Local Matters

Horticultural Society members, from left, Margaret Gilbert, Glenys Ferguson, Jackie Mitchell and president Nancy O’Shea. The Whangaparaoa Horticultural Society has been saved from the brink...

As the Hibiscus Men’s Shed moves ahead with its plans to establish a shed in Silverdale, it is seeking members from the local community and...

Orewa Lions is pulling out all the stops and has set a date this summer for bringing back its popular Big Dig event. The event,...

The addition of planes and boats to the model train show at Whangaparaoa Hall last month was a crowd pleaser, according to organizer Philip Wrigley...

Council’s Regulatory Services director Penny Pirrit gave a high level overview of the Unitary Plan recommendations at a media briefing in Auckland. There will be...

Warkworth St John cadets took second place in their first national youth competition. From left (back) Eva, Jaegar, Olivia, Lily, Kirrah-Lea and Izaak; front, Charlie,...

This colourfully decorated bus is to make us all feel like voting in this year’s local government elections. Auckland Council has spent nearly $5000 refurbishing...

Keen photographer Kelvin Schedewy, 83, has been taking photographs since getting a Baby Brownie camera as a boy. He now has around 18,000 prints. A...

Snells Beach resident Dave Parker was presented with a certificate to mark his 30 years of service as a Justice of the Peace last month....

The Puhoi Fire Station project has been revived after hitting a funding road block. The Puhoi Rural Fire Force is trying revive its fundraising campaign...