Mahurangi light brigade charging ahead
Plans to light up the dark days of winter with a new regional weekend festival in mid-July are taking shape and gaining momentum, according to organiser Murray Chapman. The Mahurangi Festival of Lights... read more
Pinning down the Anzac spirit
RSA's poppy pin ups – Anzac poppies bought on the Hibiscus Coast are likely to have passed through the hands of women from the Women's Section of the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA who put in thousands... read more
Terrified beach residents seek liquor ban
Traumatised residents at Campbells and Baddeleys Beaches on the Tawharanui Peninsula will this week urge the Rodney Local Board to impose a liquor ban, in an effort to curb abuse, vandalism and other... read more
Hospice team changes
Changes are afoot at the Whangaparaoa Hospice Shop with the resignation of three long-serving staff. Cathi Cox, who has been the shop's manager for eight years, has moved on to manage the Hibiscus... read more
First sod turned at The Grove
Current residents of The Grove in Orewa got to meet perspective residents at the official launch of the retirement village's redevelopment project. Around 40 people attended the sod turning... read more
Raising kids in retirement
Jennie McKeown says it's a mixed blessing to be back on playground duty again. When Val and Bryce Nicolls became primary caregivers for two of their grandchildren, they were both in their 60s and still... read more
