Plume Café closes

10:00 Fri, 3 Feb

Plume Café & Patisserie in Matakana is the latest casualty of the covid pandemic. After 10 years, owners Farida and Clyde Cooper have announced the...

Opera picnic returns to Matakana after covid break

08:00 Mon, 30 Jan

Music lovers should head to Matakana next month for the return of Auckland Opera Studio’s annual summer picnic concert. After a break caused by covid...

Matakana Wharf carpark upgrade planned

23:00 Wed, 24 Aug

Auckland Council has approved the redesign and sealing of the carpark at the Matakana Wharf. It will spend around $260,000 on the work, as well...

Jubilee Park pathway on track

10:00 Thu, 18 Aug

The first phase of a walk and cycling path in Jubilee Park Matakana will start just as soon as the weather improves. In 2020, a...

Cyclists advised to take extra care on steep hill

08:00 Mon, 25 Jul

Cyclists on the Matakana to Omaha cycleway are being urged to take more care on e-bikes. This follows reports that four people in the last...

Matakana memorial statue on the mend

09:00 Thu, 7 Jul

Repairs to the Matakana War Memorial are nearly complete, after it was vandalised four times since Anzac Day services in April. Fundraising is also now...