Archive for ‘August, 2010’

13 year old knocked out and robbed in Northcote

13 year old knocked out and robbed in Northcote

The following report appeared in the NZ Herald. A 13-year-old was knocked out and robbed in a carpark before his attacker allegedly tried to torch a petrol station. The youth was walking past the Northcote Shopping Centre on Lake Rd in the North Shore about 10pm on Saturday when he was robbed of his cellphone [...]

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Secret documents reveal plans for closure of North Shore Civil Defence Operations Centre

Secret documents reveal plans for closure of North Shore Civil Defence Operations Centre

“North Shore residents have a right to know about the future of civil defence in our city” said North Shore City councillor and Chair of the Strategy and Finance Committee, Grant Gillon. “Secret proposals leaked today reveal that the Auckland Transition Agency is proposing to close North Shore’s Civil Defence Operations Centre on East Coast [...]

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Alex Marley – Cousin of Bob with

Alex Marley – Cousin of Bob with
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Remember this name – Alex Marley and listen to this music – Terrific

Remember this name – Alex Marley and listen to this music – Terrific

Alex Marley – lead singer and guitarist along with his Band Members have become a live concert phenomenon in Jamaica where Alex and his band have been performing for seven years. Alex has a growing fan base locally and also  on the internet. Born on the 29th day of July, 1987 in Kingston Jamaica, Alex [...]

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We’re looking for announcers

We’re looking for announcers

Have you had some radio experience or would you like to gain experience in the art of broadcasting. The FleaFM is a community radio station for the North Shore. We broadcast through studio’s on Devonport wharf and aim to provide community news and entertainment to residents in the broadcast area. We have transmitters in Takapuna [...]

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Devonport Museum and Depot Artspace team up for Heritage week

Devonport Museum and Depot Artspace team up for Heritage week

Devonport Museum has joined with the Depot Artspace this year to mount an art exhibition “Devonport through artist’s eyes”. The exhibition will be open at the Depot from 4th to 16th September, throughout the whole North Shore Heritage Festival period, with the official opening on Saturday 4 September at 3 pm at the Depot. Pieces [...]

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Finalists announced for North Shore business awards

Finalists announced for North Shore business awards

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to business success, judging by the finalists in this year’s excellence awards. Thirty-seven finalists from across the North Shore and Rodney were announced for the 2010 Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards; delighting the sponsors with the diversity of the line up. “Looking at the awards is like [...]

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Swine flu pandemic sweeping through country

Swine flu pandemic sweeping through country

The number of people succumbing to the H1N1 virus is increasing. This report from Susan Pepperell from the Sunday Star Times today. A second wave of the swine flu pandemic sweeping the country is gaining momentum and is yet to peak.Despite the World Health Organisation declaring the world to be in a post-pandemic phase, that’s [...]

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Devonport teen who fell 2 levels in car park denies drugs involved

Devonport teen who fell 2 levels in car park denies drugs involved

The teenager who fell 2 floors in a city carpark and survived denies a report in the NZ Herald that quoted her mother as saying she had taken Ecstasy.  She was the second teenager to survive a major fall after a boy survived a multi story fall in South Auckland in July. The following story [...]

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Stolen vehicle crashes on Upper Harbour Drive – Driver arrested and under guard in hospital

Stolen vehicle crashes on Upper Harbour Drive – Driver arrested and under guard in hospital

A 22 year old male is currently under police guard at hospital after crashing a vehicle that had been stolen a short time earlier in a robbery in Freemans Bay. At about 4.00pm on the 14th of August 2010, a member of the public was driving his vehicle on Curran Street, Freemans Bay, approaching the [...]

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Local Weather

Friday, May 18
Rain Shower
Currently: 15˚C
Feels Like: 15˚ C
Hi: N/A˚, Lo: 13˚
Rain Shower

Tonight: 13˚
Sunset: 5:20 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Mostly Cloudy

Saturday, May 19
Hi: 17˚, Lo: 10˚
Partly Cloudy

Sunday, May 20
Hi: 16˚, Lo: 11˚
Partly Cloudy

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