Local Matters

Water quality in the Matakana River, above the falls, is being tested every three months. On site last month were, from left, Martin Evans, John...

Members of the Morrison family are pleased that part of Warkworth’s horticultural heritage will be saved if Auckland Council gives the orchard proposal the green...

A fire that started yesterday in the Silverdale industrial area was only officially declared extinguished this morning. The blaze and explosion was in a 15m...

Days after the Christchurch shootings, Warkworth Town Hall facilitator Alex Hayward woke up and thought, “We’ve got the venue – why don’t we have a...

Wainui School got behind the Paper Doll project, which began in Tauranga and aims to make the longest paper doll chain ever, as a symbol...

Adele Carryer says she knew they were in trouble when Chevy, right, pushed her under the water in panic. Her son Keegan managed to keep...

A total of 61 apartments can now be built at 85-89 Brightside Road in Stanmore Bay, with resource consent approval given by Auckland Council last...

Eighty-year-old Albert Kinnell is fighting Council’s demand that he fell trees on his property, including an orchard planted by his mother, at his expense. The...

As a result of a vote that Cr John Watson describes as “an epic contest”, Auckland Council will now prepare a regional marina strategy that...

This mural in Devonport reflects Erika’s love of swimming with sea-life. The whale mural won the Peoples’ Choice Award in a street artist exhibition in...