Local Matters

Mahurangi College cemented its name as the top school in underwater hockey. The Mahurangi College Senior A underwater hockey team won gold from the regional...

Dozens of volunteer knitters contributed 15cm-wide panels to the scarf. Leigh Community Hall was wound up in a giant woollen web last month, as a...

About 30 volunteers turned out on a crisp winter morning earlier this month to plant 1000 native trees and shrubs on the edge of Centennial...

The proposed new ward boundaries will be open for public submission. Mangawhai will be represented by an extra elected councillor if a proposed Kaipara District...

A total of 13 volunteers from the region were honoured with awards by the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board last month. The local board awards...

Some of the 10-year winners, from left – Wayne Gray, Pat Torrington, Diana Lints (staff), Margaret Hill, Ann Hatwell, Kathy Anderson and Ellie Gaskin. Right,...

From top, With their handmade Matariki kites are, from left, James Best, Jayde Handford, Audrey Shen and Ava McIroy. Year 4 students, from left, Maxwell...

Wellsford Plus is hosting a community fundraising dinner at the Wellsford RSA on Saturday, August 7, at 6pm. Events manager Tania Hamilton says the ticket...

The crouching lion is rebuilding its ranks. After a shaky preseason start, the Mahurangi College 1st XV rugby team has reached its second-round robin without...

Troy Kingi returns with a fifth album, and this time he’s brought a friend. Kerikeri’s Troy Kingi will perform at the Leigh Sawmill Café on...