​​ISSUE 118 - March 2025

 

Your FREE monthly magazine of all things Millwater & the Coast

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We’ve had an incredible summer but now March is upon us it is ‘officially’ time to swap your flip flops and frappes for options more autumnally-appropriate. Luckily our beaches are just as beautiful when the skies are grey and the windsurfers come out in force to entertain us. 

Hopefully the colder weather won’t worsen our local morning congestion, which has been a little crazy of late, am I right? I’m still holding out hope for a foot/cycle bridge from Metro Park East across the estuary so Millwater kids can more easily walk to Orewa College. I’ve sent an enquiry to the Council. Updates will follow!  

Our Taking a Hike columnist Carmen Bird recently took to jet skis to make her way around the Mahurangi coastline. Read about her adventures and check out her stunning photo of the Kawau Island Mansion House on page 11. In this issue we also talk to Keegan Anderson of Maddren Homes about their new Milldale show home ‘House of Illusions’. I’ve been. It’s awesome. Make sure you run your fingers across the kitchen island countertop while you’re there (just trust me). 

We also have details of the incredible work being done to help the local dotterel population grow, news of a new pottery studio soon to offer classes in Silverdale, all the latest happenings down at Estuary Arts Centre, and chef Mark Lane shares his secret, fail-safe method for cooking the most scrumptious mushrooms. And there’s a funny piece of local fiction. And book reviews. And a travel journey around Nepal. And recipes. And more. 

Please, pop your feet up and enjoy. 

 

​​​Kind regards

Claire Nevans & The Millwater Mag Team

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