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Business Association appoints new Warkworth town manager

Town manager, Murray Chapman. Businessman and community volunteer Murray Chapman has been appointed to the new role of One Warkworth Business Association manager. He was...

Collective vision on Kaiwaka

Feedback from the Kaiwaka community, alongside the input from community group Kaiwaka Can and Te Uri o Hau, has helped shape the plan. Traffic and...

Court orders Warkworth agent to repay $1.4 million

Warkworth real estate agent Duncan Napier has failed in his bid to overturn a High Court decision ordering him to repay more than $1.4 million...

Federated Farmers slam unfair council rate bills

Farmers are questioning the priorities and fiscal discipline of New Zealand’s councils as rate takes continue to outstrip cost indexes.Analysis by Federated Farmers shows the...

Introducing: Gold Peacock

Paul Brown and New Yingdaichom Paul Brown and New Yingdaichom have opened the Gold Peacock beauty salon on Queen Street in Warkworth and are offering...

Summer drains tank supply

Householders are being urged to keep an eye on their water supply and book a delivery well before they run out. Water trucks in the...

Worm-resistant sheep under the hammer

PG Wrightson sales staff kept the bids flowing at Kikitangeo’s 27th annual sale. More than 30 buyers from throughout New Zealand attended an historic ram...

Council election spend by Rodney candidates adds up

When it comes to being elected to Auckland Council, it appears money can’t buy you love.Some of the highest spending candidates in last October’s election...

Motorway consortium holds meet and greet

NX2 chief executive Ray Wilson was on hand to answer questions at the Warkworth information morning. Two viaducts on the new 18.5km, four-lane motorway between...

On patrol in Pakiri

Red Beach lifeguards are on patrol again in Pakiri. This is the eighth summer the club has been providing the voluntary patrol. The decision to patrol...