I thought about the use of the benches as a communal space. Sitting at Island Park I’m looking at the mural on the building ...

A mother has shared her heartbreak as her daughter died after she was repeatedly raped while unconscious on a park bench. Dr Cas Shotter Weetman told how she will never speak the name of the ...

Councillors unanimously backed adding the option at the request of a Waterdown resident who designed a rainbow bench unveiled at the annual A Run For Chris at Joe Sams Leisure Park in August.

The site would offer 10-minute-walk proximity to nearly 2,000 residents from over 800 households on the West Bench, according ...

A PREDATOR who raped an unconscious mum-of-three on a park bench before she was found dead hours later has been found guilty. Mohamed lidow, 35, was prowling a park looking for vulnerable women ...

That opportunity morphed into public art and park benches in the Bay Area ... of the distinctive steel may be up for grabs — and a new life. As workers drew up plans to take down the mighty structure, ...

She said: "Really sad to see that this is all that remains of one of the picnic benches in the park. "It's a shame to see such mindless vandalism in a park that is enjoyed by so many and looked after ...

Two park benches at a popular sports park in South Auckland will be removed after complaints of anti-social behaviour. According to Manurewa Local Board meeting report on Thursday, the complaints ...

A man who raped an unconscious mum-of-three on a park bench before she was found dead hours later has been found guilty. Mohamed Iidow, 35, was prowling a park looking for vulnerable women when he ...

A convicted sex offender has been found guilty of the rape and manslaughter of a vulnerable woman who he found passed out on a park bench. Natalie Shotter, 37, suffered a heart attack and died ...