Watercare chair Margaret Devlin says Aucklanders are to be commended for their water savings in June, achieving an average...
Pupils at Tomarata School had an exciting start to their morning today when an electrical fire started in one of the classrooms. Principal...
The Auckland property market did the opposite to economic forecasts, and June sales numbers returned to normal trading levels...
Waka Kotahi, the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has started an open tender process to select a consortium for the detailed...
Orewa is the only ASB branch open and the bank is unable to say when it will reopen its Silverdale and Whangaparaoa branches. ASB...
Auckland Council has announced it is scrapping resource consent fees for the installation of rainwater tanks at residential...
Matvin Group announced its presence on the Hibiscus Coast by constructing what it says is currently the biggest commercial...
Two homes that recently went up for sale on a busy section of Whangaparaoa Road, opposite Coast Plaza and next to Whangaparaoa...
Making a bathroom safer and more comfortable to use for your parents or other relatives (or even yourself) as they age...
Progress towards the building of the Hibiscus Men's Shed in Silverdale is going ahead in leaps and bounds according...
When a truck rolls into Truck Tech Solutions' workshop in Silverdale, the last thing that staff expect is to be rescuing...
Coming up with a recipe for natural lip balm was just one of the challenges faced by a group of Kingsway College students. As...
The iconic phoenix palms on the reserve in front of Mansion House on Kawau Island have been deliberately poisoned. The eight...
A class of Year 5-6 students at Whangaparaoa School decided to run their own mini-gala recently, after the Covid-19 lockdown...
An annual raffle at Whangaparaoa School has changed focus this year, in an effort to support local businesses that may...
“A level playing field for water charges” is the key objective of a new group set up by Stanmore Bay resident...
Pete Vinken of Hatfields Beach is semi-retired, but says he is now working “18 hours a day” on an initiative...
With his distinctive bushy moustache, Snr Constable Bernie Watt has been a familiar face around local schools since 1992....
The Hibiscus Coast is to host one of the first of many “news and advertisement-free” radio stations founded...
The large speed humps recently installed in Laurence Street, Manly are doing their work, making the street safer for residents,...
The Labour Party has selected its candidate for the Whangaparaoa electorate – 71-year-old former aged care and social...
A dedicated Hibiscus Coast gardener and environmentalist is on a collision course with Auckland Transport over, of all...
The search among Hibiscus Matters readers for a name for Whangaparaoa Police's new cat, in the last edition, was...
Details of what Auckland Council's budget cuts may mean at a local level are only now becoming apparent, with that...
Recent closure of the dynamic lanes for almost two weeks highlighted key challenges with the system, including resilience...
A proposal that is part of Auckland Council's drive to bring in revenue could see the ‘airspace' above...
Part of the Penlink Road has already been built – it is the first 1700m of the 5km Ara Weiti access road that developers...
Progress is being made on the 575 home development in Orewa known as Ara Hills. Currently more than half of the first stage...
Alternative designs are being considered for the apartment blocks to be built at 85-89 Brightside Road. Last year, developer...
Forty hihi (stitchbird) will be released on NZ Defence Force land within Shakespear Open Sanctuary this week, on Friday...
Audrey Wescott of Wainui was especially keen to put her artworks into the Hibiscus Hospice fundraising exhibition after...
Forty Wentworth College Year 8 students helped to beautify Gulf Harbour Country Club by planting more than 500 native trees...
The biggest community planting of the season got underway at Shakespear Open Sanctuary on Sunday, June 21. Due to Covid-19...
Maygrove Village resident Lleon Downes says a story in Hibiscus Matters' May 20 issue about the increasing demands...
After gaining a bachelor's degree in hospitality management, Philippa Potaka spent 20 years overseas working in five...
Ngati Manuhiri chairman Mook Hohneck. Richard Nahi lead the hui. Kaumatua Mikeara Miru. After keeping his cards close to...
A wooden bridge and boardwalk over a floodplain in Kowhai Park have contributed to soaring costs. The estimated cost of...
Beth Houlbrooke, Marja Lubeck, Callan Neylon, Chris Penk. Residents of the new Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate will have...
Greg Sayers Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers was last week seeking meetings with Minister of Transport Phil Twyford and Minister...
Dylan Lewis has noticed a resurgence in bird life following his trapping efforts. Taking a course at primary school has...