Local Matters

Matakana author and artist Hugh Major was runner-up in the book awards run by the Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust. Matakana resident Hugh Major came second...

After 30 years in the music industry, Don McGlashan says he is embarking on a new period of his career – his kids have left...

The Warkworth Theatre Group has re-formed and is hoping to put on a show for the re-opening of the Warkworth Town Hall next year. Group...

A large number of mangroves have established in the Waikokopu Estuary following the construction of the Omaha causeway in 1971. Mahurangi residents living on the...

Dogs won’t be able to frolic freely at the north end of Snells Beach under the new regulations. Dog owners will be able to enjoy...

Although several properties in Silverdale, Red Beach and Stanmore Bay received awards in the Auckland Regional House of the Year Awards, including several Golds, just...

What will happen to this piece of land in Silverdale Village, known as “the Green”, is something that the Silverdale community is anxious to find...

A twin motor Tellus vacuum cleaner, a pair of bolt cutters and a vice are the starting point for what could end up being sizeable...

From left, Isabella Wilson, Janneke Mohring, Elise Jarnell, Sophie Cambie, Manaia Thomas-Bloom and Eshita Chatterjee. A new newspaper rolled off the presses this week, produced...

Pat Shanks in Centrestage Theatre’s new rehearsal space. Supporters of Centrestage Theatre will gather this weekend (September 5) to officially open the much-needed and long...