Rain respite for festival lights

11:00 Fri, 28 Jul

The annual Festival of Lights provided a welcome boost to food and hospitality outlets in Warkworth on July 15. Organiser Murray Chapman says although it...

Lighting up Mahurangi River

11:00 Wed, 5 Jul

A new permanent public artwork on the Mahurangi River has cost the cash-strapped Auckland Council $518,034. The light installation was funded from council’s Public Art...

Festival of lights offers cheerful respite from midwinter blues

11:00 Mon, 3 Jul

Organisers of the Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights are optimistic that this year’s event will reach new heights, attracting thousands to the town basin and...

Warming up for family fun day

08:00 Wed, 14 Jun

Plans are well underway for next month’s Winter Festival of Lights including the Gull Family Fun Day and the ITM Parade of LIghts, which will...

Laser Light Show

08:00 Mon, 8 Aug

After all the recent rain, finding snow in Warkworth came as a welcome surprise to young Violet Murphy at the Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights’...

Artwork to light up Mahurangi River

10:00 Mon, 13 Jun

A spectacle of sound and light on the Mahurangi River, working in unison with the Vector light show on the Auckland Harbour Bridge, is planned...