized guns and arrested two men in a crackdown on a gang operating in Auckland’s affluent suburb of Remuera, RNZ reports. The searches were part of Operation Cobalt investigations into the Mongols Motorcycle Club. During the search of the property...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
A father wants all schools checked for kōiwi after bones were found at Epsom Girls Grammar School, RNZ reports. Whānau were left upset after two Māori students from Epsom Girls Grammar were asked to perform a karakia (blessing) on human kōiwi (bones) found at the...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Newsroom: University of Auckland terrorism and conflict lecturer Chris Wilson and then-independent journalist James Halpin (who now works at Stuff), published a paper in late July and another last week, after Halpin joined Action Zealandia undercover. The two...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Police have released a photo of a “dangerous” man who has a warrant for his arrest, Newshub reports, after a shooting in Sunnyvale in west Auckland in the weekend. Waitematā CIB detective senior sergeant Megan Goldie said Jayden Haynes, 27, is considered...
by Aucklist | 8 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
The popular Howick Moon Festival is being staged at Barry Curtis Park, off Flat Bush School Road, Times reports, on Saturday September 10 from 4pm-9 pm. The moon, in Chinese tradition, signifies peace, prosperity and family reunion. Enjoy an evening of culture and...
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