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Ditch targeted rate, says Sayers
Rodney councillor Greg Sayers is appealing to the Rodney Local Board to withdraw its planned targeted rate to fix Rodney’s Transport woes after what he...
Mahurangi wins big under Land Transport Plan
The newly released draft Auckland Regional Land Transport Plan has allocated about $1.3 billion to transport-related projects in the Mahurangi area of Rodney alone. Rodney...
New bus service for Warkworth
Auckland Transport will introduce a new bus service for Warkworth in September. The connector bus will take Warkworth commuters as far as Silverdale and from...
Tide turns on North Rodney house prices
The tide has turned on North Rodney house prices, which were heading for a million dollar average, but the market is still looking no brighter...
An eye on the pie prize
Bunnarith Sao and Navy Keo, owners of Dairy Flat Bakery, plan to give their prize money ($1000 for a Gold award and $7500 for a...
Fire walk raising funds
The firefighters from Manly Volunteer Fire Brigade who are taking part in the Sky Tower Challenge this week took to the streets to raise funds...
Hospices combine for show
Hospice’s popular wearable arts competition is spreading its wings this year with a new partnership and a new venue. Catwalk Arts will be staged at...
Successful rat catch at Stillwater
The Stillwater community held its first Great Knockdown rat catching competition recently, bringing in a grand total of 13 rats. The competition was held on...
Sweet Appreciation – Pat Marks
Congratulations to Pat Marks, of Warkworth, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. She was nominated by Jules Palmer, who wrote:...
Kiwi death rate causing concern
The introduction of 40 little spotted kiwi to Shakespear Open Sanctuary has not been an unqualified success, with five of the adult birds now dead,...
