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Mayoral Contest Opens Up
Kaipara Mayor Neil Tiller will not be standing again in the October local body elections and his decision has already prompted Councillors Bill Guest and mayoral deputy, Richard Alspach to declare their intention to contest the council leadership in the local body elections in October.
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Whacky Weka Woo!
I am getting quite concerned about the state of farming in New Zealand. The rise in profitability of dairying is great news, but the short to mid-term outlook for the meat and wool side of things is dismal to say the least.
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Dargaville Produce Market Gets the Green Light
October 21st this year, will see the launch of Dargaville’s new Produce Market, which will operate from Ad Focus’s car park between 3 and 7pm on Thursday afternoons. Although the idea of a similar market has been mooted several times, this is the first time something concrete has been put in place.
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Kaipara Harbour Watch
‘Few people in the colony, especially south of Auckland, have any idea of the amount of shipping there is in the Kaipara Harbour nor the amount of business going on there’. So wrote a correspondent in the Taranaki Herald of 6 April 1901. It could be that even today it is still not realised just how busy the harbour was in those times.
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Success for Jan Bellamy
Dargaville Camera Club president for the last two years, Jan Bellamy has had three of her digital photographs accepted by the North Shore National Salon of Photography and on display in the prestigious annual ‘acceptances’ competitions.
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Kaipara Grey Power Vision of The Owl
Grey Power’s popular winter social and luncheon, which was well supported, was held recently. Initiated by a testing Question & Answer Session cleverly devised by chairperson June Klenner, the social ended with a Country and Western singalong ably compered by local identity Ken Foster, with assistance from Grey Power Kaipara secretary, Ken Cashin.
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Tinopai Principal Settles In
“It’s a really wonderful area, fascinating and steeped in history and a part of the country I haven’t seen before.”
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This Town in Twenty–Ten
It would be interesting to know how many out of town dollars have been spent in Dargaville from all the rugby activity over the last three weeks.
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New Physiotherapist in Town
Lyndsey Bargh Physiotherapy has a new therapist, which means the Dargaville practice is now open five days a week with the Maungaturoto practice open two days.
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Buying Local Boosts Communities
Recycling money back into the community is its economic lifeblood and I can’t help but wonder if the Kaipara community is slowly being undermined by big company buying power and interest-free terms.
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It’s Been One Endless Party
“I’ve often told people, that when you work for yourself there is a four-letter word that drives you, it starts with an F and it’s called fear. Fear drives you to market,” says Donice Morris, who owns and manages Aratapu Tavern, with husband Richard.
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Not Many New Cowsheds — But a Lot of Maintenance
Doug and Bev Grant have been in business for approximately thirty years — originally as general engineers. However, more recently they have taken a different direction and now are also installing milking machinery in cowsheds.
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One Year on and it’s ‘Going Great’
“It is going great and we have learned a lot, we have a great staff and lovely customers and we are paying the bills!”
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Ten Kaipara Entries in Northland Business Awards
The Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards have attracted ten entries from the Kaipara, according to the Kaipara District Council’s business facilitator, Chris Donahoe.
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Slight Gain for Real Estate During June?
There was a ‘gentle’ pickup in the property market in June, with the accent on first home buyers rather than property investors, according to First National Group.
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Wild West Pets
“It all started with one canary and two finches as a Christmas present for Mum,” said Wild West Pets’ Essie Russell.
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Sunbeams At Matakohe
Matakohe’s Kauri Museum often attracts vintage and veteran car clubs and on a recent Sunday afternoon a glowing array of Sunbeams and related brands brightened up the car park outside the Memorial Hall.
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Sharks to the Final
The Western Sharks have finally made it to the pinnacle of Northland club rugby, the Championship Final.
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Northland vs Auckland
Dargaville shopkeepers came out in force last Wednesday, showing their true blue colours ahead of the biggest rugby game the town has seen in fifty-five years.
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Kaipara District Councillor and declared mayoral candidate, Bill Guest, has called for the suspension of council CEO Jack McKerchar, for breaching his fiduciary duty by failing to give council full information about summary judgement proceedings involving “approximately $1 million” against it in the High Court.