The hoops and stands in Omaha have been sold and removed. Omaha has lost its basketball hoops permanently after residents living next to four separate reserves refused to have them sited near their homes. Two professional stands and hoops were originally...... Read More

From left, Troy Dunn, chef Greg Adams and Leilani Dunn. Chef Greg’s hand-built BBQ smoking rig. Chef Greg Adams had his livelihood returned to him last month when his stolen barbecue was recovered by members of the community after a social media...... Read More

From left, Christine Hannah, John Carr, Steve Cleverly and Peter Caccia-Birch with the carved kauri sign. Peter Caccia-Birch presents the Roberts Memorial Trophy to Jake Littler, who won the 200-metre sprint for primary school aged-children. A new...... Read More

Jon Whisker says the club is committed to taking up the cause. The Kawau Boating Club has unanimously voted to ban scallop dredging around the island and in Kawau Bay. It is a voluntary ban that members have agreed to, and the club is calling on Mahurangi...... Read More

Owners of small forests in the Whangateau catchment will be invited to attend a workshop early this year as part of an initiative to better manage harvesting across the catchment. The project is largely being funded by the Rodney Local Board and overseen...... Read More

The Ministry of Primary Industries wants recreational fishers to check fishery rules on the NZ Fishing Rules App this summer. “The key thing to remember is that the rules can and do change. You can’t rely on your knowledge of last summer’s...... Read More

Waitematā District Health Board’s community services in Warkworth have relocated from Alnwick Street. The district nurse team is now based at Tui House, 47 Morrison Dv. The team conducts on-site clinics and home-visiting services. Community...... Read More

Omaha has lost its basketball hoops permanently after residents living next to four separate reserves refused to have them sited near their homes. Two professional stands and hoops were originally installed at the tennis courts, off Tuna Place, in south...... Read More

A visitor to Warkworth is feeling shaken but grateful after her car, along with Christmas presents and her favourite denim jacket, was stolen from the New World carpark in Warkworth yesterday afternoon. Janet, from Mount Maunganui, popped into the supermarket...... Read More

A consultant planner for Auckland Council made a complete U-turn at the hearings into the proposed Dome Valley landfill yesterday (Thursday, December 17), when he backtracked from his original recommendation that resource consent be refused and instead...... Read More