By Claire Ahuriri ‘Bad driving’ is officially the most   complained about offence to police on the North Shore. But the North Shore Police are not complaining about that – no, they want more complaints, with more details. The more detailed your complaint can be about the bad driving the better – registration number, time, date, [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Yesterday in the North Shore District Court Marcus Lim, 17, pleaded guilty to forging drivers licences. With the original charge of forging a drivers licence, was added forging 150 licences. Approximately 60 licences were handed into the police by students. But the number is likely much higher, given that Lim had 250 [...]

By Claire Ahuriri The investigation of five North Shore high school students for fake driver’s licences has led to the arrest of Marcus Lim, 17. Lim has been charged with forgery and  is due to appear in the North Shore District Court on November 30. Lim was making very plausible fake licences and had hundreds [...]

By Claire Ahuriri It has been one month today since Dr Ian Graham Robinson was struck while riding his bicycle and died on Peak Rd near Helensville. Despite the description of the white or cream Toyota Hilux doing the rounds, and despite the frequent calls police get from the public pertaining to the mysterious vehicle, [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Yesterday not many drivers were pulled over and fined by police for infringement of the new ban on talking and texting on cellphones while driving. Those who were have been fined $80 and have 20 demerit points on their licence. In central Auckland four motorists were fined for use of a handheld [...]

By Claire Ahuriri North Shore City Council, Police, Plunket and the Brain Injury Association of New Zealand would like to remind parents to use appropriate child restraints in vehicles. They are starting a new initiative to make sure parents are using these products in their cars, but more importantly, using them correctly. Part of this [...]

By Claire Ahuriri A recent speight of accidents involving cyclists has led to a suggestion that they might be being targeted by some motorists. On October 15  in the Waitakeres, a cyclist had a can of red paint thrown at him while he was cycling along his usual haunt of Scenic Drive.

Dr Ian Robinson has died as a result of injuries sustained in a hit and run. 62 year-old Dr Robinson was biking along Peak Rd in Helensville on Wednesday morning when he was hit by a utility. His  fellow rider who was also a doctor administered first aid until an ambulance arrived, Dr Robinson never [...]

The Flea has spoken with some of the party goes who attended the function on Saturday that police were called to break up. It is clear that what started as a good fun event for a few friends quickly swelled in numbers as word got out via text messages to friends and then friends of [...]