5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (225+ words) The Kawakawa Bay Presbyterian Church is holding its fourth annual Easter Picnic and Egg Hunt. Brenda Legg, an elder at the Kawakawa Bay Presbyterian Church, is organising the event " on Easter Sunday, 12.30"2pm at the Kawakawa Bay Village Green. She says…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (289+ words) As holidaymakers hit the roads this Easter, tickets could be the least of our worries " last year, four lives were lost on our roads following seven deaths recorded for the same period in 2024. Police are taking a firm approach, especially…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (385+ words) Madison North Cooper lost her father at 14 and struggled to find closure until discovering pottery. On April 19, she, along with grief facilitator Marisa Mencarelli-Skilton, will be hosting "Pottery for Processing Grief, designed as a quiet reflective space for anyone who…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (590+ words) A Franklin food truck has taken out Burger Nation's best burger title. The Classic Smashie Double burger from Smashies in Pukekohe has been crowned the supreme winner of Burger Nation 2026, beating out more than 300 other competitors in a month-long celebration…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (411+ words) Mariah "The Golden Girl" Turner, of Papakura, will step into the biggest fight of her professional career later this month. Turner will face Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympian Skye Nicolson for the WBC Interim World Super Bantamweight Title. The…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (218+ words) The Athletes" Foot NZ Run Auckland Series and Half starts back next month, celebrating its 20th year. The series is split up into six different running events with 10-kilometre, 5km and a kids" dash (2.5km) categories across Ambury Park in Mangere, the Onepoto…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (508+ words) Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is welcoming one of the world's most iconic football teams to Auckland later this year as part of the New Zealand International Football Festival. Tottenham Hotspur, of London, England, will play against Auckland FC at Eden…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (404+ words) As thousands of hunters are making their plans for the roar, recreational firearms groups are urging hunters to always be 100 per cent sure of their targets. The roar, or rut, is when the stags are most vocal, calling to attract…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (134+ words) No hum-drum affair, the Franklin Multicultural Festival once again delivered diversity on stage and off at the PIA Event Centre in Pukekohe. Performances by cultural groups from schools throughout Franklin " including Pasifika and kapa haka " were the mainstay of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (556+ words) The Northern Stars rose to expectations during their recent ANZ Premiership preseason match. No number of tricks pulled by the Waikato/BOP Magic could stall the Stars as they won 6848 at Papakura's Pulman Arena. An early lead by the Stars…...