Local Matters

Congratulations to Kathleen Barbour, of Mangawhai, who won the Matakana Village Butchery Win a Christmas Ham competition. Mahurangi Matters readers were invited to submit their...

A pair of nesting dotterels has survived hell and high water, thanks to a new perch built by a group of Snells Beach residents, led...

A geyser of human faeces burst through the bitumen in Warkworth last week forcing a temporary closure of Whitaker Road while contractors sought to make...

Residents and visitors who swim in the Omaha River at Point Wells are being warned to avoid the water at low tide or after heavy...

One Warkworth has ticked another box in its plan to set up a Business Improvement District (BID). The Rodney Local Board has approved a proposed...

An early morning blessing by Ngati Manuhiri on December 4 marked the ceremonial start of a nearly 100ha development that will transform Warkworth. Developers, Turnstone...

The intrepid Snells Beach reporters review their Hong Kong film on a tablet. From left, Libby Keenan, Ashton Henderson and Leah Waterhouse.Police officers battling frenzied...

Students from Tapora School got to play with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) last month, as part of an international musical education programme that pairs...

Increasing health risks from exposure to asbestos has forced the operators of the Lawrie Road and Rustybrook Road refuse and recycling centres, to stop accepting...

Puhoi Valley Café was one of the prestigious category winners in the annual New Zealand Ice Cream awards. The café took out the Kids Choice...