Birkenhead’s new library opens

Major disruptions to Onewa road will involve shutlleling residents to and from their properties

By Claire Ahuriri North Shore City Council are trying to promote the use of bicycles for commuters, and there are two opportunities for people keen to give cycling a go. On Thursday 11th February, 6pm to 8pm at North Harbour Stadium, Albany, there will be a Beginner Bike Session for Adults – and it’s free! [...]

Council has quotas in place for parking tickets

Fish are apparently much more cunning than we think, sans sea slugs, according to new Australian research. So surely total unrecall by politicians, may prove unfathomable in light of new evidence which suggests even Nemo could recall most of his past. Australian reserachers have discovered that fish can remember and adapt, way beyond three seconds [...]

Chair of the NSCC Community Services and Parks Committee, Tony Holman, has announced that a new slice of coastal land in Bayswater has been added to  City’s public parks network. NSCC has recently purchased 2 Sir Peter Blake Parade, located at the historic reclamation at O’Neills Point. The 1113 square metres of land includes a [...]

Mayor Andrew Williams says that during Rodney Hide’s recent 12 day overseas Super City fact finding trip to the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States - Mr Hide spent less than 10 hours in  meetings on Auckland governance. “Aucklanders will be fascinated to learn that, according to the official trip diary, Rodney Hide spent around [...]

By Claire Ahuriri North Shore City councillors have rejected the proposal to change the free parking at Constellation and Albany bus-ways to a charge of $2. Instead, they are going to lobby the Auckland Regional Transport Authority and the New Zealand Transport Agency, since their cuts in subsidies are what brought this issue to the [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Get ready, because on Sunday 13th December, Devonstock is returning for a second concert on the mount! This time the concert on Mt. Victoria will boast The Checks, Clap Clap Riot, Forbidden Joe, Eastern Flowers, and The Naked and Famous. Running from 3pm to 6.30pm, entry will be free, and there will [...]

By Claire Ahuriri There is a chance that the free parking for commuters at the Albany and Constellation busways is about to change. A shortfall from the Auckland Regional Transport Authority means that the North Shore City Council is going to look next week at the option of charging fees for parking in these two [...]