Local Matters

The famed raft race will return for the 51st Kowhai Festival. The Kowhai Festival will be a radically scaled back event this year, which organisers...

Members of the Māui Drone Project with their unmanned aerial vehicle. From left, Willy Wang, Hayley Nessia, Pete Carscellen and Tane van der Boon. A...

Intrigued to uncover what sends dogs into a tail-wagging frenzy, experts at OnBuy.com conducted a three-month study to find out which words and phrases canines...

Kawau Volunteer Coastguard has started urgent fundraising for a $250,000 upgrade to its rescue boat and is inviting the community to “cruise for a cause”....

Leg hold traps under 10.5cm wide are legal in New Zealand. A vet is concerned that traps intended for possums are being used illegally in...

Tomarata RFC held the inaugural tournament. A total of 180 tag players across 10 teams competed in the inaugural Manning Smith Tournament in Tomarata last...

After assembling a stunning line-up of events and attractions, the Warkworth A&P Show committee were biting their nails late last month as the Auckland region...

The public is being asked to put names forward for Northland Regional Council’s annual Whakamānawa ā Taiao – Environmental Awards, with a new category this year...

The Puhoi General Store has post boxes, parcels, counter delivery – and a clutch of different postcodes. Frustrated Puhoi resident Andrew Cranna-Powell. A Puhoi resident...

The Matakana Volunteer Fire Brigade received a cheque for $3000 last month. Bayleys Warkworth salesperson Jodi Sterling has been donating $1000 for each home that...