Two views of Picton Street by Jia Rui Sun

Mr Jai Rui Sun, a local member of the Howick Art Group and a local artist, has painted two views of Picton Street, which are currently on display at the Highland Park Library as part of their Art competition. Highland Park Library 16 Highland Park Drive Highland Park

Local Chinese celebrate 175th

By Adele White, Howick Local Board A celebratory event was held at Bell House at the Howick Historical Village on October 9 where Chinese guests spoke of the arrival of the first Chinese to the area and shared their own love of living in Howick. Howick 175 ambassadors Ling Ling Liang and Vinson Chao Yu […]

Every second becomes our history

This year marks the 175th anniversary of Howick and Pakuranga and districts which presents a wonderful opportunity to feature people from the area and their memories of their past. Today we hear from Vinson Chao Yu, a 175 Ambassador I have lived in Howick for about 10 years and currently work at Pakuranga Library. My […]

Stitch in time…

FARIDA MASTER talks to the quilters involved in reviving the fascinating patches of history on panels. Are the priceless panelled quilts stolen from the centre column at the Howick Information Centre? Asked one of the concerned regulars at the Howick War Memorial building. All those who have noticed that the quilts are mysteriously missing, can […]

We’ve now got 29 days to go!

Each of us has a story to tell of how we came to this eastern part of Auckland and, since 2010, the Howick Ward area of Auckland Council. In fact Howick is the second largest of 13 wards across the city. Demographic information tells us about half of our ward’s adult population was born overseas […]

Special tea blend made to mark Howick 175th

175 canisters of a special blend tea to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of Howick have been packed and labelled ready for sale at Howick Markets on Saturday, October 22. The tea has been blended for the 175th Trust by local tea connoisseur Matt Greenwood, together with tea importer Paolo Aryan. They have worked to create […]