2+ week, 2+ day ago  (340+ words) Mai Lighthouse is the leading social services agency across Franklin and North Waikato. Our taiohi (teenagers) are growing up in a world that moves faster, demands more, and offers far less grace than the one many of us grew up…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (661+ words) New education legislation, currently in the pipeline, has raised concerns among the home school community, as Franklin Times junior journalist Mercedes Basevi explains. She writes: I am writing this to each and every one of you to raise awareness for…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (316+ words) Come Mother's Day this Sunday, mums will be inundated with such gifts as flowers, chocolates, perfume, vouchers for spa visits and other such lovely things. They are all credible offerings to the hardest working parent in "abode-business'. Later in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (350+ words) Mother's Day, on Sunday, May 10, is the perfect excuse to slow things down and start the morning with something thoughtful. Breakfast for mum doesn't have to be complicated, it just needs a little care and a dash of effort that…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (277+ words) This time of year doesn't have to mean a full wardrobe overhaul! It's more about refining what you already have and sprinkling in a few elevated staples that bring both comfort and confidence into your everyday style. These unpredictable days…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (591+ words) Helena O'Neill stopped by Utopia Nurseries in Puni to chat with Peter Rensen about flower growing just in time for Mother's Day. How long have you been a flower grower? We set up in 1991, first we were leasing a few…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (392+ words) After a previous column about the young boy diagnosed with scurvy, I received a message from his father. And I'll be honest with you, it stopped me in my tracks. Because behind the headline, behind the shock factor, behind the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (547+ words) By Mike King, executive director, I Am Hope Foundation Last week, there was an article about a five-year-old Wellington boy with autism who'd been diagnosed with scurvy after reportedly living on a diet of chicken and biscuits. The story explained…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (385+ words) Madison North Cooper lost her father at 14 and struggled to find closure until discovering pottery. On April 19, she, along with grief facilitator Marisa Mencarelli-Skilton, will be hosting "Pottery for Processing Grief, designed as a quiet reflective space for anyone who…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1134+ words) The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is an exciting on-water spectacle held once a year that celebrates many elements of the city's rich maritime history. This year's 186th event has new features such as an inner harbour sail-past procession, an after-party at…...