Local Matters

Ivan Emirali was thrilled to see HMNZS Gambia – a ship he served on during World War II. More than 600 people flocked to see...

An overwhelmingly positive reaction at a Mahurangi East Library forum for creative writers has inspired a Snells Beach woman to write her first children’s picture...

The native nursery held an open day last month. Last year, the nursery produced 850,000 plants. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff signs the memorandum of understanding...

Weeks after the first photo of a kiwi outside the borders of Tawharanui open sanctuary was taken, video has been shot of the bird(s) in...

Distinguished professor Sir Peter Gluckman will be guest speaker at a cocktail fundraiser to promote and raise funds for the Mahurangi Coastal Trail – a...

Ailish Keenan, 12, gets ready to plunge a knife into a Norway rat cake – a reward for students’ successful trapping efforts. Student volunteers at...

More than 130 people packed into Leigh Hall last month to pick up a free rat trap at the official launch of Pest Free Leigh....

The club owns a range of boats, including dinghies from the 50s and 60s, purchased from the garages of local residents. The Sandspit Yacht Club...

Warkworth dancer Brooke McMahon, 9, has landed a role in the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s big production for the year, Sleeping Beauty. Brooke auditioned with...

Coach Blyth Tait, centre. Photo, Kari Meachin. Mahurangi riders benefited from a coaching clinic with Olympic medallist and double eventing world champion Blyth Tait, held...