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Scouting for leaders

The Warkworth Scout den is looking for new leaders after being hit hard by the impact of Covid-19.Group leader Anne-Marie Woodcock says there is currently...

Lockdown scuppers party plans

Warkworth couple Terry and Margaret Norris were all set to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in style last month until level 4 lockdown threw a...

Food rescue service hits milestone

Warkworth Rotary/Lions Food Rescue service passed its fifth anniversary in July, having ‘rescued’ 84 tonnes of food through its service since July 26, 2016, when...

One more year for Wellsford footbridge

Auckland Transport has confirmed that plans are underway to build a much-needed footbridge in Wellsford next July. Rodney Local Board member for Wellsford Colin Smith...

Afghanistan police trainer – ‘All we can do is hope’

Over the past 20 years, Police Inspector Steve Kose has been deployed on five overseas missions – East Timor in 2000, the Solomon Islands in...

Southern firm says waste-to-energy possible

A waste recovery firm in the South Island is preparing to build a waste-to-energy plant – despite claims by Waste Management, the company proposing a...

Flower protest rejected but growers ready to fight on

A Matakana flower grower says a protest at the Beehive this month has strengthened the industry, even though growers’ demands were rejected. Rebecka Keeling was...

Dredging nears completion

Warkworth residents can look forward to the Mahurangi River buzzing with boats again next year as a $4 million dredging project reaches its final stage....

Tip opponents welcome plan change decision

The decision to refuse an application to create a special landfill zone in the Dome Valley has been greeted as “fantastic news” by those fighting...

Strong performance pays off for Warkworth footballers

It was a surprise win for coach Daniel Passingham and the Warkworth Football under-17s team when they were notified by text message last week that...