Local Matters

Jambalaya Eatery owner Tapash Ghosh knows there are no shortcuts when it comes to running a successful business, and creating food that diners love. Since...

Frankie’s Gelato & Deli has made itself right at home in the former butchery in Manly Village. Although the store has only been open a...

Work has begun on the 8355sqm site of the redevelopment of Palm Grove Retirement Village in Orewa and is very visible from the Centreway Road...

A home that originally housed members of the Royal NZ Airforce landed in Manly recently after relocation from Hobsonville. Developers Stefan Maddock and his father...

The community is invited to have its say on the development of Silverdale West and Dairy Flat, at a meeting on February 10. Up to...

A report into how Silverdale can reach its potential as a business and employment hub for the Hibiscus Coast notes that sorting out the junctions...

Whangaparaoa Police’s cat Snickers used up his ninth life crossing Whangaparaoa Road, when he was hit by a car on January 19. The car did...

Department of Conservation (DOC) rangers have trapped and killed a rat on wildlife sanctuary, Tiritiri Matangi, after a search that lasted 18 days. The operation...

A bright yellow ribbon tied onto a dog’s leash speaks volumes, telling everyone that this dog needs space. Although it is new to NZ, once...

When Whangaparaoa’s long standing community constable, Jug Price, leaves his desk for the last time this week, he will have achieved his goal of obtaining...