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Fast track bid for Brick Bay lodge

A luxury lodge development of 45 villas, cottages and treehouse accommodation is planned for Brick Bay Farm in Snells Beach. The site is home to...

‘Great Wall of Omaha’ highlight of charity tour

Homes in one of New Zealand’s most sought-after beach resorts will feature Harbour Hospice Homes & Gardens tour on November 15. Featured is the $10...

New piano hits the right note

The Warkworth Lions Club has installed a new community piano at Woolworths, replacing the 115-year-old instrument that had been entertaining shoppers since 2019. Local piano...

Narrowed road rewidened by AT

Leigh locals are hot under the collar over large native trees being cut down in order to widen what Auckland Transport calls an unsafe section...

Concern over Goat Island parking charges

The days of free parking at Goat Island Marine Reserve look set to end with the Department of Conservation revealing plans to charge visitors. A...

Stepping up to help

Applications for assistance to the Kowhai Youth Trust have nearly doubled over the past financial year, rising from 29 approved applications in the 2024/25 financial...

Farmers back wilding pine controls

Federated Farmers is welcoming the Government’s new $1 million funding programme to support grassroots efforts to control wilding pines. Announced by Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard...

Appeal crucial to fast track bid for Dome Valley landfill

A Court of Appeal hearing which could decide whether the fast track application for the controversial Auckland Regional Landfill in the Dome Valley proceeds was...

Leigh’s fishing community reunites to remember the good old days

In its 1980s heyday, Leigh was a thriving fishing community, with 70 or so boats working the Hauraki Gulf’s rich fishing grounds. Today, there are...

Sweet Appreciation – Cam Greer

Congratulations to Cam Greer, who is this week’s recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. He was nominated by Katie Clay, who wrote: “Cam...