Mary Inomata is one of Mt Albert’s great go-to people. She rolls up her sleeves and gets things done. Mary, a driving force in the Mt Albert Historical Society, married Hisashi in Fukuoka in 1963 and is the proud mum of Kane and Aimee (and grandson Gabriel). Her other baby is Toby, the family’s “spoilt…
Retirement villages are a growth industry in New Zealand and Mt Albert has joined the list with a development to help satisfy the huge baby-boomer generation blip. The project at Everil Orr Retirement Village in Allendale Rd is a major work in progress on the local landscape and will soon welcome its first residents. But…
Alberton’s old redwood tree got the send-off it deserved this morning – with a descendant of the pioneering Kerr Taylor family in the centre of things. The tree was planted by the Kerr Taylor family perhaps 150 years ago, and is now a sad shadow of its earlier glory – shed of all its lower…
If panel beaters ever have doubts about their future prospects, they should wander down to the intersection of Asquith Ave and New North Rd. Their eyes would surely light up. It’s difficult to think of another Mt Albert junction that offers anywhere near the menace of this collision corner. Auckland Transport banned right-hand turns into…
Actor and comedian Pio Terei gave a personal insight into the grief of losing a child when he spoke to Mt Albert Grammar School students at a special assembly. Mr Terei was guest speaker at Friday’s service assembly where 54 students were honoured for their contribution to school life. Mr Terei, pictured (courtesy of MAGS)…
A towering redwood tree planted by the Kerr Taylor family next to Alberton House around 150 years ago will be toppled because of safety concerns. The 40m tall tree (in the middle background of this picture), one of the oldest in Mt Albert, is in poor condition and there are fears it may fall and…
Mt Albert property values are holding up well, but the slump in listings and sales across the city has hit here too. Belinda Henson, Bayleys Mt Albert sales manager, says a shortage of new listings in the western corridor has seen “a palpable shift in activity over the last four weeks”, with a number of…
A third of young people living in the Mt Albert electorate apparently don’t want to trouble themselves with democracy – they failed to enrol to vote in the election. Actual age-bracket voting statistics aren’t yet available, but enrolments for people aged between 18 and 30 suggest a lack of engagement in politics and its importance…
The following cross-section of views appeared on the Mt Albert Community Facebook page after a link was posted to the “prang alley” opinion piece on Mt Albert Inc site: Michael Field: “As one who has lived right on the corner for 20 years I can say with certainty that accidents are less frequent now…
Gladstone School expects to hear shortly whether its suggested zoning amendment will be accepted by the Ministry of Education. The school board has applied to the ministry for approval to remove the Unitec Institute of Technology land from its zone. While the Unitec block at present has no homes – and, therefore, no children –…
Mt Albert Grammar School is launching an appeal to raise money for important projects and specialist teaching staff because it can no longer rely on state funding to do the job. Headmaster Patrick Drumm explains in the latest MAGS newsletter that the new “annual giving appeal” has a different purpose to the annual school donation.…
In times where secrets and gossip can be spread across the world in a moment, it is hard to imagine how Jeanette Amies hid a story that changed history.