1067 days ago

Family of three living in cabin lost entire family history in Auckland floods

Mildred Armah Reporter from Central Leader

A family of three living in a cabin two months since the Auckland Anniversary weekend flooding say they’ve lost their “entire” family history.

Catherine Beggs​​ and her family were forced to swim to safety in waist-deep water on the night of January 27.

They returned home the following day to find they had lost all their household belongings in the deluge - including their recently-renovated home in Mt Roskill.

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1 day ago

MEF NIGHT MARKET 27 FEBRUARY 2026

Julie from Hillsborough

**AUCKLAND — WHERE ARE YOU HEADING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT? 👀✨**

The **MEF NIGHT MARKET** is almost here and it’s shaping up to be an amazing night! 🎉🌙

🍔 Street food & sweet treats 🍩
🛍️ Stalls packed with bargains
💎 Hidden gems everywhere
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The perfect night out with the whānau

☔ Come rain or shine — we’re fully undercover!

Skip the cooking 🙌 bring your friends 👯 bring the kids 🧒 bring everyone — just don’t miss it 🔥

📍 34C Stoddard Place, Mt Roskill
📅 Friday 27 Feb 2026
⏰ 5–10PM
💵 Cash only

See you there! 🎊✨

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2 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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1 day ago

🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

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