Local Matters

Leigh School teacher Dominique Vikstrand, principal Julie Turner, teacher Debbie Fox and carnival organiser Rachel Bigwood in front of the new building site. The Leigh...

At least parking wasn’t a problem – Rodney Local Board Chair Beth Houlbrooke, left, and guests at the relocated Riverside Dinner. It takes more than...

Eddie Low, left, and Kevin Greaves promise original and classic songs with a touch of comedy for their Warkworth show. Country music legends Eddie Low...

Love Spud band members Isaac Thackray, Brian Jones, Steve Cox and Gareth Hedges met and later launched their album at Warkworth’s Tahi Bar. Mahurangi band...

A convoy of nine vintage tractors dating from 1949 made its way along Warkworth’s Queen Street on March 15 as part of a trek from...

Plans to improve and upgrade Wellsford and Te Hana’s wastewater treatment plant took a significant step forward last month, with Watercare deciding on its preferred...

Parry Kauri Park in 1925. Each year thousands of people visit Parry Kauri Park on Thomson Road, Warkworth. Some just stay to photograph the two...

Trust founder Wendy Hawkings and chairman Brendon Hart made presentations to meals coordinator Anne Carr, left, and entertainment coordinator Judith Cowie, right. A drop in...

Sewage or vomit from a vessel was the most likely cause of an oyster contamination earlier this year that forced the temporary closure of five...

Paul Smith, Jarrod Balle, Brook Sanderson and Kevin Lawton doing the hard yards aboard ‘The Scud’. They finished a creditable third. Glorious weather and a...