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Inorganics collected

Bookings have opened for this year’s inorganic waste disposal service. Collections in Mahurangi will start in Puhoi around mid-year, working slowly north in August, September...

Top to bottom trip for fundraising riders

Six members of the Warkworth Riders group will cycle from Cape Reinga to Bluff in the Tour Aotearoa next month. Tour Aotearoa, designed by Jonathan...

Te Hana carver laid to rest

The Te Hana community lost a man with a big heart and an international reputation when master carver and sculptor Kerry Strongman died on January...

Matakana Road crash hospitalises Warkworth student

An online Givealittle page has been set up for the family involved in a vehicle accident on Matakana Road on January 16. Tania and Martin...

Action pictures dazzle in Summer Fun photo comp

A picture of a girl flying between two enormous balls on an inflatable playground has won first prize in the Summer Fun Photo Competition, sponsored...

Rural return for new Kaipara Flats principal

Debbie Hamer is looking forward to her first role as principal after taking on the job at Kaipara Flats School this year. Mrs Hamer was...

Bungle sees walkway fall into disrepair

A bureaucratic bungle has allowed a recently opened Rodney walkway to become overgrown with weeds and fall into a state of disrepair. The blunder came...

Waiwera developer sentenced

Auckland Council media release, 26 January 2018 Auckland Council has welcomed the sentencing of a man who damaged seven protected native trees – six pōhutukawa...

NZ Transport Agency – Press release

Auckland’s Northern Motorway to be closed most nights for next four months, starting this Sunday The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to plan ahead and...

Orewa Beach fenced off next week

Diggers will be shifting sand on Orewa Beach next week, restricting access to the public and reducing the area patrolled by surf lifesavers. The process...