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Bus, train fares to increase - how do you feel about it?
Happy New Year neighbours! Public transport fares are set to increase from February 4 in Auckland. If you live in south Auckland, I'd love to know how you feel about this, and its impact on you and your family.
Email me on torika.tokalau@stuff.co.nz or comment on post if you'd like to… View moreHappy New Year neighbours! Public transport fares are set to increase from February 4 in Auckland. If you live in south Auckland, I'd love to know how you feel about this, and its impact on you and your family.
Email me on torika.tokalau@stuff.co.nz or comment on post if you'd like to feature in a story.
Kids sleeping on floor as family of 10 placed into 2-bedroom apartment
Eleven-year-old Fatima Al Assi dreams of the days when she was able to run around her house with her friends.
Friends she hasn’t been able to invite over for almost a month, since her family of 10 were forced to move into a two-bedroom apartment in Manukau, south Auckland.
“We used … View moreEleven-year-old Fatima Al Assi dreams of the days when she was able to run around her house with her friends.
Friends she hasn’t been able to invite over for almost a month, since her family of 10 were forced to move into a two-bedroom apartment in Manukau, south Auckland.
“We used to have people coming over, but now we can't do anything. We can’t really run around or sleep properly,” Al Assi says.
Dog's ruff run in with the police after getting head stuck in roof of kennel
Kia ora neighbours, A curious canine had to be rescued by police officers after he managed to get his head stuck through the roof of his kennel.
Tiny the dog had a “ruff” Friday after he somehow managed to wedge his head into a hole at the top of a 1000-litre container that had been … View moreKia ora neighbours, A curious canine had to be rescued by police officers after he managed to get his head stuck through the roof of his kennel.
Tiny the dog had a “ruff” Friday after he somehow managed to wedge his head into a hole at the top of a 1000-litre container that had been converted into his very own kennel.
His owner came home on Friday to find him with his feet only just touching the ground.
Terrified, she climbed inside to hold him up but then couldn't let go of him to get help, a police spokesperson said.
The owner called out for help but got no response so ended up calling 111.
Read the full story at the link below.
Only six people have paid fines for car window washing in five years
On the corner of Manukau Station Rd and Great South Rd in south Auckland is a busy intersection flanked by Rainbow’s End on one side, and a residential high-rise on the other.
In the middle of the intersection are two slight men, ducking between cars with a big soapy plastic bottle in one hand… View moreOn the corner of Manukau Station Rd and Great South Rd in south Auckland is a busy intersection flanked by Rainbow’s End on one side, and a residential high-rise on the other.
In the middle of the intersection are two slight men, ducking between cars with a big soapy plastic bottle in one hand and a squeegee brush in the other.
They only have one brush between them – so while one makes the money, the other stops to talk to us.
He’s not keen on being named or photographed, but he does want us to know that window washing on the busy streets of Manukau is his choice.
“I don’t know what freedom is, but this is more freedom,” he said.
This window washer has been working his brush for about two years. Before that, he had a couple of shifts a week at an international mail company.
But doing this, he’s averaging $300 a week, cash-in-hand, and sometimes he really wins – once a man handed him $700, just like that.
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Hundreds of Auckland homeowners could lose land to busway project
Hundreds of homeowners have been left shocked to find a letter in the post notifying them their properties could be turned into a bus lane.
Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi are in the planning stages of the Airport to Botany Rapid Transit system, which will offer a new public transport route … View moreHundreds of homeowners have been left shocked to find a letter in the post notifying them their properties could be turned into a bus lane.
Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi are in the planning stages of the Airport to Botany Rapid Transit system, which will offer a new public transport route between Auckland Airport, Manukau and Botany.
An Auckland Transport spokesperson said 475 properties had received letters that said the draft designation boundary affected their properties in some way.
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