Local Matters

Organisers of Whangaparāoa School’s annual gala were keeping their fingers firmly crossed last week that Covid-19 restrictions would not see their major fundraiser cancelled for...

They say people choose pets that look like themselves, and Hibiscus Matters wanted to find locals who fit the bill, so we asked readers to...

Watercare is leasing a new private bore in Ōrewa, which will be available to water tanker drivers. The bore is in developer AV Jennings’ Ara...

Wellsford volunteer firefighters need to raise $100,000 to replace their current operational van, which was purchased 10 years ago. A fishing competition will be held...

Senior vet Roger Dunn said the new surgery was a long way from when some post mortems used to have to be carried out in...

From left, Julian Ostling, Ngati Manuhiri’s Te Ao Rosieur and Delma Okane, Kylie Ryan from Mahu City Express, Transport Minister Michael Wood, and JW Group’s...

The current KDC ward map. Each ward is currently represented by two councillors. A representation review in the Kaipara district could dramatically shake up the...

A local family with more than 50 years’ combined experience in the flooring trade has given its business profile a boost with a move to...

Sea Cleaners removed rubbish from under the Weiti River dock. A group of residents of Riverhaven Drive in Whangaparāoa are working together to rid their...

Seats carved for Te Ara Tahuna, Ōrewa Estuary walk/cycleway, which were vandalised several years ago, could be repaired after a renewed effort by Hibiscus and...