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BBC films at Stanmore Bay

0:12 Tue, 02 Jun

It’s not every day that BBC TV knocks on your door to film for one of their programmes, so when this happened at Stanmore Bay…

Creative writer in print again

At the age of 13, Alex Wood has got used to seeing her stories in print. Four years ago, she won the Hibiscus Coast Writers…

Kauri gum a very rare find

Four-year-old Georgie Hill thought she had “struck gold” when she found several pieces of Kauri gum in her Matakatia garden. Once the clay was cleaned…

Looser leash for dog rules

A proposal to extend the times that dogs can be on the beach in Rodney over summer will open for submissions on June 12. Currently,…

Government decides on PPP for motorway

0:12 Mon, 01 Jun

The Puhoi to Warkworth motorway project will be financed, designed, built, managed and maintained through a Public Private Partnership (PPP). This was announced last week…

Pou stand proud after shaky start

It’s second time lucky for the ornately carved Pou that are now installed at the entrance of Whangaparaoa College’s Maori studies block. The Pou were…