Local Matters

Ross Wright has played for Wellsford, Northland, the Blues and was a Maori All Black. Wellsford’s Ross Wright is set to play his hundredth game...

Patrick Abellera, right, is one of the Wellsford players selected to represent Northland. School-leaver aged rising rugby stars were left disappointed with the decision by...

Hibiscus Coast Raiders were “hugely disappointed” to find, after returning to restricted training under Level 2.5 for a short time, that the rest of their...

Deborah Collings has been with the club for 20 years. Omaha lifeguard Deborah Collings received a service award from Surf Life Saving New Zealand last...

A group of people was stranded on the rocks at Mangawhai Heads. A night-time rescue that saw five Mangawhai lifeguards plunging into icy waters and...

Day walks, volunteer initiatives and efforts to bring Auckland’s outdoor community together are on the agenda for a new regional trust tasked with enhancing the...

More than 400,000 voters have less than a week left to enrol in time to receive an EasyVote card for the General Election and referendums....

The Hibiscus Coast’s first tsunami sirens are being installed by Auckland Council in Orewa on September 2. They will be located on Centreway Reserve, at...

Despite everything else that is going on, Spring is here, bringing with it a special new arrival at the Kruger family’s Stillwater lifestyle block. The...

The controversial topic of weed control alongside roads is due to be debated by the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board this month, giving the community...