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Kauri protection ramping up with new boot stations

Access to the lower track from Old North Road through to the bridge in Eave’s Bush in Orewa will be opened next month following kauri...

Five Hibiscus Coast women accept yellow Zonta roses

Hibiscus Coast Zonta Club president Janet Hope. The way in which women make connections in the community came through strongly at a ceremony held in...

Changing Faces: Coffee Club, Orewa

Customer service is high on the list of priorities for new Coffee Club owner, Scott Smith. Scott and his wife Della took over the Orewa...

Introducing: House of Boulevard

Integrity and options are two words that crop up a lot when the co-owner of House of Boulevard, in Silverdale, Lucas Lu, talks about food....

Introducing: Marshall Gallery

Art lovers on the Hibiscus Coast are in for a treat next time they visit Orewa. Sally and Grant Marshall have opened Marshall Gallery in...

New lease of life for Hub

At the end of last year, things were looking bleak for the future of the Whangaparāoa Community Hub, as it was unable to source funding...

Wainui champs crowned king of motocross

Six year old Kade Hawkins in action at the competition. Cole Davies, 12, “pinning it, to win it”! Wainui School entered a team of 18...

Post moves to Paper Plus

Kiwibank Orewa is taking over the space formerly occupied by NZ Post, with postal services shifting to Paper Plus, Orewa, next month. In 2018, Kiwibank...

College land proposal stalls on vehicle access

More than three years after the Ministry of Education first proposed to subdivide and sell a portion of land that is currently part of Whangaparaoa...

Should you trust in a trust?

Running your own business, or being involved in senior management, is an exciting opportunity. Of course, there are always some risks involved, not least of...