Local Matters

Heather Matthews’ Commonwealth Games silver medal and MBE for Services to Sport are not on public display at her Tindalls Bay home, where artworks take...

The ship’s railing visible from Okoromai Bay. Photo, Andy Dodd. On low tide, the boiler and rusted, mussel-encrusted railing of a ship can be seen...

Constable Barry “Baz” Rose calls it how he sees it and in 36 years of law enforcement he’s seen plenty, from drug busts and robberies...

For the past five-and-a-half years, NZ’s most important nature reserve has been maintained under the watchful eye of Department of Conservation ranger Shane McInnes, 34....

After a career on cargo ships, Ernie Seagar dropped anchor in Stillwater 25 years ago seeking peace and quiet. Although he now spends his days...

Speed has been a passion for Chris Toms for as long as he can remember. From racing a Ford Zephyr down Queen Street in his...

Known to all as ‘Jug’, Whangaparaoa’s Community Constable Ian Price is a familiar sight strolling through the mall, visiting schools and giving talks to community...

Young people can move mountains, provided they are given the chance according to Mirika Flegg. The 28-year-old is already well known for her role at...

The best young speakers of Te Reo Maori gathered in Dunedin recently for the annual Ngā Manu Kōrero 2010 National Secondary School Speech Contests. Among...

It is only a 30-minute ferry ride from Sandspit jetty to Camp Bentzon, nestled in sheltered North Cove on Kawau Island, but the distance belies...