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Historic hall suffering from council neglect

Enthusiastic efforts to revitalise a long-neglected community hall, south of Wellsford, have stalled due to the need for repairs that are beyond the volunteer committee....

Have your say on Matakana park use

Matakana Community Group is asking for ideas on how the town’s only shared public green space, Diamond Jubilee Park, can best be used in future....

Dome slip repair finished

The slope stabilisation solution cost around $1.4 million and included installing about 100 7.5m-long soil nails and 150 six-metre long rock dowels. Plus, 770 cubic...

Tennis club bats for new sports space

Warkworth Rackets president Steve Wilson, left, and former president Peter Hooper on the former bowling green where they would like to install four new public...

Bid for speed limit feedback splits board

Board members heard that the 60km/h limit along Woodcocks Road, west of Warkworth, was one of the more unpopular reductions. The coalition government’s decision to...

Beachfront school at Snells faces closure over funding

Nikau School founder Joy Leigh, left, and teacher Anuradha Parthiban, who moved from India for her job, but will have to return in July due...

Rubbish bin rollout comes under spotlight

Concerns and confusion over Auckland Council’s new targeted rate rubbish bin service were voiced by Rodney Local Board members at an information workshop on Wednesday,...

Netball Rodney surrenders lease on courts

Rodney Netball is one of the most popular clubs in the area attracting players of all ages. After surrendering the lease, Netball Rodney’s six courts...

Brick Bay Folly winner towers over competition

Brick Bay Folly 2025 winners, from left, George Culling, Henry Mabin, Andre Vachias, and Oliver Prisk. The winning entry ‘Yellow Post’ is 11 metres tall...

Most farmers reject NZ methane mitigation

A new survey reveals most farmers think reducing livestock methane won’t impact global climate change. Photo, The Associated Press/Mark Baker. Left, former head of chemistry...