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Positive focus on youth violence

A lot of talk on social media about youth crime have led to the formation of a facebook group called Hibiscus Coast Community – Against...

Roswell calling for Manly filmmaker

Manly-based independent filmmaker David Blyth is heading for Roswell, New Mexico, where his “alien abduction musical mashup” movie inspired by Covid-19 lockdowns is set to...

Brakes applied to growth

Growth in parts of Silverdale, Dairy Flat and Wainui will be shunted back at least a decade if Auckland Council adopts a draft Future Development...

New speed limit plan for schools and rural roads

Louise Johnston has long campaigned for lower speeds outside rural schools. Speed limits around all local schools and colleges will be reduced to 30kph – at...

Angling couple reel in top sustainability awards

A lifetime of promoting and raising awareness of the sustainability of New Zealand’s oceans and fisheries has snagged Hibiscus Coast couple Scott and Sue Tindale...

Warm homes a focus of new building regulations

Changes that Government is making to the building code will impact builders of new homes in the pocket, but will also improve energy efficiency for...

Preparations underway for Wēiti Bridge

There is plenty of activity at the worksite for the construction of O Mahurangi-Penlink, including the Wēiti Bridge and Duck Creek Bridge in Stillwater. As...

Storm damaged areas get emergency fix

Two months’ worth of repair work is underway on Ōrewa Beach. Auckland Council is undertaking the emergency response work to shore up areas damaged by...

Local solution to slip control

The amount of slips being stabilised around the North Island by Dairy Flat company Erosion Control has increased 10-fold with this year’s weather events. As...

End of an era for Auckland Council Ōrewa building

This building has been the base for the local Council since Rodney District Council days but that is expected to end in August. A building...