Pin-up finalist to represent Northland

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Health & Lifestyle

Janelle Reynish is the only Northlander represented at the Miss Vintage Australasia pageant. Photos, Mirror View Photography. Eight years ago, Janelle Reynish could not have...

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Pressure pushes rate rise review

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Health & Lifestyle

Growing concern from residents over cost of living pressures has forced Kaipara District councillors to further explore options to reduce rate rises. Councillors have unanimously...

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Countdown for rockpool protection

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Auckland Council

Coast residents are being urged to help shape the future of Auckland’s coastline, with less than two weeks remaining for public submissions on proposed restrictions...

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Kickboxing and kindness: A match made in heaven

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Health & Lifestyle

From left, Mike Olsen, Julian Jensen, Eddie Jensen and Sid Bell at the Amateur WBC Muay Thai New Zealand championship. While kindness might not be...

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Religious journey ends in tragedy

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Hibiscus News

Kaixiao Liu, left, and Lanyue Xiao appearing in court, September 2024. The trial continues in the Auckland High Court of four people accused over the...

/Hibiscus News

Major development plan change declined

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Health & Lifestyle

Insufficient wastewater capacity in Mangawhai was the reason behind council's decision to decline the plan change. A major development in Black Swamp Road Mangawhai has...

/Health & Lifestyle

Coast growth pressures shape Local Board plan

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Auckland Council

As the Coast continues to face rapid growth, worsening congestion and increasing pressure on public spaces and infrastructure, the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board signed...

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Rates vote splits Coast councillors

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 /Auckland Council

For the first time in years, the Hibiscus Coast’s two governing body representatives have found themselves on opposite sides of Auckland Council’s biggest annual decision,...

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MappLab

Tue, 26 May 2026

Capturing data is one thing, but understanding it is another, and that’s a gap that new business MappLab is setting out to bridge. Founder Claudio...

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The Matakana Village Pub

Tue, 26 May 2026

The historic Matakana Pub is under the new ownership of a couple who are keen to put down roots in the district. Cam and Georgia...

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Clayden sections marketed

Mon, 25 May 2026

A new residential development is set to expand Warkworth’s fast-growing northern corridor, with Templeton Group unveiling plans for Clayden’s, a 149-lot master-planned community off Matakana...

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Storm Zone hits the road

Tue, 2 Jun 2026

Mangawhai Museum has taken its Storm Zone exhibition on the road, much to the delight of local school children. With ex-tropical cyclones hitting Kaipara once...

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