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Local veterans commemorated

Crosses like these now bear the names of local men who served in World War I and II thanks to careful research by Frank Rands....

Croquet newbie takes out title

Ōrewa Croquet Club member Luke Rive, who only took up the sport during Covid-19, recently won a prestigious national trophy. Luke took up croquet when...

Basketball builds from bottom up

Good numbers in Hibiscus Coast Basketball Club’s Junior Jammerz and interclub sessions are encouraging for the growth of the sport locally. Junior Jammerz is for...

Silverdale BID gets majority approval

This is the area that will be covered by the new BID. Silverdale is to get its own Business Improvement District (BID), following a ballot...

Basketballers fundraise for dream USA trip

Members of a local basketball team are working hard to raise funds, including undertaking an extensive beach clean-up after the Anniversary Weekend floods. The team,...

Ōrewa businesses talk continued town centre crime

Crime affecting retailers in Ōrewa town centre, which Destination Ōrewa Beach says is a daily occurrence, was the topic of a meeting held by the...

CTE issue hits home for McClennan family

The potential impact on health of repeated blows to the head in sport has been in the news recently, with confirmation in February that rugby...

Significance of snapping Stanmore Bay shoreline

It is hoped that the community will get behind an Auckland Council initiative that encourages people to take photos of Stanmore Bay Beach from the...

Little Monkeys Coffee

Everything fell into place when Leanne Rogers and her daughter Shannon found a cute coffee cart for sale online. Leanne was looking for a change...

Skate fun rolls into town

Skate instructor Brigitte Legendre, who started her first Skatescool at Whangaparāoa School 12 years ago, is coming back to run a class and Roller Disco...