Local Matters

For the second time, a planned apartment and retail block in Manly Village has fallen through before construction. The first plans to develop the site...

Rural ratepayers are being robbed blind by the Auckland Supercity, while allowing carcinogenic rural roads to remain unsealed, according to Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers. Cr...

The Warkworth Town Hall Restoration Fundraising Team has wound-up, although $300,000 still remains as an outstanding debt to the Rodney Local Board. Trust chair Ilona...

Grants of up to $50,000 are available for ideas on how to reduce waste from Auckland Council’s ‘zero-waste’ fund, open until the end of this...

Coast Plaza mall in Whangaparaoa was put on the market recently after negotiations for purchase by Tinline Properties fell through. The 3.25ha centre includes six...

A tumultuous two weeks at Kaipara District Council has seen years of regional rates and penalties quashed, staff salary levels criticised and the unexpected resignation...

Sale of its land at 20 Melia Place remains the rescue package of choice for the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, which rejected an alternative offer...

Efforts by local residents and tree advocacy groups to save a historic 40-metre Norfolk Pine from being felled at Snells Beach were continuing last week...

A proposal to review a sustainable development plan and establish an updated, unified vision for Matakana has been set in motion by the village community...

Silverdale Playcentre will be 50 years old next year but its president, Sarah Abraham, fears that it may not reach that milestone. Just four families...