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Tom McKay — Dedicated to Dargaville
Dargaville man Thomas Wilford McKay MBE, better known all over Kaipara as Tom, has died at the remarkable age of 103 years. A hard working business and community leader, Tom has lived in Dargaville ever since his arrival in 1936.
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Save the Last Dance for Me
The recent Australian election has made me appreciate how fortunate we are with MMP in New Zealand. We now have less of the bitter factional fighting that goes on behind the scenes in Aussie political parties.
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Queen’s Birthday Honours Presented
The recipients of The Queen’s Birthday honours have been presented with their insignia, including poet Sam Hunt, from Paparoa and long-time community stalwart, Maria Parore-Larsen, from Dargaville.
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Seniors Meet Politicians
A strong turn-out of around 70 of Dargaville’s Senior Citizens grilled existing and potential local body politicians at a lively meeting held in the Wesley Church Hall last Friday.
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Canterbury Earthquake Appeal
Individuals wishing to make donations to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal can donate through the Salvation Army and Red Cross or through any branch of the ASB Bank
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Kaipara Harbour Watch
I experienced a frisson of jealousy last night when the television news heralded the opening of the whitebait season. Unfortunately it is many years since I grew up in the South Island, where weekend whitebaiting jaunts saw at least a kilo of the delicacy in the bucket at the end of a couple of hours.
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Logs Make it at Last
Some Dargaville history has come back to life at the renovated marina on the upriver side of Northern Wairoa Boating Clubhouse. A recent weekend working bee found eight ‘sinkers’ buried beneath the old boat berths.
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Touring Turtle Visits Pouto
Three tourists from Manakau Golf Club picked up an unusual co-passenger on a recent Sunday trip to Pouto. Coming down to the beach from a visit up to the Lighthouse with tour operator Jock Wills, they noticed something almost hidden in the sand above high water mark.
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This Town in Twenty-Ten
With two old buildings gone in the east end of town, it seems that the business centre could be shifting a little to the west. The old Rayner Motors will soon be no more and Molly’s has already gone west.
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Te Kopuru and Pouto Schools Combined Trail Ride & Campout Weekend
Set aside this Sunday September 12 for the Te Kopuru and Pouto Schools Combined Trail Ride at Rototuna Forest. Dargaville Honda will again sponsor the event, which includes an all weather track with expert loops and also a course for children.
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A Purge of Possums
It is a case of possums beware this weekend with parties of hunters out in the Paparoa Primary School PTA Possum Purge — bad for possums, good for the school coffers.
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Home is the Hunter
The fourth annual Aratapu Wild Boar hunt was the biggest to date with 80 hunting tickets being distributed before the stalk began. These included 12 junior hunters (up to 16 years old) and seven women.
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Checking Out the Signposts
Gidday. Yep, it’s me. Billy Border Collie. I thought I’d rite a few lines ‘cos I’ve just discovered the lokal elektions are takin’ place. Well, I had no idea they wuz on until The Boss caught me doin’ what dogs do, when they finda new post ina ground.
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Farming: Investment For The Future
Farming and agriculture in the Kaipara, along with the rest of the nation, is to get a shot in the arm for the future of this vital sector of the economy that’s worth millions of dollars.
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Be in to vote at BNZ
Have you voted yet? No, not in the local body elections, but for the best dressed piggy in the colourful Bank of New Zealand competition. Call in to the Dargaville Branch next time you are in town and see the 39 entries on display. It will only cost 50 cents for every vote you cast.
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A Busy Country Town
The coastal retreats of Mangawhai Heads, Pakiri, Langs Beach and Waipu Cove are only a short drive from Wellsford. Lake Tomarata and Lake Spectacle are found 20 kilometres northeast of Wellsford and both are extremely popular with water skiers.
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Tavern in Best Music Final
The Mangawhai Tavern has been selected as one of only three national finalists in this year’s Hotel Association of New Zealand Awards for Excellence.
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A Kaipara Date for Scarlet Rage
Whangarei’s newest band is coming to the Kaipara. Scarlet Rage features Scarlet Rose on vocals and guitar, Roger Clark on bass, Harry Ashbrook on guitar and drummer, Greg Overton.
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A whirlwind promotional tour of Australia has created at least a million dollars worth of tourism business — interest is new from Thailand, Japanese tourist numbers are up and United States travellers are being attracted.