Local Matters

A proposal to turn a Tomarata property into an events hub was declined last month after independent hearing commissioners found it would have a significant...

A former employee of Auckland Transport and Rodney District Council has pleaded guilty to charges of corruption and bribery in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO)...

Cathy Wolfenden with her latest invention, the GroBot. Cathy Wolfenden is a keen recycler, up-cycler and re-purposer of products – in fact anything to do...

Terra Kuwano Terra Kuwano has opened Small Business Accounting (SBA) in Warkworth to help small business owners keep track of their finances.Terra was born in...

Businesses in Orewa have been canvassed to see whether there is support for a user-pays CCTV camera system within the town centre. Business organisation Destination...

Gull NZ has applied for resource consent to build a petrol (and diesel) station on the Hibiscus Coast, near Millwater. The Automobile Association’s senior policy...

Local real estate agent Alan Morton-Jones had his licence permanently cancelled by the High Court this month – a decision that is not only rare,...

There have been growing calls to split the Rodney Local Board in two as submissions on the Northern Action Group’s application were made public this...

Pressure from roll growth will likely see enrolment zones introduced at two Mahurangi schools this year, as the Ministry of Education looks to buy time...

After months of research, a group of Mahurangi residents has put together a case for a complete re-think of the Hill Street intersection.The ‘Fix Hill...