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Hibiscus Matters
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Where everyone got more than a bargain
Everyone was a winner when a group of young people from the Coast decided to open a pop-up shop in Silverdale recently to sell new...
Raiders celebration a huge hit on and off the field
Raiders 40th anniversary celebrations kicked off with a formal dinner for 80 and guest speakers at its clubrooms on Friday, July 1 . Guest speakers...
Orewa Surf cleans up at awards night
Ōrewa and Mairangi Bay Surf Lifesaving Clubs dominated this year’s Surf Life Saving Northern Region Awards of Excellence held on Saturday July 2. The two...
Support rolls in for family after housefire
A devastating housefire in Gulf Harbour last month left the Gibbs-Ward family with only the clothes they were wearing. Many local residents rallied around to...
High rise complex plan stuns Gulf Harbour residents
A development that, should it go ahead, will transform Gulf Harbour town centre, was presented to a group of residents recently. The site at 1...
59-house development approved despite density concerns
A panel of experts has granted resource consent, subject to conditions, for an intensive housing development on Melia Place and Vipond Road in Stanmore Bay....
Penlink design reveals intersection changes
The agreement with the consortium who will work with Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency on building Penlink (HM June 13) brought the road one step closer,...
Council happy campers – now freedom camping bylaw in place
There must have been a huge sigh of relief around the table as Auckland Council’s Governing Body adopted the Freedom Camping in Vehicles Bylaw at...
High need for local board grants
The need for funding among cash strapped community organisations came into focus when the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board allocated its latest round of community...
Chip packets warm cold nights
When the chips are down, you’re sleeping rough and winter nights draw in, a warm blanket is desperately needed. A few more of these will...
