Musicians and artists will be celebrated in Auckland next month for the Aotearoa Music awards to close out New Zealand music month.

Fatal attacks by roaming dogs on cats, which left a south Auckland community grief-stricken, is now said to be under control.

Larger households will face bigger challenges if Auckland’s rubbish collection drops from weekly to fortnightly, but the move will encourage people to change their behaviour, a Manukau ward councillor says.

Colleagues, students and the wider Pasifika community have paid tribute to longtime  educator and Pasifika language stalwart Melegalenu’u To’alepaiali’i Ah Sam who died on Monday morning, aged 75. 

After six years of leading TupuToa, Chief Executive Anne Fitisemanu will be stepping down from her role in August 2024.