Mahurangi Matters

09/07/2025

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09/07/2025

Warkworth residents dealing with cars doing burnouts, particularly along Pulham Road, would have breathed a sigh of relief when the government announced a proposal for tougher penalties to deter anti-social road users. Read more:

Warkworth residents dealing with cars doing burnouts, particularly along Pulham Road, would have breathed a sigh of relief when the government announc

09/07/2025

In Part One of our Social Media Ban for U16s series (MM, Jun 23), we shared the insights and experiences of Year 9 and 10 students who used social media. Now it’s the parent’s turn. For Part Two, Mahurangi Matters talked with parents and guardians about the social media usage of their children, particularly under 16s, and asked them how they feel about the proposed social media ban for this age group. Read more:

In Part One of our Social Media Ban for U16s series (MM, Jun 23), we shared the insights and experiences of Year 9 and 10...

08/07/2025

Grandmother Sue Nelson from Leigh is desperate to find a long-term supported living option that will secure a good life for her 24-year-old disabled granddaughter, Zaria. Read more:

Leigh grandmother Sue Nelson is desperate to find a long-term supported living option that will secure a good life for her 24-year-old disabled grandd

08/07/2025

A delegation of farmers told Auckland Council’s Governing Body on June 26 that they are facing financial ruin after more than 1.8 million litres of untreated sewage was discharged by Watercare into the Mahurangi River, in central Warkworth, between January and April this year. Read more:

Oyster farmer Jim Aitken said Watercare’s, and by default Auckland Council’s, continued sewage discharges were a huge failure of duty of care, whi

06/07/2025

In response to this week's sports article (link below), Mahurangi Rugby Club unfortunately suffered a hard loss in the quarter final. It wasn’t how the Mahurangi RFC premier team would have wanted their season to end, North Shore 50 – 3 on Saturday, July 5.

One silver lining was that the fixture was Mahu's first five Cooper Rodden’s 40th game for the club and he was presented with his club blazer for reaching the milestone. Congratulations to the team on getting into the quarter final and to Cooper!

Read more: https://www.localmatters.co.nz/mahurangi-news/mahurangi-rues-mistakes-against-massey/

06/07/2025

On a miserable, rainy Saturday afternoon, the Mahurangi RFC premiers ran out to face Massey RFC on a sodden field at the Warkworth Showground for their last game of the regular season on June 28. Read more:

On a miserable, rainy Saturday afternoon, the Mahurangi RFC premiers ran out to face Massey RFC on a sodden field at the Warkworth Showground for...

06/07/2025

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02/07/2025

The weather didn’t rain on the parade of the 40th annual Lower Northland Masters Tennis tournament, which was co-hosted by Mahurangi East Tennis Club in Snells Beach and Warkworth Rackets last month. Read more:

The weather didn’t rain on the parade of the 40th annual Lower Northland Masters Tennis tournament, which was co-hosted by Mahurangi East Tennis Clu

02/07/2025

More than 25 hectares of farmland between Woodcocks Road and the proposed Warkworth South development has gone on the market with Bayleys in the North. Read more:

More than 25 hectares of farmland between Woodcocks Road and the proposed Warkworth South development has gone on the market with Bayleys in the North

01/07/2025

Warkworth Theatre Group's upcoming play The Pink Hammer by Michele Amas is supporting Women’s Centre Rodney and runs from Friday, July 25 to Saturday, August 2, with matinees on the first Sunday and second Saturday. Tickets are available online from www.trybooking.com/nz/eventlist/calendar and from the Mahurangi Matters office, 17 Neville Street, during normal business hours. Read more: https://www.localmatters.co.nz/entertainment-news/theatre-strikes-fundraising-note-with-pink-hammer-play/

Warkworth Theatre’s upcoming play The Pink Hammer by Michele Amas is supporting Women’s Centre Rodney and runs from Friday, July 25 to Saturday, A

30/06/2025

While property values in New Zealand edged down by -0.1 per cent in May, overall Rodney real estate rose by 0.4 per cent, according to the Cotality NZ (formerly CoreLogic) home value index. Read more:

While property values in New Zealand edged down by -0.1 per cent in May, overall Rodney real estate rose by 0.4 per cent, according to...