Local Matters

The Highfield Garden Reserve Donkey Fun Day proved a popular outing for families who flocked to participate in some old-fashioned activities on March 17. More...

A prototype Kauri dieback hygiene station that aims to dramatically improve efforts to stem the disease was installed at Parry Kauri Park in Warkworth this...

A council scheme to grow and supply subsidised trees to help stop land erosion in Northland and sediment draining into the Kaipara Harbour is being...

A surge in population, increased development and continued high levels of commercial and recreational fishing are among mounting pressures contributing to the continuing degradation of...

Tawharanui Regional Park has won the coveted international Green Flag Award for the fifth year in a row. The Green Flag Award is given to...

A new Rodney Local Board fund is helping improve water quality in Rodney’s streams and harbours. The Rodney Local Board has so far awarded almost...

A group of Mahurangi kiwis, living a long way from their homelands in Northland, got the chance to return to their ancestral stomping grounds this...

As technology progresses, electronic devices become obsolete, which means up to 50 million tonnes of ‘e-waste’ is thrown out worldwide each year. E-waste.org.nz is a...

Two years ago, Ian and Maggie Hutchinson set out to establish a sustainable farm in Ahuroa and part of realising that goal was the installation...

Mangawhai Artists’ patron Malcolm Roberts was on hand to guide visitors Jo Roberts and Susan Smith, around the first Sculpture in the Garden weekend last...