Local Matters

The region can thrive after Covid-19 with adequate funding, promotion and collaboration, according to Karen Thompson-Smith and Richard Didsbury. A new website, increased social media...

Volunteers Joan Triggs, left, and Helen Langdon at the museum reception. The Warkworth District Museum is in danger of having to reduce its opening hours...

What started as a Facebook page for gifting spare goods has grown into a community organisation reaching out wherever there is a need. Libby Clews...

A free women’s empowerment programme, run by SOS Kaipara, will be held in Mangawhai from Wednesday to Friday this week, November 18 to 20. Topics...

Guy van Egmond Congratulations to Guy van Egmond, of Warkworth, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Guy was nominated by...

An artist’s impression of the wharf in former times. A charitable trust hoping to rebuild a historic wharf in Mangawhai has secured a $600,000 boost...

Andrew Cole, centre, says dark chocolate is a favourite. Charlies Gelato has been declared among the cream of the crop at the 2020 New Zealand...

The Eco Pods are made from recycled timber and have wool insulation. Te Arai-based Aotearoa Surf has made its way through a choppy tourism market...

Mo has received a number of manufacturing orders from retailers who are having a hard time importing garments due to Covid-19. A men’s shirt maker...

From left, Matthew Quested with boat builders Josh Hawke and Colin Brown. A photograph of the Guthrie Family aboard the Alcestis for Christmas in 1932....