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Dargaville Apprentices Lead the Way
Three Dargaville hairdressing apprentices have topped their years at the Northland Hairdressing Training Centre. Northland Hairdressing has an annual graduation to celebrate student success and this year Dargaville was well represented. Locals Jessamine Vodanovich, Kim McCahon and Sara Andrew were awarded the Best Apprentice Awards for their years.
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Monster or Myth?
There are claims being made that a huge money hungry monster is being unleashed into the Kaipara. It is said to have the nasty habit of stifling development and ripping the cash out of ratepayers’ pockets and squandering it on consultants and civil servants who oversee poorly planned civic amenities.
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Wastewater Scheme Opened
Mangawhai’s new wastewater scheme, EcoCare, has been officially opened. Representatives from Kaipara District Council, Northland Regional Council, Whangarei District Council and members of the Mangawhai community saw NRC chair, Mark Farnsworth, cutting the ribbon with Kaipara Mayor, Neil Tiller.
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The Real Kaipara Property Picture
The Northland property market is stable and turnover far exceeds the figure stated in a recent news report, according to First National Dargaville principal, Jill Wilson. “A Europe-based economic expert quoted in local media predicting a price drop following a volume drop did not have the local picture,” she said.
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Kaipara Harbour Watch
Well here we go again — all back at work with one 12 month cycle behind us and another underway. As usual ‘the year that was’ brought its own particular bag of rewards and challenges not the least of which were one of the windiest springs we have seen on the harbour for a long time.
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“I Changed My Mind” — Mayor Tiller
Kaipara Mayor Neil says he simply “changed his mind” after he stated he would extend the submissions period for the new Proposed District Plan, and then said the opposite, just four days later at a council meeting.
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Hilliam-Rowlands Wedding
Wedding bells have rung for Tina Hilliam and Shane Rowlands. The traditional ceremony was held at the Hilliam home in Kaipara, home to five generations of the bride’s family, with about 100 guests including Rowland whanau from Manawatu.
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A Lifesaving Gift
The Kaiwaka Fire Brigade has a brand new string to its lifesaving bow with the gift of a lifesaving defibrillator. The sophisticated piece of equipment was donated by the Marsden Masonic Lodge, with the $3,000 it cost coming from lodge funds with a contribution from the New Zealand Grand Masonic Lodge.
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Movie Date for Pool
An Anniversary Day with a difference is planned at the new Dargaville swimming pool. The first week of business has been “better than expected, helped by a good spell of weather,” according to the swimming centre manager, Trevor Bruce.
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Takahe Rescue Kids’ Art Competition
Morse Mitre 10 Manager, Peter Ward, pictured with Takahe Rescue Kids Art Competition winner, Esme Spoelstra (right), and runner up Billie-Lee Wilson, along with Ruawai Primary principal, Todd Warmington.
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Early Years Hub
Dargaville Early Years Hub manager, Lynette Matthews, organised Art in the Park in conjunction with PAFT co-ordinator Cheryl Smith. Seventeen children attended the workshop, with the children making a collage from a user-friendly cement mix, which proved popular with the children.
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What’s in a Name?
“We are in the business of environmental repair — not environmental politics.” So says Eddie Bishop of Environmental Development Services, a Dargaville based earthmoving and contracting business. “We obviously go by the acronym EDS in our day to day business,” said Eddie.
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A Cut Above
Northland Hairdressing Training Centre located in Keyte Street, Whangarei, is the place to go if you are interested in hairdressing. They work with both full-time students, working towards their Pre-Trade Certificate in Hairdressing and with apprentices working in salons.
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Screening Goes Digital
Kaipara women are now able to get rapid response information with the introduction of a new digital breast screening unit, in a joint initiative organised by the Northland District Health Board and Waitemata Health.
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Fun on, and off, the Water
A hundred-and-twenty-three years of tradition will be marked on Anniversary Weekend with the annual Pahi Regatta, a top draw card on the Kaipara summer calendar.
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Let Your Fingers Walk…
Are you 55 plus, have a computer, and want to do things with it but you aren’t quite sure how? SeniorNet gives you the opportunity to get on the Internet, and learn more about new communication and information technology.
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Family Link Childcare Centre
Family Link Childcare Centre, in Parore Street Dargaville, is inviting parents and caregivers to the Early Childhood Care and Education programme, to visit with their child and spend time meeting staff and viewing the programme in action.
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Opportunity Knocks For Youth
The opportunity for 60 young people to get into meaningful employment is being offered by NorthTec. That number of 16 and 17 year olds has the opportunity to make a fresh start this year as part of the government-funded Youth Guarantee scheme.
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Rural Ramblings With…
That old cliché ‘you can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time but can not fool all of the people all of the time’ certainly appears true when considering people’s expectations of the Auckland Supercity.
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All Hot And Bothered…
Well, dunno about you people out there but it’s a bit hot here ona farm Yep. Me. Billy BC here. Trouble is that when its hot and dry, The Boss gets a bit blimmin’ grumpy and it’s often best to give him a bita a swerve when we’re out ina paddocks. Been known to throw the odd swear word in my direktion too.
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Bonanza Day Out
Fun in the sun is firmly on the agenda again this year with the Baylys Beach Bonanza on track to deliver an exciting day out on February 6. “However, we will be without the horse events this year,” said organiser, Trish Harding.
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Kaipara Fishing with Gravy Boat
For most of the year, we are out on the harbour in splendid isolation, but over the summer we’ve been joined by a great flotilla of holiday makers, and from all accounts, there’s been plenty of fish to go around.
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Memories Are Made on Wheels
It was probably the baby boom generations’ first muscle car. I remember well when as a young reporter, my flatmate got access to the ‘office car’ in the Canberra bureau of the newspaper we worked for. It was our passport to weekend exploration of New South Wales, and a sure date attraction for a Saturday night at the drive-in movies.
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Wood Chips Will Fly
The popular wood chopping events make it back into the Arapohue Show again this year. The sport was re-introduced last year after several years of absence, and show organiser, Carolyn Hutchings, hopes top axeman Jason Wynward will be competing.
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Strut Your Stuff
Singers and musicians will again have the opportunity to show off their talents at the Paparoa A & P Show talent quest on February 6. Introduced last year, the event adds another layer of entertainment to horse events, cattle competitions, shearing, fair ground rides, western riding, wood chopping, and indoor competitions like preserving, produce and crafts.
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Banker, churchman, sportsman and community leader, Rex Nathan, is leaving the Dargaville workforce — for a life in retirement which shows no signs of slowing down. It seems like the end of an era in Dargaville as the first month of a new decade slips away into the past. Well-known ANZ Bank manager, Rex Nathan, is retiring on Friday 29th of January after a working life of 47 years in banking and the post office.