Local Matters

Hiring is underway for this year’s General Election with people needed to fill more than 25,000 roles. “This is an opportunity to be part of...

The possibility of charges being introduced for parking at park and ride facilities has been raised in Auckland Council’s current Emergency Budget. The option was...

Auckland Council proposes to sell $224 million worth of its property – $200 million more than in its original budget projections. This scheme, which it...

Orewa’s business association, Destination Orewa Beach, has opted to increase the levy that its members pay annually by more than 14 percent, with Hibiscus &...

Workshops held by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board are now open for the public and media to attend after member Leanne Willis succeeded in...

Orewa and Whangaparaoa have again been hit by business closures, following the closure of three Orewa businesses and one each in Silverdale and Whangaparaoa last...

  Colin Roberts of Rodney Sports, pictured right, with Merv Huxford. Rodney Sports donated $500. Orewa accountant Merv Huxford decided that lockdown was the perfect...

A seawall can now be built on Orewa Beach, following a decision by the Environment Court released today. The original wall proposed for the section...

The plans for the $1.4m Orewa Boulevard extension have finally been released for public consultation by Auckland Transport, after they were initially presented behind closed...

A prime piece of rural waterfront land in Red Beach with the potential to be developed into 33 residential sites or a retirement village was...