Howick and Pakuranga Police warning after deaths See page 5 A NAME YOU CAN TRUST!
Est. 1972
Thursday, November 9, 2017
General 271 8000 ■ Classified 271 8055 ■ Delivery Enquiries 271 8014 ■ Website www.times.co.nz
Need nurturing childcare or rewarding work?
Taking on the world
We’d love to chat to you today! – please contact Stephany on 0800 78 33 78 or stephany@stemsfromhome.co.nz
Vol 46, No 45
See page 23
www.stemsfromhome.co.nz
127273-V5
Eric Koh is on fire selling East Auckland. Eric Koh AREINZ M: 021 388 383
127913-V4
Direct Freephone: 09 929 4433 E: e.koh@barfoot.co.nz www.barfoot.co.nz
121142
124096-V4
for hair that looks great and feels great
1/10 The Terraces, 24 Wellington St, Howick 535 9554 salon@terraceshair.co.nz www.terraceshair.co.nz
Kelly Flavell Law
Assisting In Your Success
Relationship Property Agreements
Howick Santa Parade P5
Photo supplied
Woman bashed at home By THERESE HENKIN
A
woman has been assaulted in her Dannemora home after she walked in on a burglar. The victim, who wishes only to be known as Mrs K, arrived home early last week to find an intruder rummaging through her belongings in her home on Chapel Road. The mother and wife suffered bruising and a concussion after being punched in the head by the intruder when he turned on her as
she was yelling for help. “I don’t feel safe in my own home after this,” she says. “It was terrifying. At first I thought I saw him holding a gun and when he came towards me I thought, ‘he’s going to shoot me’.” She says she arrived home to find the internal access door between her garage and lounge wide open, despite having closed the door before she left the house that morning. “I knew something was wrong
before I even saw the man running from my lounge to the kitchen,” she says. Mrs K says she started calling for help, knowing the intruder had seen her. “Suddenly he came towards me, pushed me into the car and punched me in my face three times. I just blanked out and collapsed.” She called the police no more than five minutes after the assault which took place around 1pm on Monday October 30, she says.
Mrs K says the intruder was a middle-aged man of mixed European and Maori or Pacific decent, dark hair and was wearing a tidy white t-shirt and shorts. Mrs K says he was driving a silver Volkswagen hatchback. Police responded to the incident and say the matter is currently under investigation by the Tactical Crime Unit. Mrs K is urging residents to be careful and be on the lookout for suspicious activity in the area.
OPEN 24/7 Reduced after hours charges (6pm to 8am weekdays, all weekend hours and public holidays)
DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL JEWELLERY HANDMADE BY OUR INSTORE TEAM
Reduced after hours charges applies to: ✓ Under 13’s ✓ Over 65’s ✓ Community Service Card holders ✓ High User Card holders
HANDLING YOUR JEWELLERY WITH EXPERIENCE AND CARE
• Doctors and nurses on site 24 hours • No appointment necessary • Over 40 visiting specialists • ACC free under 13’s 24/7
SINCE 1984 KC12130
260 Botany Road, Howick Phone 277 1516 www.eastcare.co.nz
09 534 7404 | 59 Picton Street, Howick | villagejeweller.co.nz
JH12387-V4
102701-v5
Telephone (09) 535 2150
Andrew Barrett, centre, at the World Fitness Federation championships.