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Boundary-pushing gowns for sale

If your special someone chose lockdown to propose, or you were already planning that big day, there is a chance for the bride to wear...

Coast pharmacies on board with Covid jabs

Unichem Manly and Life Pharmacy Ōrewa have been added to a list of pharmacies that can give the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination, although it is likely...

Powering through Sweatember

Josh Chase, 27, is a personal trainer with a love of exercise and being at the gym. Fitness is also vital to his wellbeing, as...

Text tested reactions

The Ministry of Health today launched a mobile phone-based survey to help it monitor reactions to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. There is already a system...

Boulevard gets $1.8m extension

The extension of Ōrewa Boulevard is to eat up almost all of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board’s $2.5m transport capital fund (a pot of...

A peek at our lockdown lives …

The community has been busy again this lockdown, doing another form of ‘essential work’ – taking care of themselves and each other and keeping their...

First NZ death possibly linked to vaccination

People are being warned that if they experience new onset chest pain, shortness of breath or an abnormal heartbeat in the first few days after...

Fishing groups slam Gulf plans at zoom forum

The Government’s strategy for revitalising the Hauraki Gulf has been labelled farcical, biased and offensive by recreational fishing groups and tour operators. Ōrewa’s Terry Creagh,...

Safe space for Rainbow youth

The Hibiscus Coast is not always a friendly place for members of the rainbow community, according to librarian Pip Stocking. She says in her role...

Grief explored through art

Creativity can be a way to negotiate the complex, challenging range of emotions felt when we lose a loved one. This is the basis for...