Local Matters

Despite strong community opposition, Auckland Council has given the go ahead to an off-licence in the former Video Ezy shop, in Snells Beach. The application...

Stanmore Bay skatepark reopened recently after its $100,000 makeover. The work, funded by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board, included replacing the old wooden quarter...

A permanent use for the Atlas site, next to the Warkworth Showgrounds, is still in limbo. The site is currently occupied by North Power while...

A lot has already been written about the work of artist Brian Millard who has established, over many decades, an international reputation as a leading...

The Warkworth Community Patrol celebrated its one year anniversary at the Warkworth Toyota Showrooms on May 11. Patrol volunteer Ross Sutherland says the patrol is...

From starting a Montessori school to becoming president of the Montessori Association New Zealand (MANZ), Kaipara Flats resident Dave Stott has been instrumental in developing...

Around 80 people turned out to the recent Algies Bay Residents and Ratepayers’ Association annual meeting to farewell chair Richard Papworth, who has stepped down...

The inaugural Roberts Trophy running race for primary school aged children was held at Highfield Garden Reserve, Algies Bay, recently. The winner was Giselle Grimmer...

Eleven Mangawhai community groups have received a total of $170,000 in grants from the Mangawhai Endowment Lands Account committee. The committee, consisting of three Otamatea...

An affordable programme designed to benefit people with dementia will be run regularly on the Coast, following a successful trial last year. Trained therapists from...