“Once Upon a Time”

In mid-December fans of ballet and modern dance were treated to a wonderful collection of fairy-tales and nursery rhymes portrayed through dance when DanceVille’s Zoe Hogan hosted her annual concert to show off what her students had learned through the year. Ranging...

Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens

by Jenny Chamberlain Summer really starts in Kaukapakapa with the Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens annual exhibition opening. This is the event’s eighth year and every time owners and organisers Geraldine and David Bayly, plus exhibition curator Sally Lush, order up a...

Art on Track

“Art on Track Gallery at the Helensville Railway Station have their first exhibition of 2016 starting on 6th January and running until 24th and are very pleased to welcome Jo Bain, mixed media artist and tutor who has a long association with Helensville, Art Kaipara...

Jayne Morris, Celtic Rose Hair Salon

When Jayne and Adrian Morris went looking for adventure with their children Ieuan and Laura they headed for New Zealand with the idea that after three years they’d decide whether it was time to go back home to the UK. That was eight years ago and, having fallen in...

A great community event

by Helen Martin Fresh from its successes at the Aroha Cruise-In Car Show, for the third year Kaipara Classic Car Club provided classic car owners with the opportunity to show off at November’s Shine in D’Ville, held at the Helensville Museum River Reserve. With a cash...

Kaukapakapa School

As well as being busy with traditional curriculum and assessment our students have enjoyed participating in Education Outside the Classroom.  Our Year 7’s & 8’s spent two nights roughing it at Shakespeare Park before hiking around Tiri Tiri Island for a day. The...