
Northern checkpoints on shaky legal ground
The State Highway 1 checkpoint was located just south of the turn off to State Highway 12 and Maungaturoto. Signs in Kaiwaka warned of a checkpoint. Mangawhai Heads Four Square. Mangawhai... read more

Dome likely dumping ground for New Caledonia waste
Michelle Carmichael testifying at the landfill resource consent hearings in December. She says it is astounding that waste from New Caledonia could end up in the Dome Valley. Waste Management... read more

Collapse halts work on Coast highway site
Work ground to a halt at the end of last year on a site at 406-408 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Ōrewa where 17 homes were being built. The Chinese builder, EZYBuilding Construction & Consulting and... read more

Whangaparāoa first to get Coastal Management Plan
Auckland Council has chosen Whangaparāoa Peninsula for its first Coastal Management Plan. The plan sets out a sustainable approach to coastal management, looking at what short to long-term responses... read more