Local Matters

Red Beach’s mixed boys and girls Year 5/6 Ripper team will compete at national level after winning the North Harbour Primary School competition. The team...

The future of Warkworth’s Baxter Street carpark is again under scrutiny, with Auckland Council launching a new investigation into what it would cost to carry...

Two successful college balls were topped off by an initiative that helped around 25 students attend the evenings who couldn’t have otherwise afforded to go....

Health care, schooling and future industrial developments were high on the list of concerns raised at two Warkworth Structure Plan consultation days held earlier this...

A Whangaripo woman who has led a local charge to increase sustainability and cut plastic usage has won the Trailblazer category in the 2018 Auckland...

The first grants from the Rodney Local Boards targeted events fund have been allocated and are currently being disbursed. The Board has allocated $25,000 for...

The Mahurangi Matters short story competition for 2018 is now open. All genres of fiction are encouraged – suspense, crime, romance, thriller, science fiction, fantasy or slice-of-life....

The backlash against Kath’s Devine Cakes for refusing to bake a cake for a gay wedding has prompted a Warkworth man to seek to establish...

As the spectre of a national teachers strike loomed last week, 14 primary schools across the wider Mahurangi region were preparing to close on August...

Just eight weeks after opening, Warkworth’s Community Shop has handed over two cheques for $3000 each to two local community organisations. Warkworth Fire Brigade and...