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Environmental hazard unchecked as boat leaks into Weiti
An abandoned boat at Stillwater Boating Club is leaking oil into the Weiti River. Stillwater Boating Club has been left to deal with a boat...
Kiwi Magic appears on Tindalls Bay rocks
Former America’s Cup boat NZL 20 was a sad sight on the rocks. Photos, Anna Roters It could have been a sorry end for former...
Health hub new step for Marae
The community marae in Silverdale, Te Herenga Waka o Ōrewa, presented a proposal for its next step forward at the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board...
‘Bad ass’ workshop at Hibiscus Bridge Club
It’s not every day that someone who describes himself as a “musician, teacher, facilitator, and bad ass” brings a workshop to Hibiscus Bridge Club. Matiu...
Pony brings people together at village
A social studies project at KingsWay School led teenager Grace Mitchell to visit a retirement village, taking her pony, Isla, with her. The project asked...
Rose garden plots promise a sweet place to rest
Recently the 327th rose garden was put in at Auckland Memorial Park and Cemetery, in East Coast Road, Silverdale. All those roses are not only...
Homing in on 100
When Howard Monk arrived in New Guinea in 1945, Royal NZ Air Force fighter pilots facing the Japanese in the Pacific were credited with shooting...
Sink or swim for Gulf Harbour ferry
A ferry service that has operated between Gulf Harbour and downtown Auckland since the 1990s could end in five years’ time, with Auckland Transport (AT)...
Splashing for cash
The locally famous Arkles Bay winter splash, a fundraiser for Hospice, will take place on Sunday, July 30, 10am. Organiser Greg Holland (pictured) says once...
Matariki kite-flying fun at Silverdale Primary
The weather was only partly cooperative when children from Silverdale Primary School took out their kites for a Matariki kite-flying day last week. Originally planned...
