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Milford GP recognised for breastfeeding medicine role " Rangitoto Observer
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (59+ words) Milford GP recognised for breastfeeding medicine role Rangitoto Observer Milford GP recognised for breastfeeding medicine role Services to breastfeeding honoured" Yvonne Le Fort Dr Yvonne Le Fort, a pioneer in the development of breastfeeding medicine in New Zealand, has received…...
Underwhelming Takapuna crowd turns up for Deputy PM " Rangitoto Observer
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (116+ words) Small crowd" Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour drew fewer listeners than Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown did last year Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour attracted 52 people to hear him speak at the Takapuna Residents Association's annual meeting last week. If the…...
Toby's never overdue for a Takapuna Library visit " Rangitoto Observer
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (58+ words) Toby's never overdue for a Takapuna Library visit Rangitoto Observer Toby's never overdue for a Takapuna Library visit Feline the love" Toby gets in his quota of pats from Takapuna librarian James Dunning Toby the cat loves Takapuna Library but…...
Takapuna footpaths in line for $1 million upgrade " Rangitoto Observer
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (94+ words) Best Newspaper Runner Up 2022 Trip hazards" just a few examples of rundown footpaths on Lake Rd between Byron Ave and Northcroft St in the Takapuna town centre A $1million upgrade for footpaths in the Takapuna town centre has emerged as a…...
Nearly half of Shore homes bought out after floods have gone " Rangitoto Observer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (54+ words) Nearly half of Shore homes bought out after floods have gone Rangitoto Observer Nearly half of Shore homes bought out after floods have gone Almost half of the North Shore homes left uninhabitable by the floods of 2023 have been removed,…...
Documentary film festival comes to Takapuna " Rangitoto Observer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) The Doc Edge film festival is coming to Takapuna for the first time, with screenings at Takapuna Beachside Cinemas from 24 June to 12 July 2026. Seventy-five films, including 49 full-length features, are on the programme. Takapuna has been added to Doc Edge's long-standing…...
Cycleway plan progresses, but no build money ready " Rangitoto Observer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (74+ words) Best Newspaper Runner Up 2022 Garth Ellingham and Scott Macarthur will represent the local board, with Harpur included from the TBBA. Many people can cycle and want to ride more but "the system" fails to support it, Auckland Transport surveys have…...
Takapuna fightback falls short " Rangitoto Observer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (175+ words) Happiness is" scoring against arch-rivals North Shore. Takapuna captain Gage Jackson goes over for one of his two second-half tries. Takapuna Rugby Club premiers lost 39-31 to local rivals North Shore in Devonport last Saturday in a bizarre finish in which…...
Westlake teacher's alter ego ready to shred in Finland " Rangitoto Observer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (123+ words) Ready to rock" Giesela Visser-Heydon's in air-guitar performance mode By day, Giesela Visser-Heydon teaches dance, Spanish and media studies at Westlake Girls High School. By night she is Roxy Riffless, air-guitar supremo. The 45-year-old is a former national air-guitar champion…...
Cool fun for a cause " Rangitoto Observer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (78+ words) Best Newspaper Runner Up 2022 True colours" Karen Miller in her Finding Nemo costume was on hand as several hundred people took part in the Live Ocean midwinter dip in support of ocean conservation at Takapuna Beach last Sunday. Ready to…...