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News
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WESTHAVEN MARINA - TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CURRAN STREET ENTRANCE
Westhaven Marina is advising its customers and visitors to prepare for the temporary closure of its Curran Street entrance while essential repairs and maintenance works are undertaken to a bridge...
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Parental concern at dangers of walking children to Grey Lynn School - inadequate crossings
Ponsonby News was contacted recently by a group of Grey Lynn Primary School children’s parents concerned about the safety of their young children walking to school
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Ponsonby Panthers 45 years on
Thursday 16 June is a very historical date for Ponsonby if not the whole of Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland).
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Grey Lynn Fire Service is Here For The Community
The old Ponsonby Road fire station has closed down and the team have transferred to a shiny new station on Williamson Avenue in Grey Lynn.
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Auckland Council - five years on
The Policy Observatory of Auckland University of Technology has just released a report on the state of Auckland Council, five years on from its creation. This group, headed by Professor...
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Auckland Civil Defence tsunamis and earthquakes
How to evacuate and where to, in the event of a tsunami or earthquake hitting Central Auckland.
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Introducing George Shiers: Our Ponsonby News Intern
I’d like to welcome George Shiers to our small team here at Ponsonby News.
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Continuing concern about council use of poisonous spray on city berms and parks
Last year Ponsonby News asked Auckland Transport what sprays they used on roadsides and parks in Auckland City.
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Rob Thomas announces his candidacy for the Waitemata and Gulf Ward
Young and rising star of the Waitemata Local Board, Rob Thomas has announced his council candidacy for the Waitemata and Gulf Ward.
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Vinegar Lane Development - less chaos at last
It’s been a hard time for the businesses around the new Vinegar Lane Development during construction, but the end is in sight.
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Auckland’s disproportionate growth - not sustainable nor affordable
A letter I wrote to the Minister of Building and Housing, Nick Smith, requesting a revocation of a special housing area (SHA) at Kelmarna Avenue, Herne Bay, provoked a furious...
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Landmark Buildings - The Mercury Theatre
The Mercury Theatre, a very important part of Auckland’s history, has a lively past.
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Local Ponsonbyite Bill Ralston has thrown his hat in the ring for the Auckland Council seat of Waitemata.
Bill is standing as an independent, but acknowledges his centre-right political stance, and is strongly supported by National Party stalwarts Nikki Kaye and Michelle Boag, both of whom were at...
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Improving Ponsonby; getting on with the job
Local boards are effectively bulk-funded based on residential population by the governing body of council from your hard-earned rates for their discretionary spend to undertake priority local services and improvements.
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Matt McEvoy is that author of The Grey Lynn Book.
The best thing about where you live? Between Point Chevalier and Mt Albert. A very diverse crowd, plenty of nutters, students, immigrants. Point Chevalier Mall, Jessica’s Wig Salon, deliciously dilapidated.
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New Zealand and Pacific Region Arts @ Auckland Art Fair
@ The Cloud on Queen’s Wharf, 25 - 29 May
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Grey Lynn's Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre
There’s a big old house on the corner of Browning Street and Surrey Crescent that’s been a few different things over the last decade and right now it is the...
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Street Names - Stanmore Road
The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon (later Lord Stanmore) was born in London,1829.
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Welcome to the world of Keith and Sandy Dowdle
Keith and Sandy Dowdle of Custom Residential have popped up on the radar of late, thanks to their new brand campaign and blog.
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Auckland has a new lifestyle address at Victoria Quarter
Grace Victoria Quarter, a world-class and sophisticated apartment development located on Ponsonby’s fringe, has been designed to set a new benchmark for New Zealand in design and quality.
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Get your hands dirty this autumn
Wow, summer just doesn’t want to let go! Weather conditions can’t be any more favourable for planting vegetable and flower seedlings.
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True - A local agency
When I lived at the Ponsonby end of Richmond Road I became aware of a fresh, new, boutique advertising agency that had popped up in the ‘hood going by the...
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Anzac Day morning in Grey Lynn
The local Anzac Day march began in Castle Street, Grey Lynn and continued along Richmond Road to the Grey Lynn RSC in Francis Street Steve Spencer of Grey Lynn RSC...
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Not A Swan song - From Grey Lynn Comrades to Western Springs AFC ‘Swans’
In New Zealand, football is not exactly a big topic in the newspapers or the media in general.
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Ask the Osteopath - Sarah-Jane Attias
Q: After a period of interrupted sleep and needing to get up to nurse my daughter for the past six months, I now find it hard to get to sleep...
