Saving money and reducing food waste
With the cost of living at its highest rate for decades, making the most of the whole grocery shop has never been more important, for ourselves and the planet Every [...]
Welcome or Unwelcome?
The East Coast Bays is one of Auckland's jewels. Stunning beaches, with popular ice cream parlours, cafés and bars all within an easy stroll of ample car parking. As [...]
Seasonal celebrations around the world
As American friends and family enjoy Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November, the "holiday season" gets underway. It's then that minds really start to turn towards thoughts of [...]
The worst year to be alive
2020/2021 has been, frankly, pretty rubbish. But at least it's not 536AD. In research by Michael McCormack, an archaeologist and medieval historian at Harvard University, that year beats the [...]
Northern Corridor Improvements update
At an estimated total cost of $700 million, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA's) Northern Corridor Improvements (NCI) project promises to improve transport options on the North Shore for [...]
Remembering their sacrifice, honouring their service: Anzac Day 2021
On 25th April 1915, Australian and New Zealand (Anzac) soldiers landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The goal of this offensive was to capture the Dardanelles, thus opening a sea [...]
36th America’s Cup
PRADA America's Cup Word Series Auckland and Christmas Race Over three days in mid-December, Emirates Team New Zealand was triumphant, topping the results table with five wins, and only [...]
A Time-Travelling Scavenger Hunt: The Fascinating World of Genealogy
As human beings, we have a natural curiosity about who we are, where we come from, and why we have particular abilities or think a certain way. Bays resident [...]
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