Local Matters

Supermarkets operating without panic

In spite of reports of panic buying at supermarkets further south, Warkworth New World and Countdown supermarkets are operating...

Posted on 14 Aug 2020 14:28

Demand soars for masks

Rodney pharmacies are scrambling to get more supplies of medical masks as demand skyrockets in the face of a possible extension...

Mixed messages on Covid testing

Mahurangi residents who want to avoid lengthy delays on the telephone are being encouraged to call their local medical centre...

Posted on 13 Aug 2020 12:56

Good as Gold award for Morgans in Snells Beach

Snells Beach couple John and Carol Morgan have been presented with $5000 from ASB's Good as Gold competition. The...

Posted on 12 Aug 2020 20:00

Queues form at checkpoints

Long queues have formed at a police checkpoint on State Highway 1, just north of Te Hana. Police have set-up nine checkpoints...

Posted on 12 Aug 2020 14:42

Traffic building on roads

Lengthy traffic queues are building at several police checkpoints as Level 3 lockdown comes into force for the entire Auckland...

Posted on 12 Aug 2020 12:58

Dentists offering Level 3 care

Anyone experiencing extreme pain or a dental emergency during Level 3 can get help from local dentists, as all are offering...

Posted on 12 Aug 2020 12:24

Surgery deemed essential

Surgeries at the Rodney Surgical Centre will continue this week. Chief executive officer Marianne Davidson-Beker says she...

Rest homes shut their doors

Rest homes in Mahurangi closed to visitors at midday today. Preparations were being made this morning to set-up tables...

Posted on 12 Aug 2020 11:53

Supermarkets roll out restrictions again

People were queuing outside Warkworth supermarkets from 6am this morning following the announcement that Auckland is going...

College suspends schoolwork for three days

Mahurangi College has responded with military-like efficiency to the Level 3 announcement thanks, in part, to the swift action...

Council closes facilities

In line with Auckland's move to Alert Level 3, Auckland Council has closed all of its community facilities, effective...

Axe falls on Whangaparaoa Warehouse

The fate of The Warehouse Whangaparaoa, where closure was being considered, is now decided. A community petition with...

Posted on 6 Aug 2020 14:10

Changing Places - Coops Custom Signage

Coops Custom Signage previously operated from a family farm outside Warkworth, but owner Glenn Cooper reckoned the end...

Posted on 5 Aug 2020 12:31

Introducing - Unichem Snells Beach Pharmacy

The pharmacy team, from left, Akshaya Rajan, Asha Liberts and Furisha Haniff. The new Snells Beach Medical Centre has another...

Posted on 5 Aug 2020 12:28

Neighbours protest as giant trees felled

Recently the felling of 30 native trees in Avondale made headlines when Green Party candidate and activist Steve Abel and...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 16:19

Drilling down: local impacts of Emergency Budget

Auckland Council last week adopted its Emergency Budget for 2020/21 – named ‘emergency' in response to...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 16:15

Auckland’s fuel tax – should it stay or should it go?

Local election candidates are strongly divided on whether Auckland's Regional Fuel Tax (RFT) should remain. Recently...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 16:07

Eaves’ Bush track to reopen

A partial opening of Eaves' Bush in Orewa is expected in the coming weeks, as the first stage of work is completed,...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 16:04

Auckland Transport washes hands of landslips

Residents say that construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of Dairy Flat and Coatesville Riverhead Highways...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:56

Neighbours lawyer up over covenant

David Dinneen and his wife downsized to a property in Orewa last year and were very happy in their new home in The Grange...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:50

Intoducing: Intrigue

As the name suggests, the new boutique in Orewa called Intrigue is a place to discover an eclectic mix of fashion sleepwear,...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:47

Covid causes further Nautilus delays

The completion date for repairs to Orewa's Nautilus apartments has been pushed out again due to the Covid-19 shutdown. Work...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:35

Plastic wrap trial halted

In February, Countdown Orewa began a trial aimed at reducing unnecessary plastic wrap in its fruit and vegetable section. The...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:25

Dairy Flat community history faithfully recorded

There is no doubt that compiling a 448-page history of Dairy Flat, which took author Lynnette Third the best part of eight...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:17

Animal rescue service takes big step forward

Caring for animals is Alice Hayward's mission in life – as well as working long hours as a vet nurse, she also...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:15

Driving safely a key concern

People hold onto a driving licence as long as possible, seeing it as an important part of independence and mobility. However,...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 15:02

Introducing: McMahon Contracting Mobile Mechanic

More than 20 years' experience under the bonnet of all makes and models of vehicle means that there is very little...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 14:57

Changing Faces: Pit Stop Silverdale

Regular customers at Pit Stop Silverdale will have noticed some new faces in the workshop, but the new owners, Michelle...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 14:36

Brand new MG for community patrol

The Hibiscus Coast Community Patrol took delivery of its brand new SUV last month, with the official handover ceremony...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 14:33

Applications open for community bike funding

If you have an idea that could encourage more people to get out riding bikes, as they were during lockdown, Auckland Transport...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 14:21

Cycling advocates form Whangaparāoa group

A new bike group started on Whangaparāoa Peninsula during lockdown already has 20 members and hopes to influence how cyclist-friendly...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 14:02

Few words wins the prize

How much can be said in a single sentence? That is the challenge that was taken up by Whangaparāoa College Year 12 student...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 13:47

New medal for long service

Stanmore Bay resident William John Field (known as John) was recently honoured with St John's Ultra Long Service...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 12:47

Workshop inspires floral artists

One of the country's leading floral art exponents, Francine Thomas, shared her knowledge and enthusiasm for floral...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 12:44

Award promotes performance

Performances at local retirement villages last month by Hibiscus Coast 18-year-old Sam Wilcox-Brown followed his win of...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 12:39

Park plan made public

A document that runs to almost 400 pages and lists every local park, however small, in the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 12:19

Bunnings growing relationship with Hospice

Hibiscus Hospice in Red Beach is now growing its own food, thanks to support from Bunnings Silverdale who supplied materials...

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 12:09

Sayers blasts Board for road sealing fail

Greg Sayers Phelan Pirrie Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers has delivered a broadside against the Rodney Local Board, saying...

Jobseekers struggle to find work in wake of Covid downturn

Social agencies say northern communities are feeling the economic pinch of Covid-19 as unemployment figures spike upwards. Figures...

Posted on 3 Aug 2020 15:51