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Hibiscus Matters
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Have you seen Esmeralda?
Manly resident Lynda O’Hara is hoping someone on the Hibiscus Coast may know the whereabouts of a model ship, made by her grandfather James (Jim)...
Positives and pitfalls of reverse mortgages
by Emma Turnbull, Solicitor, North Harbour Law When many people reach retirement age, their pension and savings do not allow them sufficient funds to maintain...
Kauri Kids closure confirmed
Kauri Kids, the Auckland Council-owned childcare centre in Stanmore Bay, and its Browns Bay counterpart, will close at the end of this year, with the...
Courts needed to turn troubled youth around
At the age of 14, Glen Green says he was “a very angry young man” and on the verge of getting into serious trouble and...
More Whangaparāoa candidates
Residents voting in the Whangaparāoa electorate in this year’s election so far have five candidates to choose from, with three more announcing their candidacy recently. ...
Hobbs Bay farm development notified
The transformation of Hobbs Bay farm on a prominent cliff top site in Gulf Harbour into a residential subdivision of 88 homes, a café and...
More than one way to solve parking issues in Stillwater
Lack of parking on this narrow road is causing an unsafe situation, boaties say. Increasing numbers of boaties using the public boat ramp in Stillwater,...
Karepiro community pantry
Community food pantries, where anyone can place food for others to take free of charge, have popped up all around the Coast in recent years....
Miraculous reunion with two long-lost cats
A Puhoi family whose lives were thrown into chaos when their home was destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle finally had good news last week, when two...
Coast social housing issues raised in Silverdale
Unaffordable rentals and house prices, and a need for pensioner housing were among the issues raised during consultation on the Hibiscus Coast’s housing needs. The...
