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Businesses fail as migrants locked out

Mahurangi businesses struggling for staff cannot fill vacancies despite a pool of available migrant workers desperate to earn a living. Among the businesses is The...

Daffodil Day

Daffodil Day will be celebrating on August 27, and there will be collection points throughout the community raising money for the New Zealand Cancer Society....

Mahurangi cheers Minister for rejecting road tolling

Mahurangi community leaders have roundly applauded Transport Minister Michael Wood for deciding against tolling the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway when it opens next year. One...

Residents losing sleep over fears of licence extension

Fears that extending the licencing hours of a Snells Beach restaurant could lead to increased noise, disturbed sleep and extra traffic in a residential area...

Opponents call for halt to nearshore sand mining

Opponents to offshore sand mining near Mangawhai and Pakiri have called on Auckland Council to put a halt to “unconsented” near-shore extraction. The Mangawhai Harbour...

New decks and boardwalks for Parry Kauri Park

A bid to protect emerging and mature kauri trees at Parry Kauri Park, in Warkworth, and at the same give visitors a better chance to...

Record building consent numbers

The number of residential building consents granted in New Zealand over the last 12 months has reached record levels. Figures from Statistics NZ released last month show...

Strength in numbers

The Rotary Club of Ōrewa decided in early 2016 that the best way of attracting younger people to join was to implement a new and...

Housing market snapshot

Real estate firm owners agree that a buyer frenzy has dramatically driven up prices in Mahurangi. Desperate buyers have been left out of luck as...

Coast and shore CAB hold hands

Last month saw the merger of the Hibiscus Coast Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) with its North Shore counterpart. The Ōrewa-based CAB is now a branch,...