Local Matters

Kapa haka festival fills venue

Silverdale School's Lara Matthews performing with poi. Ōrewa North running on stage for their performance. Silverdale...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 12:05

Local Elections 2019 - Voters’ Guide

All candidates were provided with four questions. The order that candidates are listed was drawn at random. Candidates not...

Posted on 18 Sep 2019 14:05

Mangawhai-Pakiri locals asked to look for pilot whales

Voluntary whale rescue organisation Project Jonah is asking Mangawhai-Pakiri locals to be on the lookout for a pod of pilot...

Posted on 18 Sep 2019 09:45

Community prepares as measles outbreak gains momentum

Kingsway College in Red Beach – the first, and so far only, local school with a confirmed case of measles to deal with,...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 12:06

Coast business celebrates 70-year milestone

This week, Life Pharmacy celebrates 70 years in business. In the 1970s, Orewa Pharmacy sold more Coppertone sun lotion than...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:56

Hundreds welcomed onto community marae

Community marae Te Herenga Waka o Orewa welcomed hundreds of children and their caregivers for two special Maori Language...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:48

Camera footage identifies burglar

CCTV cameras installed by local organisations enabled Police to recently identify and charge a man in relation to three car...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:47

Density of development felt in Red Beach

Subdivision of a Red Beach property that once had a single bach on it to build seven new homes demonstrates the density that...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:44

Coast group connecting teenage mothers

Another online group to support mothers has started on the Coast, and this time it's for teenagers. While it is...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:40

Army Bay superfan meets his opera hero

Renzo and Nicole at the concerts venue – an amphitheatre that was purpose-build for Andrea's concerts in the...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:35

Rotary delivering donation

The Rotary Satellite Club of Orewa-Millwater recently delivered canned and dried food to the Hibiscus Coast Community House's...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:18

Warm hearted Orewa students knit for charity

The busy hands of this group of knitters from Orewa Primary School made a heart (and head) warming contribution to families...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:11

Art piece saves Daffodil Day flowers from landfill

Orewa College student Alice Watkins is on a mission to rescue as big a bunch of Daffodil Day flowers from landfill as possible. The...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:10

Kiwi rescued from bunker

Council's Open Sanctuaries senior ranger, Matt Maitland, left, with Chief Petty Officer John Harrison, holding the...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:05

Changing Places: Garage Door Repair Man

Garage doors aren't the most exciting thing to spend your money on, say Garage Door Repair Man owners Terry and Amanda...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 11:01

Silverdale couple named ‘Mandarin Superstars’

A Silverdale couple have been recognised for their contribution to Chinese language use in New Zealand, deeming them “Mandarin...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:59

Passing kindness on to new Coast residents

The Boshoff family is settling into life on the Coast, thanks to the generosity of Cherylle Wood of Bright Bears. For...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:56

Soft plastic bins return

Soft plastic recycling bins, which take plastic bags and wrap, returned to the Hibiscus Coast in recent months. Countdown...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:50

Hidden disability lanyards in airports take-off

The sunflower lanyards used in the United Kingdom. A Gulf Harbour mother, Georgia Hood, is campaigning to have a...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:47

‘Stroke mentor’ highlights need to keep moving forward

Getting back up after traumatic experiences knock you down is something that ‘the Stoke Mentor', Wolfgang Wolf,...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:42

Coast St John celebrates 50 years of service

Back then, an ambulance cost $20,000, compared with around $250,000 for the latest model like this fully kitted out brand...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:31

Maori games teach teamwork

A Maori games programme funded by ratepayers is being enthusiastically received by students at Stanmore Bay School. All...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:28

Spotlight on spotlight

Improving youth mental health by creating a sense of community was a focus point at both the Local Body election candidates meeting...

Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:13

Social media fears stalk college classrooms

Mahurangi College has stepped up efforts to educate students about the dangers of social media after girls as young as...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:45

$100 million northern railway upgrade spurs controversy

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones last week announced a nearly $100 million...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:43

Northland Waste facility future debated

A two-day hearing into a resource consent application by Northland Waste to build and operate a waste management centre...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:38

Heli mud challenge coming to Matakana

Left to right, helicopter emergency doctor Louise Park, para-climber Rachel Maia and intensive care paramedic Rob Gemmell...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:36

NAG readies for High Court battle

The next round in the Northern Action Group's (NAG) long-running fight to separate North Rodney from the Auckland...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:34

Parade encourages shopping trolley inspiration

The shopping trolley parade is a staple event on the Alexandra Blossom Festival programme and Warkworth festival organisers...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:30

Summerset gears up for fun open day

Participants preparing for a mobility gymkhana at Summerset Village next month have been warned that random drug testing...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:24

Scouts venture to West Virginia

Two Warkworth Scouts travelled to the wilds of West Virginia, in the United States, to join 40,000 other campers from around...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:22

Smith challenges Auckland Transport to rethink roads

Rodney Local Board member Colin Smith is urging Auckland Transport (AT) to adopt a different approach to road sealing,...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:20

Sweet Appreciation - Angela Gibbons

Congratulations to Angela Gibbons, of Whangateau, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Angela was...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:18

Children’s choir features in free concert at Matakana

North Shore Youth Music will present a free community concert at Matakana Hall on Saturday, September 21. The concert will...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:14

Voters’ Guide - Kaipara and Rodney

Mahurangi Matters asked candidates standing for the Kaipara mayorality, the Warkworth subdivision of the Rodney Local Board...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 12:01

Lord and Vaughan oppose Dome Valley landfill plans

The proposed Dome Valley landfill was at the top of the agenda at a candidates meeting held in Wellsford on Friday, August...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 11:58

Candidates clash on rates, roads and right turns

In a high-tension showdown, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff likened John Tamihere to US President Donald Trump for claiming he...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 11:31

Superannuitant readies for 243km race

Warkworth superannuitant Peter Melling will have a crack at the gruelling one-day Coast to Coast multisport event this...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 11:08

Plunket portrait fundraiser

Professional family portrait photos at a discount price are being offered in Wellsford next month as a fundraiser for the...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 11:06

Kate’s Place figuring out what works best in Kaiwaka

Kate's Place in Kaiwaka is looking to hold a group-based work readiness course in November to help locals increase...

Posted on 16 Sep 2019 11:04