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Down the rabbit hole of family history

Once Vicky Adin of Ōrewa began learning about historical facts, she was led into writing historical fiction. In the 1990s, she began looking into her...

Unexpected home games fill fields

The fields of rugby league club Hibiscus Coast Raiders in Stanmore Bay were packed on Saturday, May 14 as seven out of eight junior teams...

Wingfoil racing now at Manly

The Manly Sailing Club recently added wingfoiling to its regular weekend racing programme.  The first racing, on Sunday, May 15, proved to be action-packed. After...

BFT Whangaparāoa

Mark Norris has worked as a gym coach, studio manager and personal trainer in many different types of gyms over the years.  He thinks his...

The Ōrewa Grocer

Ōrewa couple, Todd Burns and Kim Smyth, say some people thought they were mad starting a business during the Covid-19 pandemic. But they are proof...

Families force an end to ‘punitive’ rest home visiting restrictions

Strict lockdown provisions at Maygrove Lifecare rest home in Ōrewa, since last August, have prevented residents from visiting family and friends. Zoom or phone contact...

Manly bollards “compromise” decision to be made soon

Hibiscus & Bays Local Board members met Auckland Council staff on Manly Beach recently to take a closer look at the issue of whether bollards...

Plans for eight storeys in front of Nautilus

Rick Martin, developer of the 12-storey Nautilus apartments in Ōrewa, is proposing to build an eight-storey ‘vertical retirement village’ directly in front of that complex....

Someplace Else marooned by roadworks

The owners of Ōrewa restaurant Someplace Else are wishing they were someplace else as construction of Ōrewa Boulevard on Hibiscus Coast Highway decimates their business....

Taking community back to food sharing future

A new food sharing initiative has taken off on the Hibiscus Coast, with almost 200 members joining in just two days. Jessica Noble started the...