A New Zealand-built classroom journal is giving families a real-time window into their child's learning — while keeping student data exactly where it belongs: onshore, secure and ST4S accredited. Ask...
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PILLAR NZ is raising concerns about the rapid rise of Chinese-made electronic and smart vehicles in New Zealand, warning they may pose significant risks to national security, privacy, and democratic...
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Enter nib’s Junior $10k Relay The nib Junior $10K relay, which provides a $10,000 funding boost to a champion school or junior rugby club’s sports resources, is on for the...
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In New Zealand’s evolving wellness space, JUNA has arrived with a perspective shaped less by trends and more by real life, and it is already beginning to resonate with women...
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Road Safety Week is coming up 4 – 10 May. Families and communities are being encouraged to take part and join hundreds of community groups, schools and organisations running activities...
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We have lived at the corner of Bullock Track and Surrey Crescent for 27 years. I was surprised to learn – via a Facebook post rather than any formal communication...
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Hundreds Call for Emergency Bike Networks to Provide Relief from Sustained High Fuel Prices A coalition of hundreds of residents, businesses, and community organisations, led by Cycling Action Network (CAN)...
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Online shopping scams jumped 271% in the last quarter of 2025. This is a shocking number, but not a typo. New figures from Gen, a global cybersecurity company, also show...
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One-night-only show this Friday 1 May, Bowie: An Acoustic Tribute at Ponsonby Baptist Church, Jervois Road, 7:30pm. Violinist Nick Jones and pianist Hadley Ronayne, joined by bassist Mat Fieldes and...
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Christchurch chocolate brand She Universe comes out on top at annual competition. The New Zealand Vegan Society (NZVS) just wrapped its fifth annual NZ Vegan Chocolate Awards. Fourteen artisan chocolate...
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Ponsonby Kindergarten recently celebrated (26 February) its 100 year birthday with a community afternoon tea. Special guests included Leader of the Green Party and Central Auckland MP, Chlöe Swarbrick,...
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Financial stress, crumbling institutional trust, and rising isolation are pulling New Zealanders apart, a new report from The Helen Clark Foundation reveals. The second annual Social Cohesion in New Zealand...
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Andrew Tindall and Caitlin Worth sent us this photo from their recent holiday in Iran. The photo was taken by a local boy in Naqsh-e Jahan Square (also known as Imam Square) in Esfahan, Iran.
Local resident Trudi Nelson tells us, “As usual, a mighty fine Ponsonby News read. I was at the Vietnamese temple before the moon season celebration in Hanoi.”
Kelly Brown is part of the Foxes Island Wine team tells us, “I have been meaning to send you this photo snapped of me at home in New York, standing in front of the World Trade Center Memorial Reflection Ponds. A special place for me - this photo reflects my two homes - New York City and New Zealand.”
Emma Badeia of the Depot Artspace in Devonport loves reading Ponsonby News. During her lunch break, she took a moment to check out the Depot ad and article in the September Ponsonby News Arts + Culture section.
