Hibiscus Matters

A small group of residents is feeling confident that it can get a community garden up and growing in Ōrewa, with confirmation last week that...

An Ōrewa playwright, theatre director and librettist has been honoured by the Australian Government for his services to the performing arts while he was living...

A fundraiser for the mental health charity I Am Hope saw a group of friends and family, supported from the sidelines, run a socially distanced...

The cancellation of the Auckland Marathon, which was to have taken place at the end of last month, was a disappointment that Suzanne Cockayne of...

Recently two popular summer events held in Ōrewa – the Boulevard Arts Fiesta and the Longest Dinner – were both cancelled. The events are organised...

A five-a-side version of hockey that was trialed by Hibiscus Hockey during Level 2 last year (HM June 3, 2020) continues to provide a great...

A novel that started life in Ōrewa, is set in Florida and Las Vegas, and has been written by two different authors living more than...

The two new primary schools being built in Milldale and Ōrewa have both appointed their foundation tumaki principals, even though neither will open its doors...

Maygrove Retirement Village in Ōrewa has an ever-growing number of awards in pride of place on its walls. This month it added the latest accolade...

Increased calls are being made for Government action to halt a spiralling epidemic in vaping among secondary school students. A new survey of more than...