Local Matters

The Orewa Boulevard Arts Festival this weekend will be the first local event to focus on reducing the amount of waste it generates. The process...

A Waiwera developer who damaged seven protected native trees – six pohutukawa and one totara – has been sentenced to two-and-a-half months imprisonment. Augustine Lau,...

Memorials come in all shapes and sizes, and in the case of Matakana Village Farmers Market pioneer the late Joe Polaischer it will be in...

Mary Armstrong turned 105 this week and says the best thing about living to a great age is being “waited on hand and foot”. She...

The Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has dismissed rumours that the Warkworth to Te Hana section of the Road of National Significance (SH1) will be...

Environmental groups and farmers are furious that a controversial weir on Te Arai stream remains largely intact after being led to believe that it would...

Five people failing to supervise three out-of-control dogs at Omaha Beach neglected to offer a word of apology when one of their charges knocked over...

Congratulations to Roger Powell, of Snells Beach, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. He was nominated by Joyce Pyle, who...

Brendon Thomas and The Vibes, a rock band that gained many fans while competing in X Factor NZ (where they came third), will perform in...

Last year around 5100 students from 55 NZ schools were involved in digital trial and pilot exams that were offered for a selection of Level...