Local Matters

The Chesters store is being built by Puhoi builder Lance Smith. Family-owned plumbing and bathroom supply business Chesters will open in Warkworth early next year....

Securing a resource consent for the Goatley development is taking longer than expected.  Developers hoping to progress work on Warkworth industrial land as part of...

Creating the modern equivalent of a village green community hub is the latest aspiration of local business association, Silverdale Business. The organisation hopes to create...

Estuary Arts Centre in Ōrewa is hoping for a second extension to its building, with its teaching facilities currently “bursting at the seams”, according to...

The brand-new dementia unit. It has been a big job for a committee of six managing the project on top of their day jobs. Pictured,...

An interchange on Woodcocks Road, where it intersects with the new motorway, could service Warkworth’s industrial zone. Pictured here, the motorway seen from Wyllie Road....

Auckland Council conducted a survey, via helicopter, of Puhoi, Wainui and Orewa earlier this month in a bid to confirm wallaby sightings. Council’s head of...

Congratulations to Chloe McKnight, of C&M Hair Design in Warkworth, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Chloe was nominated by...

Beth Houlbrooke and Ian Clark spoke at the sun shelter opening. Dozens gathered for a barbecue and opening of a sun shelter at Sunburst Reserve...

The gig while still in use by the Stoney family. The Silverdale & Districts Historical Society is a place to start any research into this...