Summers Coming – Let’s Get Fit
As the days get longer and the sun shines brighter, now's the perfect time to shake off winter stiffness and get moving. So, what's trending in fitness this season? [...]
Echoes from the Other Side
Mark Wallbank is a founder of Paranormal NZ, and says he's always been intrigued by ghosts. As a young person, the idea that these were mere figments of people's [...]
Step into Spring Wellness
Spring…AT LAST! The days are finally getting longer and the weather's starting to warm up across the Bays. But this seasonal shift from winter to spring isn't just about [...]
Reckon our local surf lifesaving clubs are ‘just’ about watching the beach? – Think again!
Reckon our local surf lifesaving clubs are 'just' about watching the beach? Think again! Earlier this year, Rodney Times reported that some surf lifesaving clubs are essentially just babysitters [...]
Citizens Arrest
Citizens Arrest: What it is, what it’s becoming and what it means for our local community Citizen’s Arrest - We’ve all heard of it, but for many of us, it’s [...]
Protecting Aotearoa’s native species
Long Bay residents win funding to create a wildlife haven By Lizzie Brandon Long Bay Regional Park is home to oystercatchers, white-fronted terns, gulls, and dotterels, but the surrounding [...]
Hauraki Gulf u-turn a ‘betrayal of Aucklanders’
Shock and disappointment as government permits commercial fishing in high protection zones. by Lizzie Brandon Revitalising the Hauraki Gulf marine protection areas | Supplied by DOC [...]
‘Is there anybody there?’
Lights switching themselves on and off, a game of dominoes against an invisible opponent, a torch that travelled down two angled flights of stairs… Since 1984, Mark Wallbank has [...]
Family violence
We need to talk about it, and the conversation needs to change By Lizzie Brandon Just before Easter, the Bays' community was rocked by a horrific incident at a [...]
Marking the 130th anniversary of New Zealand’s Electoral Act
It is 170 years since New Zealand's first general election began on 14 July 1853. In those days, travel was challenging and there were only a few election officials, [...]
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