Vaccinated campers

10:00 Thu, 23 Dec

The Department of Conservation has introduced a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy for all its accommodation facilities including Moturoa Island. The policy came into effect on...

Groups create Mangawhai Covid Response

11:00 Wed, 22 Dec

Several health and community providers have joined forces to create a website-based Covid-19 information hub for locals and visitors to the Mangawhai region over the...

Mandate prompts chain reaction

10:00 Wed, 22 Dec

Around 800 people formed a human chain to protest vaccination mandates at Mangawhai Heads this month. The chain was about 600 metres long, spanning the...

Checkpoints split Kaipara communities

09:00 Wed, 22 Dec

Police Covid-19 checkpoints at Uretiti and Maungaturoto have cleaved south Kaipara from the rest of Northland and have left vulnerable communities unprotected, according to Kaipara...

Schools celebrate end of difficult year

11:00 Tue, 21 Dec

It has been an unusual year for Mahurangi schools, adapting to online learning and Covid-19 restrictions, but it hasn’t stopped the Christmas cheer. Most schools...

Gifts for victims of domestic violence

11:00 Tue, 21 Dec

Big plans to help women, men and children escaping domestic violence were curtailed by Covid, but Mahurangi-based debt solution service Debtfix still managed to collect...