Hibiscus Matters

Silverdale United Rugby Club’s inaugural Ladies Day on Saturday May 20 was so successful that it will not be the last time this event is...

After two big floods left their Stanmore Bay home with subsidence, Fleur Mulgrew and partner Saurabh Sharma say the culvert that runs along Brightside Road...

Former Whangaparāoa College students, Drs Yasmin Nouri and Andrew Wilson, are at the cutting edge of cancer research. Two former science lab partners at Whangaparāoa...

Another stoat is appearing on the open sanctuary’s cameras. Photo, Auckland Council A picture of a stoat, captured on a Shakespear Open Sanctuary thermal imaging...

Stanmore Bay’s Jonathan Morgan has a background in technology, but he says the idea that he could help students obtain the devices they need, only...

Heavy rain on May 9 and overnight the next day caused flooding, slips and damage to homes on the Hibiscus Coast with parts of Whangaparāoa,...

Maps, above show the 100 year event flood depth before and after it is built. As part of building O Mahurangi Penlink, Waka Kotahi will...

Nancy Howie started making her own instruments as a lockdown project and hasn’t stopped. Piano tuner, singer/songwriter and musician, Nancy Howie, of Whangaparāoa, discovered a...

Tindalls Bay couple Sarah and Steve Pirie-Nally are excited to bring a new concept, the Wonder Lab, to Whangaparāoa. The colourful, welcoming space is divided...

Artists impression view of development from Southeast Earthworks have started on a small subdivision on Arran Point Parade, next to Ōrewa River. When the original...