Local Matters

NZ Diving in Morrison Drive Warkworth is cleaning up after a ram raid on its premises on Saturday morning, but has re-opened.  Owner Neil Bennett says the thieves...

The majority of the Warkworth based team (around 55 people) and equipment will become Rocket Lab employees and transition from building boats to building rockets....

Scion scientist Karl Molving and kiwi practitioner Blake Cole provided guidance for Robo-Kiwi’s development. A robotic kiwi prototype is helping to protect New Zealand’s treasured...

Demolition of the iconic Waiwera Thermal Resort is due to start this morning. The resort has been closed since 2018 and all attempts to sell,...

Greenpeace is renewing its call for a ban on bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf following findings released last night in the 2023 State of...

Media release, Waka Kotahi Newly published results of a six-month trial of safety cameras in Auckland provide further evidence on the scale of mobile phone...

The debate over co-governance reared its head at a Kaipara District Council meeting today (Wednesday, July 26) with an activist charging that Julian Batchelor’s ‘Stop Co-Governance’ roadshow was...

Remedial work on unstable land adjacent to the northern end of the new $880 million Pūhoi-to-Warkworth motorway is expected to run until October, but will...

One of Warkworth’s oldest churches and most prominent landmarks is on the market after nearly 150 years. Mahurangi Presbyterian Church was built in 1876 at...

Boaties in the Mahurangi region are being urged to be on the alert and take precautions after small patches of caulerpa, the fast-growing invasive seaweed...