Local Matters

Life has returned to normal, but not quite, for staff at Auckland Memorial Park and Cemetery in Silverdale. General manager Graeme Cummins says funeral services...

Ferry services to Tiritiri Matangi Island returned this month after the Covid-19 shutdown, which was welcomed as a sign of normality by the volunteers who...

A young Orewa artist is taking a giant leap of faith to raise money for NZ Red Cross this month. Robyn Kay Du Preez, 20,...

It’s not just humans who are enjoying additional freedom right now. A total of 29 adult and 19 neonate Auckland green geckos were recently released...

The Government will spend $5.5 million on a ‘wellbeing infrastructure’ package for projects in the Kaipara District it was announced today. The Maungaturoto Community Charitable...

Two local artists – one from Hibiscus Coast and the other from Warkworth – are finalists in the 2020 Parkin Drawing Prize, one of NZ’s...

The Hibiscus Coast Photographic Club’s last exhibition at Estuary Arts Centre, held two years ago, drew a lot of attention and some sales, so they...

A Youth Sailing Programme at Gulf Harbour Yacht Club (GHYC) is underway again with students from Whangaparaoa College’s newly-formed sailing club. The course is an...

The Boulevard in Orewa will have a distinctly pink tinge to it on Thursday July 30 when it becomes the venue for a Long Pink...

The first boat to roll off local boat builder Lightning Marine’s production line is a small plastic catamaran designed as a safer and more stable...