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Have a Go sports event returns

Following the success of The Great Turn On, the Warkworth Showgrounds will host a family sports ‘Have a go Day’ on April 6 from 3.30pm...

Northern golf tour swings into Mangawhai

The Northern Swing ProAm series got underway earlier this month with a number of big hitters heading to Mangawhai Golf Club on March 15. A...

Fleet-footed compete in tag rugby competition

Two local primary school girls were in top form when they reached the finals of the New Zealand Junior Oceania Indigenous Invitational Cup this month....

Tsunami tests

Tsunami sirens throughout Auckland and Northland will be tested this Easter to coincide with the end of daylight savings. Rodney sirens at Point Wells, Whangateau,...

College athlete lifts her game

Despite a huge weight on her shoulders, Rodney College student Kayla Wray has stamped her mark on the Auckland Weightlifting Championships this month. The 16-year-old...

Clocks go back

Daylight saving in New Zealand ends when clocks go back by 1 hour at 3am on April 1. The switch sees New Zealand reverting to...

Girls’ self defence workshop in Warkworth

A one-day Self Defence & Personal Safety workshop for girls aged 11 to 13 is being held in Warkworth on Saturday, April 7. The course...

Ironman upset by flying boat mast mayhem

Ironman New Zealand Hall of Fame member James Udy is recovering after being hit by a boat mast while cycling north of Te Hana last...

Social effects of climate change considered

Climate change could have grave social, financial and cultural consequences for residents and communities of the Kaipara Harbour catchment area, according to new research carried...

Have your say on sport and rec in Matakana

Matakana residents are being urged to have their say over the future use of Jubilee Park, the playing field that currently plays host to the...