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Police focus on bus station behaviour

Police say they are actively focused on behaviour at Hibiscus Coast bus station, including foot patrols on Friday and Saturday nights recently. The patrols are...

Local board dishes out grants

How tight things are in local government, when it comes to grants to community groups, came into focus when the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board...

CCTV coming to Coast streets

CCTV cameras are being introduced on local streets in an effort to increase the level of security in and around our town centres. Last month...

Charity golf tournament ‘a great day off work’

Two Coast accountants, Jason Tudor and Brodie Hunt, are making a name for themselves, having won or placed second in three recent charity golf tournaments....

The value of cash debated

Voices for Freedom’s poster promoting the continued use of cash is on display at a number of local businesses, while one café in Silverdale recently...

Muddy good fun to be had at community plantings

Winter is the best time for planting, and all over the Hibiscus Coast, environmental groups are leading community volunteers as they put native trees and...

Silverdale BID to get a cool half million

Until now, Destination Ōrewa has been the biggest Business Improvement District (BID) in the local board area. However, the newly formed Silverdale BID will have...

Laundromat Co

The smell of fresh, clean laundry and the soft whirr of machines makes the Laundromat Co in Ōrewa a surprisingly restful place. The business is...

Puhoi’s rich history celebrated

The end of this month, June 29, is the 160th anniversary of Puhoi Village being settled by the Bohemians from Europe, and activities are planned...

Former Watercare CEO joins AT board

Ex-Watercare chief executive Raveen Jaduram has returned to the Auckland Council fold as one of two new directors of Auckland Transport (AT).  Jaduram resigned from...