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Electricity use through the day, and across the seasons

On a typical day, power demand in New Zealand generally follows a familiar pattern, with curves on a graph looking like the humps of a...

Storyteller joins museum

When Angela Cook heard of an opening at the helm of Mangawhai Museum, the former teacher, art gallery owner, tourism ranger, council event coordinator and...

Government told to cough up on Auckland Council rates

Auckland ratepayers could be paying less in rates if central government paid its fair share “like everyone else” and returned the GST on rates, according...

Are you getting a fair deal on solar buyback?

Householders considering switching to home solar and battery storage combinations may be motivated by environmental concerns, but economic factors are important, too, including the prospect...

Bull leads rock runners home

Organisers of the Top of the Rock run/walk in Kaiwaka on March 17 are celebrating a successful event, which has raised funds for the Kaiwaka...

Gravel roads set for sealing – funding permitting

Auckland Transport (AT) has revised its draft Unsealed Road Improvement Programme (URIP) for the next three years as a result of feedback from Rodney Local...

Lessons to be learned from Mahurangi River tragedy

The death of Christian Herbulot, in Warkworth in November 2020, has prompted the coroner to recommend that it should be mandatory for health practitioners to...

Recommendations on Warkworth route protection proposals expected soon

An independent panel considering Auckland Transport’s proposals to protect routes for future transport projects around Warkworth is expected to issue its recommendations later this month,...

Museum enters digital age

Work has started on digitising precious archival documents held at the Warkworth Museum. Under the guidance of NZ Maritime Museum staff, 11 volunteers are spending...

Council pitches in with funds a year after floods

More than a year after the first of three major flood events swamped Pūhoi, Auckland Council is ripping up and replacing the town’s damaged football...