Local Matters

Auckland Council’s planned $250,000 upgrade of Orewa Library is a great opportunity for a redevelopment that might allow the facility to accommodate more Council services,...

A loft dedicated to inspiring good design has been built by industrial furniture and interior concepts business Raw Possessions. Business owner Dean Morris says clients...

Ōrewa students are concerned about the damaged hand rails and slippery surfaces. Right, Student Council chair Darby Turner is pleased with the local board’s response...

Shakespear Regional Park has been recognised as one of the best parks in the world by winning Silver in the 2019 International Large Urban Parks...

Neighbours of Shakespear Regional Park are being offered an opportunity to contribute to “a halo” of pest control around the edges of the park. Shakespear...

Orewa sociologist, Dr Caroline Keen, wants to find out more about how parents and young people perceive and manage their online data privacy. Supported by...

Improving overall wellness is at the centre of Hibiscus Chiropractic, run by chiropractors Lan-Ling and Gian Mansell. Lan-Ling recently returned to chiropractic work at a...

Who represents us? It’s local body election time – before your eyes glaze over, here is what you need to know in as brief a...

While overall road deaths and serious injuries declined in Auckland last year, the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area bucked the trend, seeing the biggest...

The final costs to Auckland’s ratepayers of seeking resource consent for the proposed Orewa seawall are in, and total more than $1.6 million – $1,678.604....