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Young lifesaver inspires others

A winter of training in the pool has prepared Orewa Surf Lifesaving Club member Kate Wignell to compete in the World Surf Lifesaving Championships, which...

Seven-year-old laps up off-road racing

Seven-year-old Reeve Giddy (right)has rolled his Kiwi Truck while racing a couple of times. He is pictured competing at the National Finals, which were held...

Generous gift for Parenting Place

Before Christmas, a new house in Millwater will be sold to raise money for the charitable organisation Parenting Place. Nineteen local businesses, led by Sentinel...

Sweet Appreciation – Sarah Clark

Congratulations to Sarah Clark, of Warkworth, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Sarah was nominated by Ilona Rodgers who wrote:...

Friendships form at Orewa cooking class

Peter Kendall of Gulf Harbour says the Justcook4 Healthy Ageing course will make ‘ready meals’ a thing of the past at his place. Liubov Radchemko,...

Accusations fly after tyre slashing spree

Friction over parking on the reserve at the bottom of Brick Bay Drive heated up when allegedly eight boat trailers had their tyres slashed on...

Playground flying high

Members of Warkworth Lions Club were ecstatic to see the ribbon finally cut to open the new play space at Lucy Moore Park on December...

Kitchen fire destroys elderly woman’s home

An 85-year-old Algies Bay woman has found herself homeless after a fire destroyed her house in The Nook on Thursday evening, December 5. Specialist fire...

Red Beach school drops religious programme

Red Beach School will no longer offer the Values in Action (VIA) religious instruction programme at its school. The programme was controversial with one former...

Jazz trombonist earns place in national orchestra

Six years after he played his first tentative note on a trombone, 17-year-old Connor Gentry has been selected for the NZ Youth Jazz Orchestra. The...