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Commuters buzzing over AT buses
Mahurangi residents queued to get into the Old Masonic Hall last month to figure out how to get the best use of the new Warkworth...
Kaipara scallops off the menu
The Kaipara Harbour scallop fishery will be closed to recreational fishers from October 23. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says the most recent scientific information shows...
Wellsford pilot fosters learning through nature
Some of Wellsford’s youngest residents got their hands dirty at the community garden in School Road on September 25 as part of an Auckland pilot...
Supercity super dump planned for Dome Valley
New Zealand’s biggest waste collection business wants to develop a major new landfill site off State Highway 1, near Wellsford, that could mean hundreds of...
Maori farm awards
Entries are now open for the 2019 Ahuwhenua Trophy for Excellence in Maori Farming and the 2019 Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer Award. The awards recognise...
Furry friends celebrated at Red Beach church service
Red Beach Methodist church is extending an invitation to all creatures great and small when it holds a Blessing of the Animals this month. The...
Black Sticks in Warkworth
The Warkworth Showgrounds hockey turf will be treated to its first international fixtures next month when the Black Sticks men play Canada. The teams will...
Lake Tomarata decline alarms ecologists
Lack of water clarity and declining health of aquatic plant life at Lake Tomarata has alarmed Auckland Council ecologists. The finding came to light following...
Wellsford takes part in protest
Nine people took to State Highway 1 in Wellsford near Matheson Road on September 8 as part of a nationwide protest against the use of...
New school fosters affection for bees
A desire for people to have “as much fun as Winnie-the-Pooh” has inspired Grass Esposti to set up her own beekeeping education centre on the...
