Local Matters

One of the pioneers of winemaking (albeit fruit wine) in the Matakana district was Alexis Migounoff, although his product was marketed as a remedy rather...

The Albertland Co-operative Dairy Company opened a cheese factory in Woodcocks Road, Warkworth, with great fanfare on November 8, 1968. Celebrations were held over two...

Open for tasting A – Ascension Wine Estate, B – Brick Bay Wines, C – Heron’s Flight, D – Hyperion Wines, E – Matakana Estate,...

The Warkworth Tennis and Squash club will again host its business house tennis tournament, which is played on Wednesday evenings from January 29. The competition,...

The 70th annual Otamatea Tennis Open at the Kaiwaka Sports Association will be held on Anniversary Weekend of January 25-26.   Organiser Innes Andersen says...

Around 3000 spectators enjoyed perfect conditions for the 2020 Warkworth Rodeo on New Years Day – marking the 60th time the event has been held...

Members of the Trust that runs the Whangaparaoa Community Hub are “gutted” that they could have to close the doors due to lack of funding....

When Stuart Dwight says he is “ a man of many hats” it is not only because he owns more than 200 hats. He is...

The Weiti Bay development above Karepiro Bay is facing financial issues, with up to 33 residential lots and 33.5ha of yet-to-be-developed land within the subdivision...

Repairs to the structure of Orewa’s Nautilus apartments, due to finish at the end of this month, could take until the end of May. The...