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Introducing: Due Amici

Chefs Nikola Markoski and Chen Yi have combined their considerable experience to open Due Amici in Manly Village. The two friends have been cooking Italian...

Introducing: Bombay to Goa

Gulf Harbour has a new Indian restaurant to enjoy, overlooking the Marine Village canal. Bombay to Goa opened about four months ago courtesy of Lucky...

Ferry finally gets bike racks

After almost four years of trying to get bike racks installed on Gulf Harbour reserve for ferry users, local board members were pleased to see...

Students onboard for rat trapping

Gulf Harbour School’s Year 5 students have joined the fight for Hibiscus Coast birdlife by having rat traps in their home gardens – catching 12...

Pay rise agreed for ‘undervalued’ school support staff

Teacher aides and other school support staff could be in for a significant pay rise and better job security, as negotiations between the Ministry of...

Art keeps lids from landfill

A collection of 2607 bottle caps has been turned into a mural by Ōrewa College’s Learning Support Centre. The mural, which has a permanent place...

Arresting art brightens station

Year 8 artists Kaede Prescott, centre left, and Grace Wallace, sit beneath their paintings with Inspector Mark Fergus, left, and Snr Constable Bernie Watt. Right,...

Top tech team heads to Sydney

A robotics team from Whangaparāoa College will compete in the inaugural OneWorld Global Robotics competition in Sydney next year. The global championship will see Year...

Chickens enrolled at Silverdale School

Silverdale School’s roll has increased by six brown shaver chickens, who moved from a free-range farm in Whangarei to the school at the end of...

Native birds backing local musician

A Silverdale musician has incorporated the songs of native birds into her music, including the distinctive notes of the tui and the sounds of two...