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Hibiscus Matters
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EasyBuild Auckland North
Providing quality warm, dry homes that are good value for money is something that instantly appealed to Rachel and William Namoa of Ōrewa. It’s the...
Major makeover for library
Options for totally refurbishing Ōrewa Library were put before the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board at its workshop on April 11. Council staff have been...
College opens door on community day
Ōrewa College has not held a community day before, and Principal Greg Pierce says it’s something he’s wanted to introduce ever since he came to...
Silverdale plans move forward
Silverdale Business is moving forward with two of its ‘aspirational plans’ – an off road route for cyclists and pedestrians around Silverdale, and a community...
40 years of nursing penned
That nursing has been a recurring theme in Christine (Chris) Curtis’ 15 books should surprise no one, bearing in mind she was a nurse for...
Writer takes on Kiwi history
To Distant Shores, the latest book in Puhoi author William (Bill) Hammond’s Cutler Family Chronicles series of historical novels, is significantly different from its predecessors...
Hall hire subsidy on the line
Two community groups that are long term users of Orewa Community Hall are concerned that local board belt-tightening could see their hall hire subsidy cut....
Keen walker ‘at it again’
Fundraising walks are something that Ōrewa massage therapist Roger White clearly enjoys. Recently, on April 1, he completed his fourth such walk, which has to...
Everyone dug Easter Sand Day
The 9th annual Ōrewa Beach sandcastle competition, held on Easter Saturday, April 8, saw 28 individual sand sculptors and teams turn cordoned off sections of...
Batchelor seeks compensation from protestors
Audience and protestors at Julian Batchelor’s Stop Co-Governance meeting in Ōrewa last month. Stop Co-Governance activist Julian Batchelor has weighed in with his views on...