New Zealand Artist RifRaf is creating images of New Zealanders in the exhibition Strangers in a Strange Land, at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, from Monday 2nd of August to Tuesday 31st of August. The exhibition is open from 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, and weekend hours vary, so please check before going in. [...]

A Flight of Four Flutes on a Frosty Afternoon is a fundraising concert at Lake House Arts Centre, Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna, on Sunday 1st of August from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. A Flight of Four Flutes features Melody Lin, Agnes Harmath, Michael Willimott and Grace Gatland. Tickets cost $20 for the concert only, or $35 [...]

What a suprise, we are no longer in a drought and dam levels have pretty much returned to normal levels for this time of year. The Facts – Dam storage on Monday, 26 July 2010: Total storage: 77.29% Previous Monday: 75.38% Average for this time of year: 78.42% Rainfall for the seven days ending Friday, 22 July [...]

Prominent Maori educator Elvis Shepherd is tonight behind bars after he was found guilty of sexual attacks on teenage students at his second high court trial at Palmerston North. Shepherd was convicted on four historic charges of sexual violation and indecent assault on two victims from Hato Petera, a Maori boys’ school in Northcote. Shepherd [...]

North Harbour welcomes Auckland to North Shore City to open their season. North Harbour could be a surprise this season as they have welcomed a great deal of youngsters from the under-20 side. If these young-guns are able to pull it together early on in the round-robin, they could provide the cup season with a [...]

Forty nominations for 2010 North Shore City Civic Awards have been received by North Shore City Council. The awards recognise voluntary effort which benefits individuals and communities within North Shore City. They celebrate all volunteer participation in the community whether it is large or small. The nominations are now being assessed by the relevant selection [...]

By Claire Ahuriri There have been two sightings of orca pods in the last week around Auckland, one in Murrays Bay and the other in Army Bay in Whangaparoa. In both cases the diver and snorkellers involved were naturally panicked and swam away as fast as they could, and in both cases were touched by [...]

Emergency Departments around the country are struggling to cope with an influx of people coming in with swine flu. Admissions for winter illnesses hit a high for the year last week, although numbers were well down compared to last year’s outbreak. Almost 1,900 people turned up at emergency departments with flu-like symptoms. Up to two-thirds [...]

Come and join the North Head Writers’ Group at their meeting on Sunday 1st of August, from 10.30am to 12.30pm, at the Devonport Bowling Club, Cambridge Terrace, Devonport. This new local writers’ group is for writers of all levels. Fellow members will offer feedback and support to improve each other’s writing. It is held on [...]

The first week of the Rugby Union ITM Cup kicks off this week with QBE North Harbour v Auckland at the Main Stadium Field, North Harbour Stadium, Stadium Drive, Albany, this Sunday 1st of August at 2.35pm. Not only is it week one of the cup, but its North Harbour’s 25th anniversary, and their celebrating [...]