Local Matters

A magician, live music and a food fermentation demo are just a few of the attractions at this year’s Leigh Summer Festival at Leigh School,...

Visitors to the Kaukapakapa Market on Sunday, January 19 are being encouraged to pop in to the nearby Kaukapakapa Library. Since re-opening in 2014, the...

Petrolheads of every persuasion should head to Waipu’s Caledonian Park next month for the annual Great Waipu Car & Bike Show. Up to 700 classic,...

Sails of all colours and designs will be out in force for the annual Mahurangi Regatta, on the Mahurangi Harbour, on Saturday, January 25. More...

Bookings are open for Creative Matakana’s week of arts workshops in the second week of May. “There are always some courses which sell out within...

Takatu entrepreneur Beth Kelly has invented a wristband for children and parents that can track the wearer’s position anywhere in the world, and she is...

More than four years of relentless fundraising to renovate and revitalise the Wellsford Plunket Rooms has been officially recognised, with Tania Hamilton being named Plunket’s...

The end of the year saw the end of an era at Warkworth Volunteer Fire Brigade, when Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Ian Davies retired after...

Mahurangi School principals have reacted with cautious enthusiasm to a Government commitment to pump $400 million to improve the condition of their school properties. Last...

While those who have over-indulged in Christmas cheer will be thinking of hitting the gyms this month, the importance of keeping mentally fit is just...