When dog owners leave their dogs at daycare, they want to be sure their beloved pets are having fun. Pets In The City has only been open in Silverdale for a few months, but co-owner Layamon Bakewell says dogs love it. “We have dogs that rocket...... Read More

One of the largest $2 shops on the Coast has opened on Whangaparāoa Road, near Subway. The Living & Party Shop is in a former bedding showroom and covers 310 square metres. It offers customers a huge range of party and dress-up supplies, as well...... Read More

Auckland Council is looking at options to beautify the big roundabout at the Silverdale intersection – a source of many complaints due to its ugly, unplanted state at the gateway to the Coast. Hibiscus & Bays Local Board members were told at...... Read More

Whangaparāoa customers of the ASB and ANZ banks at Coast Plaza will have to switch to online banking or travel to Silverdale or Ōrewa. The ASB will go in February, after reducing opening hours earlier this year (HM July 15). The bank says the decision...... Read More

A property marketed as “the last coastal suburban development block” on the Hibiscus Coast has been withdrawn from sale.  The land, at 198 Pinecrest Drive, Gulf Harbour, has beach access and coastal views and was put on the market...... Read More

A much-needed safer crossing of Hibiscus Coast Highway, near Estuary Arts Centre in Ōrewa, looks likely to be built. The crossing design is done and public feedback in, but it could have been shelved after Auckland Transport’s (AT) safety fund...... Read More

Subdivision of land at 455 Whangaparāoa Road into 29 residential sites has got Auckland Council approval, with the resource consent noting a number of issues related to the site. These include a 4800sqm Significant Ecological Area (SEA) of native...... Read More

The potential sale of the ‘airspace’ above the Silverdale park and ride (HM July 1) has gone a step further. At its September 17 meeting, the Finance and Performance Committee gave Auckland Council’s property arm, Panuku, approval...... Read More

Mitre 10 on the peninsula is set to move from Karepiro Drive to the premises due to be vacated by The Warehouse Whangaparāoa. The Warehouse branch is closing at the end of January (HM August 19). In a press release, Riviera Hardware Holdings (owner...... Read More

Businesses are still waiting to hear when they may be able to reopen this summer following the fire on October 1 that closed their premises. Three businesses were affected – The Biltong & Braii Shop, Ōrewa Bakery and the The Real Food Kitchen. While...... Read More