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<strong>Parking changes proposed</strong>

Auckland Transport’s (AT) draft Parking Strategy proposes changes to how parking is managed across the city. The proposals are out for public consultation this month. ...

Coast’s second mayoral candidate

A second Red Beach resident, Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Gary Brown, has thrown his hat into the ring for Mayor of Auckland. Twenty-eight...

Board considers boulevard budget

The extension to Ōrewa Boulevard, earlier budgeted to cost $1.8m, will once again be the subject of scrutiny by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board....

Sale process continues for 22 Whangaparāoa Rd sites

The future of 22 sites along a busy part of Whangaparāoa Road is being negotiated with potential purchasers. It may be weeks, or even months,...

Local board says ‘NO’ to Penlink toll

The Hibiscus & Bays Local Board is opposing the tolling of Penlink in no uncertain terms, telling Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) that unless there...

Covid kills Clique charity

The Mum’s Clique, a charitable organisation designed to provide many different kinds of support for mothers, has been forced to close its operation after just...

Council report soundly rejected by local boards

Two local boards are united in their opposition to a report by Auckland Council staff which concluded there are sufficient public facilities (libraries, sports, community...

Flood mop up continues

The Coast’s newest retirement village, The Botanic in Silverdale, was among the many properties (including businesses, private homes and schools) that were flooded in last...

Sunday jazz sessions hitting the right notes

Brian Smith, a local musician with a long pedigree, is among the lineup at Sunday afternoon jazz sessions at Paraoa in Whangaparaoa. Now in his...

Rare exhibition by Kiwi artist comes to Ōrewa

Estuary Arts Centre manager Kim Boyd is fizzing with excitement to be featuring work by artist Roger Bradley alongside the Autistic Expression exhibition that opens...