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Sand mining and leisure lake proposal for Tapora

A Ruakaka developer and sand miner wants to extract seven million cubic metres of sand from farmland in Tapora and create a 27-hectare recreational dune...

Pricey Kowhai pathway opens

A 380-metre pathway on Warkworth’s north side opened this month. Located at the northern end of Kowhai Park, the path links the community transport hub, Warkworth Showgrounds and Heritage...

Rat Season

A number of people have been wondering what these signs are all about, with one reader suggesting that they might have something to do with...

Development talks bowl along

Discussions between Warkworth Bowls and Warkworth Oaks retirement village over the purchase of part of the bowling club land in Mill Lane are continuing. Club...

Sages of the neighbourhood

Mums have a magical ability to turn the simplest warnings into lifelong mantras, as the entries in our Mother’s Day competition attest. Thanks to our...

Property values in Rodney on the rise

There was a little bit of good news for local homeowners last month as property values in Rodney went up by +0.3%. Coincidentally this aligned...

Sweet Appreciation – Bronte Waata

Congratulations to Bronte Waata from Leigh School, who is this week’s recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Bronte was nominated by Ataahua Knight...

Post-flood future vision sought for Puhoi

Puhoi residents are being asked for their ideas and images of what’s important for the community’s future, as part of the post-2023 flood recovery process....

Fishing fun for local youth

A group of lucky 10 to 15-year-olds from Warkworth, Wellsford and Snells Beach got the chance to experience life on the ocean during the Easter...

Scepticism about self-certification scheme for builders

Warkworth builders and tradespeople could benefit from a new opt-in, self-certification scheme that will allow them to sign off their own work, which was announced...