Local Matters

Caring for animals is Alice Hayward’s mission in life – as well as working long hours as a vet nurse, she also rescues a wide...

Members of an indoor bowls group set up almost 30 years ago for partially sighted people are desperate to keep it going. The group plays...

People hold onto a driving licence as long as possible, seeing it as an important part of independence and mobility. However, making sure you remain...

More than 20 years’ experience under the bonnet of all makes and models of vehicle means that there is very little that mobile mechanic Scott...

Regular customers at Pit Stop Silverdale will have noticed some new faces in the workshop, but the new owners, Michelle Olivier and Gary Cox, say...

If you have an idea that could encourage more people to get out riding bikes, as they were during lockdown, Auckland Transport (AT) has a...

A new bike group started on Whangaparāoa Peninsula during lockdown already has 20 members and hopes to influence how cyclist-friendly the area becomes as it...

How much can be said in a single sentence? That is the challenge that was taken up by Whangaparāoa College Year 12 student Stella Beattie....

Stanmore Bay resident William John Field (known as John) was recently honoured with St John’s Ultra Long Service (ULS) Medal for 50 years’ continuous service....

One of the country’s leading floral art exponents, Francine Thomas, shared her knowledge and enthusiasm for floral art at an all day event in Orewa...