Local Matters

Kowhai Singers’ search for a new musical director has at last been successful, with the recent appointment of Ken Leech to lead the group in...

The impact of Covid lockdowns on student mental health and motivation was a key issue discussed when student leaders met with the Minister for Youth...

If it was a horse race, it would be on a par with the Melbourne Cup. When nominations closed earlier this month, 23 men and...

Whatever goes up must come down, though anyone witnessing the explosion in NZ property prices in recent years could be forgiven for doubting that old...

Environmental, fishing and marine conservation groups have joined forces to fight part of a new Fisheries Amendment Bill, which they claim favours the commercial sector...

The high energy of five talented musicians will be on stage at the Whangateau Hall on Saturday July 2. T-Bone, a Wellington-based folk band, has...

A special invitation-only screening of Whina will be held at the Matakana Cinemas on June 22, on the eve of Aotearoa’s first Matariki holiday. The...

The Smoke on the Coast barbecue competition is returning to Whangateau Holiday Park on Matariki Weekend, June 24 and 25. Organiser Derrick Paull says Covid...

Organisations hoping to persuade Fisheries Minister David Parker to extend a recent partial ban on scallop fishing to the whole Hauraki Gulf are frustrated at...

Puhoi has become the latest community to take on the problem of predator pests, with the formation of a new Puhoi Landcare group that held...