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Safety checkpoint greets start of term

Police cars and fluorescent vest-clad officials added to the bustle of drop-off time at Ōrewa Primary School on Wednesday July 24, when the Police’s back...

Roundabout construction could take a year

The long-awaited construction of a new roundabout at the Dairy Flat Highway and Coatesville Riverhead Road intersection began at the end of last month. A...

Community abuses Whangaparaoa oil recycling bin

A free service that collected and recycled used engine oil has been removed from the Hibiscus Coast after it was abused. The bin, designed to...

Hospice volunteers thanked for long service

Alan Thomas has been volunteering for hospice in Red Beach for 25 years, providing transport and helping with patient groups, fundraising and kitchen duties. Spiritual...

Ups and downs at SOSSI’s Matariki planting

Volunteers are given planting tips on arrival by SOSSI‘s Alison Wesley. SOSSI‘s Winston Pond readies buckets filled for planters. Local marae Te Herenga Waka o...

Snap Dad to win a chainsaw – Fathers Day Competition

It has been a tradition since 1929 for Kiwis to celebrate fathers on the first Sunday in September. The day recognises the contribution men make...

Changing Faces – WaterTech Plus

After a successful career in various roles in plumbing and water treatment, Hamish Hoyle is looking to get things pumping again at Wellsford’s WaterTech Plus...

Changing Faces – KGA Accounting Plus

Business owners in Mahurangi who want growth, development and to understand their financials are the sort of clients that KGA Accounting Plus, in Whitaker Road,...

Upside down approach to better back wellbeing

Inverting his body into a semi-upside down position changed the life of Dave Hare, who had become used to wearing a girdle to support his...

Mururoa vets fear nuclear health fallout

A Mururoa Nuclear Veterans Group (MNVG) meeting at the Warkworth RSA last month has launched a national search for descendants of service personnel who witnessed...