Local Matters

Pet owners who have come to depend on the advice of Pet Naturals manager Therese van den Bos will be pleased to know she is...

Fuelled by current and future growth on the Hibiscus Coast, Hirepool has opened a second branch in Silverdale. The company, which has had a branch...

Zara Weissenstein is determined to help young adults like her, with a disability, to look and feel better through fashion design. The Matakatia teenager was...

A Kiwi-designed electronic wheelchair described as “the closest thing to walking” is making inroads into overseas markets. The Omeo chair is based on Segway technology...

Gone are the days when a simple stick would suffice for walking support. The character cane market now caters to the upwardly-mobile consumer with forward...

This month sees the launch of a new initiative on the Coast to support the area’s young people through mentoring. The programme is a collaboration...

After a ruptured Achilles tendon at the start of the year ended her netball season, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson did not expect to be back in the...

Red Beach and Orewa Surf Lifesaving Clubs will have more silverware for their trophy cabinets, following a raft of wins at last week’s online Northern...

Paul Smith, Kevin Lawton and Jarred Balle. Three Leigh builders are boxing clever with a brand-new business focused on tiny houses and pint-sized prefabs. Kevin...

When Alert Level 3 lockdown was announced late on Tuesday, August 11, Mahurangi was resigned and disappointed. It had been over 100 days since the...