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Boulevard extension could cost over a million
The option of progressing the next stage of the Orewa Boulevard project, at an estimated cost of $1.3 million, will go before the Hibiscus &...
Fate of service centre due
The sale of the Orewa Service Centre at 50 Centreway Road, first made public in Hibiscus Matters March 1 edition, will be voted on by...
More intensive plans for Stanmore Bay apartments
The latest plans for the apartments to be built on 85-89 Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay (behind New World Whangaparaoa) are for the most intensive use...
Diverse resolutions tabled at BPW gathering
Student loan repayments and KiwiSaver, the gender pay gap at retirement and climate change are just some of the many topics that will be debated...
Networking pinpoints need
Local networking is an important aspect of the BPW charter and this often has surprising outcomes. For example, when NZ First MP Tracey Martin talked...
Local resolution given UN clout
In 2011, a cousin of Warkworth BPW president Sally Smith organised a bike ride from Bluff to Cape Reinga to raise awareness of depression and...
Nepal connection fostered
On the international front, the Warkworth BPW chapter provides yearly support to the Nepal Literacy Fund. Chapter president Sally Smith says this has enabled many...
Remembering not to forget
One of the many activities that Warkworth BPW members are involved in outside of the monthly meetings is the Brain FIT for LIFE course, which...
Forum shares business gems
Two enterprising businesswomen, Jackie Russell and Bev Giles, are hosting a Q&A forum for business people and not-for-profit organisations in Snells Beach on Tuesday, May...
Looking back
The International Federation of Business and Professional Women was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1930. The first NZ chapter met for the first time in...
