Local Matters

Guides back under canvas

Local businesses have come forward to assist Orewa Guides to get outdoors this summer, after their camping gear was stolen...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 16:28

Christmas comes early for foodbank

The foodbank at Hibiscus Coast Community House has been restocked, once again, thanks to the generosity of local residents,...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 15:02

Whangaparāoa to become ‘the new Rodney’

Changes proposed to electoral boundaries before next year's general election would significantly alter the Rodney...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 14:58

Freedom campers speak out

Recently, after repeated abuse from local residents, Timothy Stewart installed security cameras on the caravan that has been...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 14:42

Local board fails to open workshops to public

The Hibiscus representatives on the local board, all four of whom campaigned one way or the other on ending closed confidential...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 14:36

Mayor visits park and ride

The commencement of the last phase of work at the Silverdale park and ride was marked on November 15 with a site visit...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 14:34

Tyre dumping offender sought

Around 40 tyres were dumped in a reserve in Silverdale last month, and a local environmentalist who is undertaking pest...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 14:33

Introducing: Wash Works

Not content with having military serviceman, pub owner and All Blacks captain on his CV, Wayne ‘Buck' Shelford...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 14:26

Ōrewa Santa Parade the biggest yet

Young spectators enjoyed a high high-five from stilt walkers. Members of the DaeHan Taekwondo Club demonstrate their skills. ...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 14:07

Tree focus for fundraising

The Tree of Remembrance is a way to honour special people who cannot be with us at Christmas while supporting the work...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 13:57

Teenage golfer plays four rounds for charity

A local teenager is taking part in an event described as “an endurance golf marathon” to raise funds for the...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 11:13

Coast emergency services team up for Operation Croc

For the first time, four Coast emergency services have teamed up to train together. Staff and volunteers from Police,...

Posted on 4 Dec 2019 10:19

Award for outstanding service

Hibiscus Coast local coordinator Barbara Hamer received the national Totara Award for outstanding service to Guiding at...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 12:42

Local volunteer honoured

Hibiscus Coast Forest & Bird stalwart Pauline Smith was recently recognised by the national organisation with a Tī Kōuka...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 12:36

New bird residents welcomed

Last month, Hibiscus Coast Forest and Bird ran its seventh annual bird count and Pest Free Hibiscus Coast coordinator Jenny...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 12:35

Rower lands US scholarship

A Wentworth rower's skill on the water has earned her a four year scholarship at the University of Louisville in...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 12:31

Friday fair fuels fundraising

Lucy Krinkel, 18, takes the wheel of Constable Bryan Ward's police car. The inaugural Red Beach School Night Fair,...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 12:25

Silverdale Pony Club celebrates 50th birthday

Lucia Thomson, 11, and her horse Annabelle in Hawaii-inspired fancy dress costumes. Oskar Wood, 5, right, with his Nan Sally...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 12:07

‘Bermageddon’ in Manly

Students of Silverdale School made signs of support for ‘Planet berm'. Plantings on the berm – the...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 10:55

Changing faces - World Travellers

The new owner of World Travellers Warkworth, Gareth Winslow, has returned to NZ after living and travelling overseas for...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 10:03

Sweet Appreciation - Pete Yarham

Congratulations to Peter Yarham, of Campbells Beach, who is the recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Peter...

Posted on 3 Dec 2019 09:22

Mitchell resigned to loss of Rodney

National MP Mark Mitchell vows he will continue to fight for the issues dear to his heart in north Rodney, despite the...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:55

Council campaign to save kauri given local go-ahead

Walking tracks will be closed – some indefinitely – boardwalks replaced, and hygiene stations installed...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:36

Questions raised on waste consent application

Waste Management expects its resource consent application to build a controversial landfill in the Dome Valley to be publicly...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:30

No end in sight for Whangateau cockle ban

There is still no end in sight for the ban on harvesting cockles from the Whangateau Harbour, now in its 10th year, experts...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:26

New community group chair

After five years at the helm of the Matakana Community Group (MCG), outgoing chair Simon Barclay said dealing with Auckland...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:23

Dredging sputters on under funding cloud

Money trickling in to support the dredging of the Mahurangi River permitted some tidying up of previously dredged areas...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:20

Prize-winning map highlights plastic peril

A concern for the plight of turtles swimming around in oceans filled with plastic helped Matakana School student Barnaby...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:18

One-way traffic for Wood Street

Attempts are being made to ease summer traffic gridlock and improve pedestrian safety in Mangawhai Heads by temporarily...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:13

Festive wreaths for final workshop

Christmas wreath-making will be the subject of Leigh's final free sewing, sustainability and waste minimisation workshop...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 15:08

Vale - Mildred Hooper

The Warkworth Anglican Church bell tolled 99 times on November 18 to mark the passing of Mildred (nee Hawes) Hooper, who...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:57

Snells Beach teenager’s suicide inspires anti-drug film

The plight of a 17-year-old girl in Snells Beach, who took her own life because of her mother's addiction to methamphetamines,...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:55

Warkworth organises top-notch Christmas shopping

Mahurangi residents eager to find that ideal Christmas gift will have the perfect opportunity in Warkworth on Saturday,...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:52

Black book promotion

One Warkworth Business Association has set up a Little Black Book gift registry initiative to take the hassle out of gift...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:49

Personal service trumps online shopping

Warkworth retailers say that online shopping and the sway of the Albany mega-shopping mall remain the biggest challenges...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:38

Win a Christmas ham!

Matakana Village Butchery and Mahurangi Matters are inviting readers to submit their best glaze recipe to win a mouth-watering...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:29

Everybody deserves dessert at Christmas

Wellsford chef Maja, of Ma'Keto Kitchen, wants to give three deserving households a dessert box this Christmas to...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:27

Post deadlines

NZ Post has advised that to send letters or parcels nationwide the deadline is Thursday, December 19. To send via CourierPost,...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:19

It’s tree time in Warkworth

The smell of fresh cut pine trees is once again filling Warkworth fire and ambulance stations, as the volunteer fire brigade...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:17

Having a great Christmas on a budget

Households on a budget can still have a special Christmas without getting into financial debt, according to Kirstie Brown,...

Posted on 2 Dec 2019 14:11