Local Matters

It’s back to the drawing board for Metlifecare, after its proposal to build a large retirement village in Red Beach was refused resource consent by...

Recent earthquakes in the South Island and Japan have not only shocked the community, but also reignited concerns about the lack of tsunami warning sirens...

Once again the local Foodbank faces poor supplies of the basics at Christmas. Last year at the same time the Hibiscus Coast Community House in...

Seven years after developers’ plans to demolish historic Stoney Homestead in Millwater were first revealed, in Hibiscus Matters, the restored facility is almost ready to...

by George Driver A resource consent hearing for an 1800-hectare residential development at Moir Hill will be held at the Puhoi Centennial Hall from December...

Local schools and organisations are mobilising to assist people affected by the recent earthquake that has had a devastating effect in Kaikoura as well as...

Counsellor Tina Jones, centre, and Brigitte Windsor of Youth In Transition accept a cheque from Orewa Rotarians Brian Barnett and Karen Bonici. Orewa Rotarians gave...

The issue of whether or not to open the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board’s workshops to the public and the press will be debated again...

Auckland Transport (AT) is trialling a range of methods to reduce dust from unsealed roads this month. The $200,000 investigation will involve trialling five different...

Kevin Jones with his wife, Robyn, receiving his medal from a past United Fire Brigades Association president Graeme Booth. Two founding members of the Mahurangi...