Local Matters

The economy, unemployment and immigration, Resource Management Act (RMA) reform, and separatism were the staple ingredients of NZ First leader Winston Peters’ State of the...

LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS    

Auckland’s growth is pushing people further north like a bow wave. While we may consider ourselves still a ‘rural’ community, the reality is that under...

Silverdale Village is to get its own distinctive signs, with support from the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board. Initial design ideas were drafted for the...

Tracey warns motorists who had a hard time getting a Warrant of Fitness appointment last year that the same thing will happen this year. And,...

Things have been getting a bit tight in the St John op shop. St John will replace its opportunity shop in Mangawhai with a brand-new...

The way that Warkworth and the surrounding areas were affected during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 is the subject of a talk at Warkworth...

Tony Clarke needs more room in his garage. The V6 Camaro engine. The kit was designed by American engineer Dennis Brunton. It is equivalent  to...

Doug Hamilton’s Cadillac was considered “too modern” for the 2017 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Sadly, ignition problems kept Doug Hamilton’s Cadillac out of...

Proposed changes to the Regional Fuel Tax (RFT) are being consulted on, alongside the draft RLTP. The scheme collects 10 cents per litre (plus GST)...