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Roseanne Sullivan, Naturopath
How did you come to be a naturopath? I had very significant health problems from a young age. I suffered from constant digestive symptoms, chronic fatigue, food cravings, weight gain,...
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Winter wellness tips
As we move into the cooler months, many people find that they are more prone to catching coughs and colds and other airborne viruses. This means more days off work...
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Local designer: Juliette Hogan
In the New Zealand fashion industry there are a number of subsets, the most prominent two being the legion of ‘over sharers’ and then the gentle ‘quiet achievers’.
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Saben opens flagship store in Ponsonby
Iconic New Zealand accessories brand Saben has opened its flagship store on Ponsonby Road.
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Big Sur... vegetarian fare and a good book
One of Auckland’s many problems is that for many years it has desperately tried to be greater than it is in ways that don’t really matter.
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Elephant Hill - A world-class destination
Elephant Hill is a family owned vineyard and winery estate located within a stones’ throw of the Pacific Ocean on the idyllic Te Awanga coast in Hawke’s Bay.
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Winemaker John Belsham celebrates 25 years of Foxes Island
With the start of Vintage 2016, John Belsham, Founder and Winemaker of Foxes Island Wines, marked his 40th year in winemaking and 25 years of producing premium single vineyard wines...
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Cycling tracks around the city fringe
More and more Aucklanders are choosing to travel by bike. It’s often the fastest way to get around for short journeys, it’s fun and easy, a low cost travel option...
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Protecting our amenity values in Auckland City
Trees, traffic and road safety, music, noise, drunkenness, vomit, sleep deprivation and villas at risk - versus protection and monitoring of amenity values.
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Local film ‘Monterey’ at film festival
A local film capturing the poignant journey of Grey Lynn Cafe ‘Monterey’ is to feature at the New Zealand Documentary Edge Film Festival.
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Landmark Buildings - Carlile House
The derelict building still standing (just!) at 84 Richmond Road is a sad sight indeed even though it has a Category 1 listing on the Historic Places register.
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Waitemata, a greater role than the local
The day-to-day business of local boards is decision making on local matters, specifically for local parks, events, arts and recreational services and facilities, community facilities, libraries and environmental management.
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Autumn Festival at Kelmarna Gardens
You couldn’t be blamed if you walked past the entrance to the Kelmarna Gardens without a second thought as to what lies beyond the gate and you certainly wouldn’t think...
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Councillor Mike Lee to Run Again
Our Waitemata Ward Auckland Councillor, Mike Lee, had planned retirement, but has been persuaded to stand again for Council at this year’s local body elections in October.
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Retail Superstar - Carla Masciarelli @ IL FORNO
We asked the delightful smiling Carla a few questions...
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THIS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, SMALLER IS BIGGER AT ANIMATES, GREY LYNN
Animates stores are hosting free sessions for kids to learn all about rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice.
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GOLDEN DAWN - JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Hidden ever so slightly off Ponsonby Road on the corner of Richmond Road is Golden Dawn, one of those local bars that offers everything you could want.
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NEW FUTURES FROM MR BIGGLESWORTHY
Open since 17 March, the new ‘New Futures’ collection from Mr Bigglesworthy continues a fascination with the American perspective on modernism.
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COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR BUSINESSES IN THE HEART OF GREY LYNN
General Manager, Chris Winter, has no doubts that 300 Richmond and Storage King offer great innovation in office efficiency and provide a flexible approach to doing business. After 11 years...
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STREET NAMES - SMITH STREET
People are familiar with Nelson’s victories but another British naval hero seems to have been forgotten, even though Bonaparte said of him “that man made me miss my destiny”.
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GRAHAM SHIEFF - LOCAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
Pt Chevalier resident Graham Shieff, co-director of Ponsonby-based toy shop bebabo, has always had a love of plants and gardening. At the age of three he would follow his father...
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WHAT'S NEW @ TESSUTI FOR AUTUMN/WINTER?
We asked the lovely team @ Tessuti a few questions about their new-season stock.
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WESTMERE DECORATOR WINS 2015 MASTER PAINTER OF THE YEAR
“Anyone can paint, but not everyone can decorate.” This is the slogan of Paul Schirnack Decorating Ltd and it’s a mantra that’s holding the company in good stead.
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TIPS & TRAPS BUYING APARTMENTS
Back in the late 1960s, my parents, along with my grandmother, sold their homes in Whangarei and built four flats on a spare piece of family land.
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RACHEL DOUGHTY - DIRECTOR OF ONE DESIGN
If you’ve ever sat back and admired the branding that adorns many of our country’s forward thinking and creative alcohol brands, then chances are it was the work of local...
