Local Matters

Whangaparaoa School’s Gala this weekend is focused on raising as much money as possible to help pay for its new adventure playground (HM Feb 1)....

The little spotted kiwi population of Shakespear Open Sanctuary has doubled with the introduction of a second group of 20 from Kapiti Island. The first...

The call is growing to build a set of simple wooden equipment on Orewa Reserve that can be used by people of all ages for...

Despite challenging conditions and cancellation of the last day of racing, NZ Surf Lifesaving’s National U14 event at Orewa was hailed as an event enjoyed...

Leg warmers may have gone out of fashion after the 1980s but a few Coast knitters are hard at work making as many as they...

Charitable organisations now have a new system to make donations easy for the public. The charitable sector has had to adapt to new technologies as...

Jessica Rogers won the best youth performer award for her portrayal of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. Photo, Alex Jones. Right, Amanda Burnett sang...

The first free Serving Spoons lunch was served in Orewa last month and went down a treat with guests. Around 15-20 people attended the first...

A group of seven and eight-year-old Stella Maris students learned skills that could help in an emergency when St John visited the school recently. The...

Five local politicians got a guided tour of the upgrade taking place at Watercare’s Army Bay wastewater treatment plant last month, including heading out by...