Desperation in district as big dry turns to drought

11:16 Tue, 18 Feb

Milk tankers arrive in Wellsford and Helensville to increase water supply. Greg Sayers visits the fill station at the Wellsford water reservoir. Volunteers from Auckland...

Working group proposes pod trial to counter feral pigs

15:40 Mon, 17 Feb

The Pig Population Working Group set up to contain troublesome feral pigs in Puhoi and Ahuroa has proposed a “pod trial” in a bid to...

Illegal dumping penalised

11:21 Wed, 12 Feb

A small trucking business operator, Mark Fitzgerald, has been sentenced to 120 hours of community work for illegal dumping in Whangaparaoa. He pleaded guilty when...

Showground lighting debacle

15:00 Thu, 16 Jan

State-of-the-art lighting at Warkworth Showgrounds, which was installed less than three years ago, is to be replaced. While the lighting met resource consent conditions at...

Horse damage at cemetery upsets grieving widow

14:14 Thu, 16 Jan

A grieving wife and mother is feeling frustrated in her attempts to get horses removed from the Glorit Cemetery, on State Highway 16. Dianne Glavish,...

Big water quality concerns at Little Manly Beach

15:05 Tue, 17 Dec

Safeswim’s water quality data shows that Little Manly Beach continues to have the poorest water quality on the Hibiscus Coast, and investigations are continuing into...