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New Warkworth branch bucks trend and beats Covid

The Warkworth team, from left, Bonnie Davis, Joye Martin, Lathem Broadstock, Cathy McHoull, Phil Lawson, Geoff Henry, Peter Paget and Jodie Clarke (John Bass absent)....

Night markets launched

Maja Pedovic Moors’ Ma’Keto Kitchen will be one of the stalls at the new markets. Merchants of Te Hana and Wellsford will soon have a...

Winter woollies wanted

Wellsford Plunket is looking for donations of old-style woollen blankets and flannelette sheet sets. Items collected will help families in need next winter. Please drop...

Plunket Challenge axed

The Wellsford Plunket Challenge has been postponed for the second time due to Covid-19 restrictions. The obstacle course and mud-run fundraiser was due to take...

NZTrio to perform in Warkworth

New Zealand ensemble NZTrio will present InterFusions – a wide ranging programme of classical and contemporary music – at the Warkworth Town Hall on Sunday,...

Toys from an era before batteries

Rose Reid beside a cabinet of Sindy dolls. It will be a trip down memory lane for visitors to the Albertland Museum in Wellsford during...

Elemental AKL set to dazzle

The Sculptureum Story includes a gallery tour and a three-course meal. Auckland’s major arts, cultural and culinary festival, Elemental AKL, launches on October 1 and...

Twyford says Government lacks cash to fix Hill Street blues

The One Warkworth Business Association met with Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford to promote the town’s roading priorities.  A meeting between One Warkworth Business Association...

Mahu Community Trading Post donations

Mahu Community Trading Post plans to be back in business on Wednesday, September 30 following a seven-week hiatus due to lockdown. The Auckland lockdown announced...

Mangawhai clubs contest trophies

Mangawhai United captain Richard Grayson hands the Black Swamp Trophy to Wellsford captain Mike Rewi. Bream Bay’s Stuart McDonald with Mangawhai Football Club’s Bobby Farmer....