Mahurangi Matters, 31 March 2025 – Off the Record

Matakana maverick

Living up to the stereotype of an entitled SUV owner, the driver of this ‘Omaha tractor’ could’ve used one space, but apparently needed to park across two. Where’s a parking warden when you need one?

Twice the savings?

Chocolate lovers could be forgiven for scratching their heads over an apparently sweet price promotion at Warkworth’s Woolworths supermarket this week. Whittaker’s chocolate blocks were on special with a mouth-watering 20 per cent off … but, with two different starting prices on display, the real question was, 20 per cent off what exactly? We can only hope the store did the decent thing and went with the lower option for all.