Local Matters

Press Release: Government on high alert for stink bugs

Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor is warning travelling Kiwis to be vigilant as the high-season for the crop-eating...

Posted on 15 Oct 2019 09:29

Iconic tavern on market

What is believed to be NZ's oldest riverside hotel, The Riverhead, is up for sale. The tavern began trading in 1857...

Posted on 10 Oct 2019 13:00

Police acknowledge IPCA report into tractor incident

The use of a taser on the 15-year-old driver of a stolen tractor in Kaiwaka last year was an unreasonable and excessive...

Posted on 10 Oct 2019 11:16

Vandalism shocks Life Education Trust

Life Education Charitable Trust's mobile classroom, featuring Harold the giraffe, is a familiar sight at local schools...

Posted on 3 Oct 2019 14:52

Fundraising effort keeps counsellor at primary school

Ōrewa North Primary – one of the area's smallest with a roll of just 381 students – took on a massive...

Air race proposal races for consent

A proposed two-day Air Races event in Orewa next March has some hurdles to clear before it can go ahead. Orewa Beach Carnival...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 14:38

Orewa Boulevard plan consultation

Public consultation on the next stage of turning Hibiscus Coast Highway (where it passes through Orewa town centre) into...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 14:37

Firm feedback on freedom camping

The community's views on freedom camping were firmly stated to Auckland Council's governing body again by the...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 14:33

Costly Brightside refurbishment goes ahead

Ratepayers will spend around $100,000 bringing the Auckland Council owned former dairy and residential building at 1 Brightside...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 14:30

Mayoral front-runners front up on local issues

Anyone hoping to see leading mayoral candidates go head to head in a debate locally has so far been disappointed. Just...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 14:13

Big spend on Eave’s Bush track work by Council

Protection of kauri in Eave's Bush has a price tag of almost $400,000. The bush reserve, in Orewa, contains around...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 14:09

Beach cleanup furthers brand audit project

World Cleanup Day, September 21, found Sara Kulins of Puhoi fossiking around the rocks and shoreline of Orewa Beach collecting...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 13:58

Family challenges college enrolment decision

A local family is challenging an enrolment decision made by Orewa College and the issue has been taken all the way to the...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 13:50

Jeweller honoured by Royal Yacht Squadron commission

Crafting a thumb-sized America's Cup souvenir pin has been a labour of love for Arkles Bay jeweller, boatie and member...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 13:42

Depot developer seeks consent

A development in Orewa called The Depot marks a return to the industry by North Shore businessman Nigel Williams, who is...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 13:38

Changing faces: Paper Plus Orewa

The new owner of Paper Plus Ōrewa, Kevin Francis, is a former British Army officer, whose passion for travel and adventure...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 13:20

Changing Places - RE/MAX Realty Group Warkworth

RE/MAX Warkworth has moved its office to the old BNZ Bank building in Neville Street, and directors Ben and Nola Kloppers...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 13:03

Introducing: BlueFit

A flexible, futuristic gym experience is coming soon to BlueFit, a new fitness centre on Centreway Rd in Ōrewa. Owner Steve...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 12:40

Introducing - The Planning Collective

A passion for planning combined with the pace of local development has led to Warkworth-based planner Burnette O'Connor...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 12:39

Big grants from local board

One of the final tasks of the outgoing Hibiscus & Bays Local Board members at their last meeting, on September 18, was the...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 12:37

Silverdale’s not so secret garden

I was asked by Silverdale School if I would be the gardener for their Garden to Table programme. One look at the unlikely...

Tree coverage analysed

According to Auckland Council, this area is doing better than many in terms of its “urban forest” – the...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 12:07

Plan to save heritage trees in new Puhoi community orchard

Historic fruit trees dating back to the days when Puhoi was settled by migrants from Bohemia may get a new lease of life,...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 11:57

Introducing - Wellsford Hammer Hardware

Mitch and Becky Martin always enjoyed going on outings to hardware stores together, so when the opportunity came up to...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 11:39

Candidates clash over Facebook control

Social media has become a battlefield in the run up to this month's local elections, with candidates on all sides...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 10:03

New World comes to Mangawhai

Foodstuffs North Island has announced a New World supermarket will open in Mangawhai in late 2021. The supermarket will...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:58

Smith challenges Council’s impotence over Landfill

Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith has renewed his attacks on plans for a controversial landfill in the Dome Valley and says...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:55

Festival ambassadors needed

Locals heading in to the Kowhai Festival Big Day Out on Sunday, October 13 are being asked to consider giving up a few hours...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:52

Artist’s garden an escape

Living in a brand new part of Millwater, Catherine Mitchell's garden is not near the coast, but she has created a tropical...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:52

Strategic master plan to eliminate all rats in Warkworth

Environmentalist Russell Cullen wants to bring more native birds back into Warkworth and has a master plan to eliminate...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:50

Ag Day honours Earwaker family

This year's Dairy Flat School Agriculture Day, on October 19, will be held in memory of Charlie and Dalice Earwaker. Principal...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:47

Appreciative crowd for kapa haka

Silverdale School's hall was packed with spectators for this year's Tu Maia festival on Friday September 13,...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:45

Watercare breathes easier

Last month, Watercare reported that its largest Auckland water supply dams had reached 83 per cent capacity, up from 65.6...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:45

Local Folk - Mady Jessup

Depending on your perspective, Mady Jessup is known for entertaining or terrorising residents of Mangawhai with his daily...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:42

Rodney First versus independents at candidates’ meets

There were two candidates meetings for the Warkworth subdivision of the Rodney Local Board this month. They were attended...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:37

Sweet Appreciation - Pat Moss

Congratulations to Pat Moss, of Summerset Falls Retirement Village, who is the recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:33

Scammers steal $80,000 from elderly Mahurangi women

Police are warning residents to be on the alert after two elderly Mahurangi women had tens of thousands of dollars siphoned...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:19

Dredging operations falter as cash runs out

The Mahurangi River Restoration Trust, desperate to find funding to continue dredging the Mahurangi River, got no joy from...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:17

Intellectually disabled artist reaches finals of art award

A Warkworth class for artists with intellectual disabilities has seen one of its participants achieve national recognition...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:09

Free smear test clinic at Warkworth women’s centre

A free cervical screening clinic is coming to Women's Centre Rodney in Morpeth Street, Warkworth on Tuesday, October...

Posted on 1 Oct 2019 09:07