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End of an era as iconic pottery forced to close its doors
Morris & James’ distinctive brightly coloured pots have attracted a huge following. The news that iconic pottery and Matakana landmark Morris & James will close...
Pest poison posing problems on Kawau Island
The pest free Kawau Island programme aims to eradicate wallabies, possums, rats and stoats and is using a variety of ground-based methods to achieve this,...
Conditions rejected as hui vows to keep fighting
The hui was held at Puatahi Marae, the closest to the Hoteo and proposed landfill site. The last Maori group left fighting the proposed new...
Stormwater adding to sewage spill blues
Kowhai Park was awash with wastewater on July 29. Mahurangi oyster farmers and Warkworth residents fear there is much more than just a too-small wastewater...
Drones to tackle Omaha weeds?
Aerial spraying could be used to tackle hard-to-reach pest plants on a former quarry face in Omaha, a Rodney Local Board workshop heard recently. Parks...
Rodney contractor invents post driver technology
Pulling out a vineyard that covers five hectares of rolling land in Matakana is no easy task. After the vines, canes, posts and wires have...
Green thumb grandmother growing on TikTok
At a glance, Algies Bay retiree Elvie Perrin is your typical grandmother – a shock of grey hair, spectacles, scarf and a fleece cardie, of...
Students protest over sewage spills
Students from Warkworth Primary School added their voices to protests over the discharge of sewage into the Mahurangi River at Rodney Local Board last Wednesday,...
