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Council idle as historic site disintegrates

Before amalgamation in 2010, Rodney District Council completed a Reserve Management Plan for the Wilson cement works site, which included a comprehensive heritage and conservation...

Top of the Plaza site on sale

A building at 719A Whangaparaoa Road is for sale, with potential for a multi-storey redevelopment. It is part of the retail block known as the...

Supermarket trials quiet time

The first local Sensory Quiet Shopping Hour is being trialed at a supermarket on the Hibiscus Coast this month. During the quiet hour, the lights...

Council continues with chemical weed control

Auckland Council took over the management of weeds on roadsides from Auckland Transport (AT) on April 1 but at this stage little will change. Cr...

No sewage spill at Point Wells

Watercare believes a broken wastewater pipe at Point Wells last month did not result in any sewage entering Whangateau Harbour. Watercare says a sucker truck...

Semi-automatic gun handover amnesty starts

Although details around a buyback scheme for the now illegal semi-automatic guns are yet to be announced, the handover of weapons is well underway with...

Repeated thefts blight community garden crops

A volunteer-run garden in Manly that was first planted in 2016 has recently been the target of theft. This has had an impact not only...

Library courtyard costs blow out after three year process

A plan to improve the courtyard outside Whangaparaoa Library, which began three years ago, has resurfaced as a final design that has more than doubled...

Centrestage raises the curtain on vibrant upgrade

Inspiration for the theatre’s colour scheme came from this carpet design, which manager Stephanie McKellar-Smith says Centrestage is fundraising to have in its foyer. Centrestage...

Teenagers the winners in golf classic fundraiser

With the cheque are, from left, Spirit of Adventure Trust chief executive Dean Lawrence, general manager Ruth Roebuck and chair Steven Fisher; Karen Franklin, Country...