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Building inspector retires
After almost fifty years in the building trade, Kaipara District Council building inspector Jim Vallance has decided to call it quits.
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High tea and tiaras
Waitangi Day this year marked the start of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond 60th Jubilee year.
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Paparoa’s new skyline
From an electronic communications black hole, Paparoa — the ‘village in the valley’ — and surrounding areas is to join the mainstream — with complete cell phone coverage and fast broadband internet, where before there was none.
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The magic in mussels
I had a phone call one recent evening from a colleague who is a keen Kaipara fisherman. On this occasion, he had just sat down to a feed of mussels, freshly shucked that day, from an enterprising Kaipara shell fish processor — M.T. Farms.
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Possible 387% rate increase
Local association lodges rates complaint with council.
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Vision of the owl
Grey Power’s last general meeting was addressed by Debbie Evans, CEO of the Kaipara Community Health Trust, who admirably covered a multitude of local issues.
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Misinformation over debt’ response
It was disappointing to see Cr Geange, Deputy Mayor, endeavour to distance herself from KDC financial decisions underlying our district’s enormous debt. (Lifestyler May 9)
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Markets looking to the future
Every Thursday Dargaville locals have the option right on their doorstep to partake of the best of the Kaipara’s abundant natural produce.
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New president appointed
Local artist Jan Grover was appointed as the new president of the Mangawhai Artists group at their Annual General Meeting.
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ACC and Stihl join forces for safety
For the fifth year running the 14th to the 21st of May is Stihl Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week — and though the message of caution and best practice is slowly getting through there are still an alarming number of preventable chainsaw accidents around the country each year.
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Letter to the Editor - Good governance
Incredulous would be the only descriptor I could use to explain my abhorrence of the article in the Lifestyler last week which focussed on the self justi fication from our Deputy Mayor. Ms Geange has clearly forgotten or never understood the most basic tenant of good governance, ‘collective responsibility’.
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Letter to the Editor - Trust
As a resident of the area I strongly protest at any increase in rates. With one’s property land value dropping 24.4% one would expect rates based on land value to drop.
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African photo safari beckons
A Baylys Beach photographer with a penchant for majestic animals is travelling back to Africa next month to capture the raw, unique nature of African wildlife adding to her already stunning collection of photos.
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Castle murder mystery
Murder, mystery and intrigue come to Wellsford.
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Prepare for winter
Wet, slippery roads, surface flooding, rain and fog all make driving more hazardous in the winter. Driving to poor conditions means reducing speed and increasing following distances and are critical to safe motoring in the winter.
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Retirement and Elder Care Options
Planning ahead is a good habit to get into in life, and never more so than when you’re talking to your family about how you’d like to spend your retirement and what are poetically referred to as your ‘sunset years’.
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What's Happening?
Our weekly round-up of what's on around the region.
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After a rally at Mangawhai attracted an estimated 2,500 people in opposition to the Kaipara District Council’s proposed rate rises, there’s a move to place the council in receivership.
