Mahurangi Matters

Early bird gets the winIt’s barely April and already we have an entry for our Quote of the Year Award that we really can’t see...

Golf balls Who’d have thought you needed your swimming togs when playing a round at the Warkworth Golf Course. Mayoral bon mots Mayor Wayne Brown...

Sign of the times We’ve heard of endangered wood pigeons, but Leigh has gone one better with an endangered wood seagull. The colourful ‘welcome’ sign...

In the whole of Auckland, there are few residents who ask for less for their rate dollar than the people who live on unsealed roads....

Punny name Straight into our ‘Just the Name for the Job’ file goes the Auckland Council stormwater specialist and project manager responsible for setting up...

Here we are again, ready to shut up shop for the summer break and take a well-earned holiday from the daily grind. While we realise...

It was probably a throwaway line not intended to be taken too seriously, but Mayor Wayne Brown’s comment that $100 isn’t enough to cover lunch...

Some budding business entrepreneurs from Kaipara Flats Road got some extra publicity for their “patties” when they became a minor sensation on Facebook. Keeping it...

Talk to the foot … This handsome young fella made it abundantly clear he was no fan of the paparazzi during the recent release of...

Starting this week, regular users of the Local Matters website will notice a few changes. Access to most of the site – the What’s On...