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Free car maintenance advice for women
There’s a chance for women to get up to speed with basic car maintenance at a free lunchtime lecture in Warkworth on Wednesday, May 29....
Pink paddleboarder speaks at breakfast
A woman who has faced breast cancer twice – once at 26 and then again at 40 – will be the guest speaker at a...
Black Stick guides college team
One of Orewa College’s hockey teams got some tips from an expert when Black Stick Rose Keddell put them through some drills this month. The...
Move to make Matakana more caring
A new community help directory is being planned as part of a wider move to make Matakana and the surrounding areas a more caring, inclusive...
Blankets appeal for Rodney families
Here’s a cause that will give people the warm fuzzies. Rodney Women’s Centre is calling on the public to sort through their linen cupboard and...
Memoir chronicles life with phobia
Matakana’s Wendy Parkins has published a memoir about living with depression and phobia while embarking on a professional career in the United Kingdom. “I led...
Thrills and spills at brigade open day
A steady stream of visitors were entertained and informed at the Matakana Volunteer Fire Brigade Open Day held on May 4. Attendees could try their...
Six-year-old BMX rider heads to Belgium
He is only six years old, but Coast BMX champion Dylan Szaszy is heading to the UCI BMX World Championships in Belgium in July. Dylan,...
Outlook positive for industrial and commercial investment
Demand for industrial land in Warkworth is strong, but is being hampered by a lack of supply, according to Bayleys north director Mark Macky. “Businesses...
Retirement complex pushes ahead with development
Further work on the Oaks on Neville retirement village will start in earnest in the coming weeks and will involve the refurbishment of the historic...
