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Netball finds temporary solution to court shortage
Netball Rodney has found a temporary solution to its lack of courts for the 2022 competition and a further two seasons. Club representatives Karyne Ross,...
Weir to from here?
Groups interested in saving the historic Warkworth weir, near the Bridgehouse Hotel, may be making traction. In 2020, Auckland Council’s position was that the weir...
Sandspit parking
A specialist parking provider is being sought to run the carpark at the Sandspit Wharf. The Rodney Local Board was told last week that the...
Closure rumours denied as trust in banks decreases
Continuing rumours that ASB is planning to permanently close its Wellsford branch have been denied by the bank this month. ASB’s head of external communications,...
Bowlers switch sites
Bowls Warkworth is shifting its focus for new clubrooms from Shoesmith Domain to Campbell Reserve, at the top of Glenmore Drive. The club has been...
Leigh blanket speed cut plan ‘unnecessary’
A group of Leigh residents is taking issue with an Auckland Transport (AT) plan for a wholesale speed limit reduction throughout the town from 50...
Kowhai Festival faces uncertain future
For the third year in a row, Warkworth’s largest community event – the annual Kowhai Festival – has been cancelled. And unless volunteer organisers step...
Road ad campaign criticised
The New Zealand Taxpayers Union has written to the Public Service Commission requesting an intervention over Waka Kotahi’s Road to Zero public awareness campaign. The...
Grant extends Snells Beach pest project
A plan to rid Snells Beach of pests has been boosted by a $2500 grant from the Predator Free New Zealand Trust. Snells Shoreline Conservation...
Online misogyny increasing
When the country went into lockdown last year, research group Te Pūnaha Matatini at Auckland University noticed a sharp increase in Covid-19 specific disinformation. This...
