Local Matters

Jacqui Brown The Omaha Community Centre has a new celebrity chef from South Africa at the helm.Ginja is the brainchild of 36-year-old Jacqui Brown, who...

Heather and Roger Mackenzie from Horse Riding Warkworth. Simon Townsend and Veronica Griffin with family and guests. Farmers struggling to make ends-meet are looking at...

Nela Wilson A new childcare centre at 99 Centreway Road in Orewa is implementing an innovative approach to learning, based on the Reggio Emilia Approach....

Amy Retief Young entrepreneurs Amy and Gideon Retief have started a boutique children’s shop, Little Collective in Matakana, to bring style and quality to children’s...

Shouri After discovering a life-changing diet, Matakana resident Shouri has started her dream cafe, the Hungry Elephant, to bring plant-based raw foods to the masses....

Sold Out is an increasingly common sight on real estate signs in the Mahurangi. Property prices in Mahurangi continue to climb, on the back of...

After more than a year working to transform a dairy paddock into a brewery, the vision of the new Sawmill Brewery and tasting rooms has...

Whangaparaoa residents who are keen to get their hands a little dirty are invited to attend the launch of a community garden in the grounds...

Coming soon to a mailbox near you… NZ Post will roll out its new electric delivery vehicles this year. Posties are set to hop aboard...

Environmental funding from the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board will be directed towards two projects under the umbrella of the Weiti Wildlink. A programme to...