Freedom camping scheme pitched in Mahurangi

00:00 Sun, 12 Feb

Auckland Council is developing a two-month freedom camping pilot programme, which aims to encourage freedom campers to spread out across the region. The sites earmarked...

Northland Waste manager frustrated by Council

00:00 Sun, 15 Jan

Northland Waste has offered to pay for an extensive upgrade of the Lawrie Road facility. Auckland Council will start to determine the future of the...

Residents get sinking feeling

00:00 Mon, 31 Oct

Residents say that run off from the reserve heads across their property and straight into the creek, which is silting up. A pathway through a...

Council begins budget cuts

00:00 Sun, 30 Oct

Proposed Auckland Council cuts that will affect libraries, parks and environmental services (including the Enviroschools programme) are causing disquiet among local board members and Councillors....

Farmer named Deputy Mayor

00:00 Sun, 30 Oct

Cr Bill Cashmore with Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. Rural representation on Auckland Council could be strengthened, after Franklin Councillor Bill Cashmore was appointed Deputy Mayor...

Council’s track record lambasted in consultation

00:00 Sun, 2 Oct

About 40 people turned out to the meeting in Warkworth’s Shoesmith Hall on a rainy Wednesday night. The vast majority said they wanted out of...