Mahurangi Matters

Mangawhai Heads is arguably Kaipara’s premier surf beach, a magnet for thousands of surfers and swimmers each year. For decades, its doughty volunteer lifesavers have...

Since taking office in late 2022 – after campaigning for election on a platform opposed to elements of co-governance – Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has...

The care of our native wildlife is too important to be left in the hands of city bureaucrats. That’s the only conclusion to be drawn...

Hair’s an idea … Sad news that the Leigh Harbour walkway will remain closed for the foreseeable future, though after recent community efforts in the...

Landfill perplexing Having visited New Zealand from the UK a number of times over the last 10 years, and being closely involved in the waste...

Astor by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe Anderson Cooper is perhaps best known as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. His mother was the late Gloria...

The release of an interim decision on the proposed regional landfill at Wayby last month has raised the spectre of yet further, very expensive, legal...

For many years, this paper has written about the tide of urban development creeping north from Auckland. First forecast in the draft Auckland Unitary Plan...

Give peace a chance In a surprise move, Rodney Local Board members were presented with three potted plants during the public forum at their monthly...

Crash course Rodney Local Board members were all ears when Matakana Community Group appeared at its September meeting to explain about plans for a pump...