Mahurangi Matters

17/09/2026

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HOUSEKEEPER Plus WANTED Seeking a reliable, trustworthy individual for general traditional housekeeping duties. Basic gardening skills to help keep

17/09/2026

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Featuring many local events, including: https://www.localmatters.co.nz/events/screening-movie/movie-fundraiser-matakana-playcentre/

Hope you can make it! 🍿

Please enjoy the premier of the NZ filmed movie, "Heart of the Beast" and support your local Matakana Playcentre as we fundraise for new equipment and

16/09/2026

The Rodney property market is showing signs of settling into a more stable, but still cautious, phase as buyers and sellers adjust to a market very different from the boom years.

For homeowners in Warkworth, Snells Beach, Matakana and the surrounding rural areas, the days of rapidly rising property values appear to be firmly behind the market for now. Read more:

The Rodney property market is showing signs of settling into a more stable, but still cautious, phase as buyers and sellers adjust to a market...

15/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who entered the Mahurangi Matters’ Father’s Day competition – there were some fantastic photos which made the job of choosing three lucky winners all the harder.

However, the winners, who each took home a bundle of prizes worth $400, were as follows: Jake Meek from Leigh pictured with baby Lachlan; the Morritt Family from Port Albert on their 4-wheeler; and 'Papa Truck' Chris with his twin grandsons from Warkworth.

Thank you to our generous Father’s Day sponsors:
STIHL SHOP Warkworth – Real battery pruner kit and kids toy chainsaw;
Wellsford Golf Club - NZ – two 18-hole vouchers;
Rodney Honda – drink bottle and fly-racing goggles;
Bam Boo - Asian Canteen – voucher;
Warkworth Pest Control – exterior spider spray;
Stirling Sports – men’s Nike shoe voucher;
Rocket Lab – book bundle

Read more for full photos and details: https://www.localmatters.co.nz/health/competition-captures-best-dad-pics/

15/09/2026

Local job availability: https://www.localmatters.co.nz/jobs/healthcare/caregivers-needed-rodney/

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For in-home care In and around the Rodney/Warkworth area Retired nurses are welcome Full-time, part-time or casual; open for discussion  

14/09/2026

Concerns over stormwater from a Warkworth housing development being directed towards Parry Kauri Park may be a step closer to resolution, after Auckland Council staff intervened and discussions started with the developer last week. Read more:

Photos taken by Cr Greg Sayers during a recent rain event demonstrate the concerns residents have about sediment-laden runoff entering the park’s st

14/09/2026

Aucklanders are being urged to prepare for a hotter, windier and drier summer as El Niño increases the risk of water shortages, wildfires and power outages, while severe storms remain possible. Read more:

Aucklanders are being urged to prepare for a hotter, windier and drier summer as El Niño increases the risk of water shortages, wildfires and power..

14/09/2026

HAVE YOUR SAY: Kiwis go to the polls in November and we’d love to know what issues matter most to voters in the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate. So, what’s the one thing you’d like politicians to stop talking about and actually fix? Thanks in advance for your feedback below...

13/09/2026

Ian and Denise Civil’s farm has been sliced up twice, first for the Puhoi-Warkworth motorway and now for the Warkworth-Te Hana extension. Ian says the plan has now changed considerably from the earlier overlay, and the Civils are wondering when, and if, they will get the chance to buy their land back. Read more:

Ian Civil drives down a dusty track, which leads to a tunnel under the motorway connecting the two parts of his farm. The tunnel under...

13/09/2026

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