News Archives - EastLife

The man, the mission, the move

Published by EastLife - November 15, 2023

It was a heart-warming farewell for a much loved man with a mission, Dr Rev Richard Waugh QSM who is moving with his wife...

Mortgage Investments & Election 2023

Published by EastLife - September 27, 2023

As a specialist property lender that relies on the property market, we take a keen interest in which way the election goes. Tax cuts, changes...

Let’s save the native butterflies

Published by EastLife - July 12, 2023

Do you know that many New Zealanders think that ‘butterflies’ equate to ‘monarchs’? That there are only two species of butterfly in NZ: the...

Founder of Fo Guang Shan passes away

Published by EastLife - March 27, 2023

Founder of the Fo Guang Shan Order, the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, passed away peacefully at the age of 95, on February 5, at...

Festive Christmas Fair

Published by EastLife - December 6, 2022

Come rain or shine, nothing was going to stop the celebratory spirit at the Howick Christmas Fair. People turned up in their raincoats and brollies...

Back from the brink

Published by EastLife - October 31, 2022

Well-overdue homecoming concert for Howick’s most acclaimed songwriter, reports PJ (Phil) Taylor. John Hanlon was a big name on the New Zealand music scene half...

Mitchell’s miraculous journey

By Helen Perry - October 31, 2022

Former refugee and business phenomenon, Mitchell Pham’s dangerous flight as a 12-year-old from worn-torn and poor Vietnam to the two years spent in Indonesian...

Refugee merits lauded

Published by EastLife - October 31, 2022

Mitchell Pham struck HELEN PERRY as a man who constantly perceives opportunities and makes use of the possibilities they afford. As such, he impressed...