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Innovative social housing proposed for ageing population

Warkworth’s growing elderly population has prompted a call to consider a new social housing option designed to address both loneliness and financial insecurity among older...

Overflow fallout prompts call for system change

Mahurangi oyster farmers will receive a final support payment from Watercare following the dry-weather wastewater overflow that impacted the Mahurangi Harbour last October. It will...

Puhoi lifts fundraising effort

The Puhoi Sports Club is calling on the community to give it a lift. It wants to make its facilities more accessible so is fundraising...

Heritage-inspired creations exhibited

A new exhibition at Matakana is set to bring a touch of New Zealand’s architectural past to Mahurangi, as artist Sophie Prendergast showcases a collection...

Master pastel artists gather

The Pastel Artists of New Zealand (PANZ) art exhibition will be held at the Orewa Estuary Arts Centre in May. This exhibition is part of...

Kowhai Singers spin tales

Music lovers are invited to settle in for an evening, or afternoon, of storytelling through song as the Kowhai Singers present their upcoming concert, Story...

Champagne soaked intrigue takes to town hall stage

The Warkworth Town Hall almost plays “an extra” in the Warkworth Theatre group’s latest production Private Lives, by Noel Coward. Set in 1930s Paris, the...

Booked in for library fun

School students will finish Term 1 this Thursday April 2, ahead of Easter and the school holidays and, as usual, local libraries have a full...

Talented artist at Easter Show

Matakana artist Martin Payne, who paints with a brush in his mouth, is exhibiting and demonstrating his work at this year’s Easter Show in Auckland...

End of the line: Power veteran retires

Tom Matthews is powered-up ready to take on retirement. After more than five decades keeping the lights on across the region, Warkworth local Tom Matthews...