Local Matters

The Snapshots of the Olympics – a New Zealand Story exhibition opened at the Mangawhai Museum last week. It tells the story of each of...

Sweet victory as the trophy returns after more than a decade. The boys’ basketball team stepped it up a notch to win its first exchange....

Enquiries are ongoing into the blaze that destroyed the toilets at the Big Omaha Wharf overnight on June 24. Police say that they are treating...

Watercare has identified a new groundwater source for Wellsford as part of a $1 billion plan to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure for the northern...

Joelene MacGillivray with her hazardous pavers petition in Rodney Street. Slippery when wet – rain can wreak havoc. Trip hazard – broken bricks. A Wellsford...

Auckland Transport (AT) has abandoned plans for a safety crash barrier on Sandspit Road, following community opposition and budget constraints. Residents claimed the barrier, due...

Northern Arena says a planned swimming pool complex for Warkworth should be ready to open by about July 2023. It is hoped construction can start...

Northern Action Group (NAG) supporter Maury Purdy with his cheeky new sign on SH16 aimed to chime with rural ratepayers while tweaking the nose of...

The strength of opposition to Waste Management’s plan to build a massive landfill in the Dome Valley is gathering momentum, with nine appeals against the...

The islands have been the subject of controversy on community pages. They are already covered in tyre tread and scuff marks. Zoey’s car is stuck...