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Tai chi marathon raises money for famine relief

Members were “filled with joy” when they finished their 40 sets. While most fundraisers for the annual 40 Hour Famine go without something they love,...

ECM Laser Tattoo Removal

Kate Sheehan Kate Sheehan has a passion for tattoos. She has them all over her body and adds to them regularly – around one new...

A place for pets to rest in peace

As development increases, and farmland and gardens shrink to nothing, the issue of what to do with a beloved pet when it dies is not...

Design, Develop, Construct (DDC)

Wayne Senk (left) and Rod Bradley. Rod Bradley has brought decades of international experience on large scale construction projects and subdivisions to his new building...

Caci Warkworth

From left, Debbie Hintz, Brenna Jacob, Claire Knapp, Andrea Nixon and Alicia Nixon. New Zealand’s leading group of skincare clinics has arrived in the district,...

Looking at life through the eye of a needle

Jennifer Kirker stitched a lockdown memoir of life under Covid-19. The fruits of lockdown labour will be on display this month, when Warkworth Embroiderers hold...

Traffic lights “desperately needed” on Woodcocks Road

Mahurangi College principal Tony Giles has started a petition to Auckland Transport to install traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing outside the school on Woodcocks...

Newborn parenting group for Warkworth

A new SPACE group – Supporting Parents and Children’s Education – will start at Warkworth Playcentre from July 26 and run during school term time...

Sustainability credentials pay off

Mike Borrie says certified grass-fed milk commands premium prices overseas. Farmers with top “sustainability credentials” can claim a larger share of Fonterra’s milk payments, following...

Matariki celebration a stellar success

An estimated 500 people attended an inaugural Matariki celebration held in Whangaparāoa on July 2, organised by the Future Whangaparāoa Trust. Organiser Sara Mason says...