Retired engineer finds perfect lockdown project

10:00 Wed, 6 Oct

While lockdown might have had many of us wondering how to keep occupied some days, one Warkworth model aircraft maker had just the project to...

Farmers urged to vaccinate

11:00 Tue, 5 Oct

Farmers should do all they can to encourage their staff to get their Covid vaccinations, Federated Farmers employment spokesperson Chris Lewis says. “I know dairy...

Lockdown scuppers party plans

10:00 Sat, 2 Oct

Warkworth couple Terry and Margaret Norris were all set to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in style last month until level 4 lockdown threw a...

Flower protest rejected but growers ready to fight on

11:00 Thu, 30 Sep

A Matakana flower grower says a protest at the Beehive this month has strengthened the industry, even though growers’ demands were rejected. Rebecka Keeling was...

Mahurangi at Level 3

09:53 Mon, 27 Sep

As Auckland moved to Alert Level 3 last week, Mahurangi residents enjoyed their first taste of relaxed restrictions, lining up for takeaways. Cafes in Warkworth...

Anti-Covid gun keeps laundromat open

12:58 Mon, 13 Sep

While most laundromats are closed in Level 4, Mangawhai Laundry has remained open thanks, in part, to an innovative anti-Covid gun that disperses disinfectant. Owner...