Local Matters

Two firefighters from Puhoi Volunteer Fire Brigade have returned from a 36-day stint in British Columbia, Canada battling the worst wildfires in the province’s history....

Tsunami sirens around the area will be tested on September 30 as part of the twice-yearly checks coinciding with the start and finish of daylight...

The Atuanui Mount Auckland walkway and scenic reserve overlooking Kaipara Harbour has been closed to the public in a bid to protect the native bushland...

The Anglican vicar of Warkworth, who rode into town on her black Suzuki motorcycle “Sabbath”, has left her post after serving for just one year....

Auckland Council has been forced to backtrack over plans to temporarily close the waste transfer stations at Snells Beach and Wellsford at the end of...

Toasting the completion of a $156,000 renovation of the Warkworth Community Rooms, in Alnwick Street, are, from left, Rodney Local Board community lease advisor Karen...

A damning Corruption and Crime Commission report on the activities of former Rodney District Council chief executive Rodger Kerr Newell is currently in the hands...

Auckland Transport (AT) has announced construction of a four-lane Matakana link road will likely be delayed for almost 20 years. In the interim, a two-lane...

A quiet lambing season was shattered last week following the vicious mauling of 11 sheep, which left three dead. The incident occurred just south of...

The former Peninsula Golf Club – now Wainui Golf and Function Centre – has faced a number of challenges since moving from Red Beach to...