Hibiscus Matters

From left, Rob Ryan and Ivan King headed to Napier with two container loads of donated items to assist people affected by the cyclone. Although...

Cricketer, and university student Gisele Naidu, 18, says as a young girl, playing cricket on the Hibiscus Coast had its challenges.  The bowling all-rounder has...

Dee Pignéguy says a combination of Covid-19 lockdowns, the cost of living and recent floods has turned gardening from being seen as a ‘nice to...

Red Beach Surf Club’s annual Open Water Swim, to take place on Sunday, February 26, is a welcome return for the event, which was cancelled...

Gulf Rise, the Metlifecare retirement village on the former Peninsula golf course land in Red Beach, opened in 2019 and currently has around 130 residents....

Anyone passing Rod Dennis’ home in Milton Road, Ōrewa will have admired his row of giant sunflowers this summer.  The 92-year-old has been growing them...

A queue was at the door when Ōrewa’s first Repair Café opened in Ōrewa on February 4. Repair cafés aim to keep items out of...

When a Kiwi team headed to the wingfoil Oceanic Championships in Rose Bay, Sydney early this month, the results proved the strength of the sport...

A draft fisheries plan for the Hauraki Gulf which still allows bottom trawling and Danish seine fishing is out for public consultation. The plan also...

A group of Ōrewa residents is preparing for a fight as a neighbouring development plans to increase the number of houses it can build there...