Local Matters

About 600 fishermen took to the waters around Kawau Bay, Leigh and further north in the annual Leigh Fishing Competition held on March 17. Around...

Organisers of Warkworth’s second fundraising Riverside Dinner are beginning to think they have seriously offended the weather gods. Yet again, plans to hold the dinner...

Around 30 volunteers who have contributed to the Warkworth Foodbank project gathered at the Warkworth Courthouse on March 14 to celebrate the initiative’s success. By...

Congratulations to Richard Berry, of Sandspit, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. He was nominated by Laura Drewet, Caron King...

When Janis Grummitt, of Matakana, suffered brain damage following the removal of a tumour 11 years ago, she was told that she would never be...

A colourful mural on the side of the Chocolate Brown building in Mill Lane has been described as a “gift to Warkworth” from the building’s...

A new event designed to bring together and showcase arts and crafts from throughout the Kaipara District will be held at a rural property near...

Matakana School hall will be crammed with collectables this Easter weekend, when a two-day fundraising Antique Fair is held on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday,...

Tempist Fujit are back after a brief stint in the studio to launch their second single, Daynes Song, at a concert in Mangawhai on March...

The Jubilation a capella gospel choir will bring its foot-stomping energy back to the Leigh Sawmill Café on April 8. The 33-strong group played at...