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2025 local government election coverage

Updated 4.17pm, October 11. Albany Ward – Councillor Long serving councillor Wayne Walker has lost his seat on Auckland Council based on provisional results. In...

Pedal protest on Matakana Road

Cyclists will take to the busy roads around Matakana this Saturday (February 1) in a Cycle Against Cyclists protest. The demonstration is to draw attention...

History for Hibiscus boxer will have to wait

Stanmore Bay boxer Marcus Heywood had the chance to make history when he took on Tauranga’s Nicholas Benn at Fight Night V in Ōrewa on November 30.  Heywood...

Landfill decision appeals thrown out

Te Rūnanga Ngāti Whātua and Forest & Bird have lost their High Court appeals against the Environment Court’s interim decision a year ago that consent...

Judicial review exonerates KDC

Kaipara District Council has successfully defended an application for judicial review brought by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua concerning its decision to disestablish its Māori...

Warkworth pipeline given green light

It’s been confirmed that a wastewater pipeline from Warkworth Showgrounds to Lucy Moore Park will go through the main town centre. At a Watercare meeting...

Central government funding saves the day for Mangawhai beach users

A year-long stalemate between Kaipara District Council and the Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Lifeguard Service has broken. Central government stepped in after KDC found no provision in its 2024-2027 long term plan for the estimated $1.9 million...

SH1 Brynderwyn Hills set to open ahead of Matariki weekend 

Crews are now in the process of finishing the remainder of the closure works, preparing SH1 Brynderwyn Hills to reopen to two-way traffic from 11.59pm...

Ascension Vineyard sale mooted

Ascension Vineyard on Matakana Road, which has been on the market for more than two years and closed twice as long, may soon have a...

Government told to cough up rates

Auckland ratepayers could be paying less in rates if central government paid its fair share “like everyone else” and returned the GST on rates, according to Auckland...