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Moves underway to protect Warkworth’s history

Dave Parker An Auckland Council proposal to remove a weir across the Mahurangi River has led history buff Dave Parker to establish a group to...

Sign improvements on the way for Coast

New signs will be erected in reserves in the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area – including eight reserves on the Coast. In total the...

Lessons learned at Lachie’s Lego fundraiser event

Stanmore Bay School pupil Lachie Hamilton, aged six, has an expensive hobby – Lego. Recently, his parents, Krystal and Luke, decided to sit down with...

New date for sand hearing

The application has been contentious. Protestors recently met at Mangawhai, spelling out SOS – save our sand. A resource consent hearing for Kaipara Limited’s application...

Life Education for adults

Helping families to face and tackle the many challenges presented by troubled times is the aim of an evening organised by Life Education Trust Rodney...

Zephyrs zoom into Manly

The beach and reserve around Manly Sailing Club will be humming with activity when the club hosts the 65th Zephyr National Championships, from April 9-12....

Feel-good fair brings much-needed funds

A record 20 students of Red Beach School ran their own stalls at the Twilight Fair on Friday, March 19. The stalls featured products they...

Millwater jeweller targeted in ram raid

Jeweller Geoff Morris was shaken, but not stirred after his Millwater shop The Goldsmith was ram-raided and broken into in the early hours of Tuesday,...

Coast community gets behind school gala

The support given to Whangaparāoa School Gala has thrilled its organisers, who say they are so grateful to everyone who attended the event. A lot...

End of an era for Wellsford sports fans

Wednesday, March 31 will be a sad day for the district when Sandy Shaw closes the till and locks the doors of Wellsford Sports &...