Local Matters

A state of the art tunnel boring machine has arrived at Watercare’s wastewater treatment plant in Army Bay, ready to begin installation of a new...

Children love to make and play with slime – a colourful, gooey, slippery substance made from craft glue, water, food colouring and borax. It quickly...

A colourful street seat is being created to go outside Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa. The project is the focus of a mosaic workshop over...

The therapeutic value of art is to the fore in a new programme being run at Estuary Arts Centre. Called the ‘Creativity, Vitality, Happy’ art...

It seems some travellers leave much more than their cares behind when they set off on holiday. False teeth, a used lawnmower, mobility scooters, microwave...

Labour’s Marja Lubeck talks up the need for Penlink in parliament, saying it is time to bring the project forward, using the government’s fuel tax.

Silverdale Village is a name that has been in common usage for years, but it has now been deleted from all local signs. It has...

The theft of more than 20 digital devices from Dairy Flat School has principal Debbie Marshall and her staff and students shocked and worried. Thieves...

The developer of the Weiti Block, Weiti Development LP, has settled with Auckland Council, withdrawing the company’s attempt to almost triple the 550 housing units...

While there are serious concerns that some people aren’t washing their footwear before walking through Eave’s Bush, potentially allowing kauri dieback to spread into the...