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Hibiscus Matters
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Coast boxers take club to next level
A boxing club in Silverdale is punching above its weight, with its fighters bringing home a fistful of medals from the recent NZ Boxing Championships....
Market showcases Kensington creativity
Residents of Kensington Park in Ōrewa are busy making and baking for their first Show and Sell market, which is open to the public and...
Stanmore speed issues raised again
Stanmore Bay residents are petitioning Auckland Transport (AT), asking for new measures to combat speeding cars on Brightside and Stanmore Bay Roads. The petition was...
Olympian joins rowing fundraiser
Since 62-year-old Blair Cranston began his epic fundraiser for the Big Buddy charity in September, he has completed 1450km on rowing machines and raised around...
Who is ‘unknown candidate’ Mitchell?
Many Coast voters, including Whangaparāoa MP Mark Mitchell, were asking who Nicholas Mitchell is, following the election that saw him almost get onto the Hibiscus...
Animals the heart of school Ag Day
The heart of Dairy Flat School’s Ag Day, is students with their animals, organisers say, and this year was no different. Children paraded their hand-reared...
Lifesaver smashes it at Worlds
An Ōrewa surf lifesaver who made the NZ junior team recently returned from the World Champs in Italy with three medals. George Wenman has been...
Big effort for tiny birds on Manly Beach
Volunteers are keeping a close eye on a pair of NZ dotterels, or tūturiwhatu, with three eggs in their nest at the Cross Street end...
Penlink design changes ‘too little and too late’ Councillor says
The public got its second look at the design of the O Mahurangi Penlink road last week. The original design was presented to the public...
Love Soup saves free Christmas lunch
The free Christmas lunch that has been held in Ōrewa since 2000 was to be cancelled this year, but Love Soup Hibiscus Coast is determined...
