Local Matters

Auckland Council’s long-term ecology monitoring of 10 sites in the Ōkura estuary from 1999 to 2018 shows ongoing declines in ecology and increases in sediment...

After years of working for others in the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, Imogen Witt and Jeremy Watson have decided it...

With the new generator are, back, from left, Waitoki School principal Chris Neison, Orewa Freemason Jack Wolf, Orewa Lodge master David Rodenberg and Waitoki Board...

  The order of the candidates profiles was determined by pulling their names from a hat. Kathryn Flay, Advance NZ Kathryn is a nurse who...

A new arbour, hand crafted by students, was recently erected in the Learning Support Centre’s garden at Orewa College. The arbour project was headed by...

Peter and Margaret Johns and their granddaughter Lily. planting at Karaka Cove. There have been regular seasonal plantings of native species at Karaka Cove reserve...

The Silverdale & Districts Historical Society chose to honour some longstanding volunteers at its annual meeting. Three major contributors to the success of the village...

The need to protect Little Blue penguins, and other birds nesting at Coal Mine Bay in Whangaparaoa is being highlighted by a local resident with...

Lockdown unlocked creativity for many people, and Amanda Moore of Manly is one person who facilitated that process via Zoom. Amanda is an art teacher,...

Former members of the Peninsula Players are inviting the public to take a stroll down memory lane on October 4 and re-live some of the...