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7th December 2020

Young skateboarder gives it the full monty

A local young skateboarding prodigy is emerging in Mangawhai, rolling up to competitions often as the youngest on the ramp and bowling over competitors and audiences alike.

 
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Ed Said - The irresistible force meets the immovable object

Mangawhai’s spectacular recent and projected growth is now being talked about in more than just whispers. There’s more than a little hand-wringing about it, but I suspect the worry is more about how the predicted growth will manifest itself.
 
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Schooner to come home after 155 years

After being buried in the black sands of Muriwai for over 150 years, a marvel of early New Zealand trading vessels, Mangawhai’s ‘Daring’, is finally coming home.


 
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Travel, nature and culture influences artwork

If any Mangawhai residents have possessed a secret desire to see a life-size totem pole adorning their front lawn, they now have a chance to see their dream realised.

 
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Gull preparing to land in Kaiwaka

Earthworks for Kaiwaka’s new Gull petrol station has begun, with excavation machinery now at the SH1 site adjacent to the Three Furlongs Tavern, but local watchdogs have safety concerns around the new development.


 
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Paparoa hotel hosts degustation delight

Quintessential kiwi tavern, the Paparoa Hotel, was host to a night of fine wine and dining recently with the establishment’s first degustation dinner.


 
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Gardening with Gael - Community garden still growing strong after a decade

What an amazing enterprise the Community Gardens situated by the Domain are. I felt that it was only a few years ago that I wrote an article on the gardens and their founding member, Joan Farrell, and the challenges they faced. 
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‘Coastal Dreaming’ and ‘Digital Transformations’ at Mangawhai gallery

Mangawhai Artists Gallery will be hosting John Ecuyer and Dr Joel Cayford from December 3 for two weeks.


 
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Worzel's World - Fixing stupid

The ills of mankind are many – almost as many as the remedies employed to cure them. The physicians are diverse and seldom agree. Some people take recourse to drugs, others cry out to God and seek healing and wholeness through faith. 
 

Festive magic ready to flow through streets of Mangawhai

The countdown is on! Only a few more sleeps until Mangawhai welcomes the magic of Christmas with the areas annual street parade starring a vast range of tinsel-clad floats, quirky characters and of course, the big jolly man.
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Wood Street and Shared Path hot topics

The turn-out was good for the Mangawhai Combined Rebus Club November meeting, despite the car park behind the Fagan Place Hall being graded and metalled.


 
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Members exhibition followed by double showing over New Year

Art lovers are in for a treat with two special exhibitions being held at the Mangawhai Artists Gallery during mid to late December.
 
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Commissioners hear community concerns over Mangawhai Central development plan change

Water, wastewater, traffic, and number and density of lots were core issues raised at the recently held Mangawhai Central (MC) Private Plan Change 78 (PC78) Estuary Estates hearing.
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Mangawhai Matters updates following the recent PC78 hearing

The Planning Commissioners’ task is to hear the evidence relating to the effects of allowing the extent and form of development proposed under PC78 to go ahead and to recommend to the Council whether or not it should go ahead.

Wastewater: A conflict of facts

One of the most bizarre and unsettling aspects of the Plan Change 78 hearing was the issue of the capacity of the Mangawhai Wastewater Sewerage Scheme (MCWWS) and its ability to accommodate the proposed loading from Mangawhai Central.

MDL Civil, moving heaven and earth

An impressive display of engineering and excavation has been seen along Molesworth Drive for the last few months as the MDL Civil crew, armed with heavy machinery, prepare the site and lay foundations for the area’s new township, Mangawhai Central (MC). 

Kaipara District Council responds to WSP

As the hearing is currently adjourned Kaipara District Council cannot comment on the hearing itself, however council’s GM Infrastructure Services manager, Jim Sephton, responded to questions around the WSP report in the following statement:

New leader for lunch ladies

Mangawhai’s Ladies Lunch Group will have a new coordinator with Jude Gillan stepping down, and Marje Galt stepping up.



 
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Letters to the Editor

No evidence presented It is deeply disappointing
Won’t hold my breath In 1999 I started the One Tree Point Boat Ramp Upgrade Committee
Decision ‘unfathomable’ The decision of the commissioners
Community ignored Like all other passionate members

 

Ladies tennis group gets into swing of Christmas

Life is more than a beach for many local tennis ladies who turn up every Monday and Wednesday morning to enjoy exercise and friendship. With an ever-expanding club list this is a great way to meet people and chat over coffee after tennis.
 
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Christmas aroha baskets help ease the pressure

With Christmas just a few weeks away, excitement is growing in anticipation of the big day, especially for the younger members of the community.

 
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Mangawhai Matters

The Mangawhai Matters Incorporated Society got started just a few months ago, to help residents get organised and fundraise, and present an expert case to commissioners hearing Private Plan Change 78 for Mangawhai Central.

 
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Folk trio ahead of the pack

Old Maungaturoto local Chris Dent is coming home with his indie-folk band Albi & The Wolves to perform at the Paparoa Hall, December 12, and Mangawhai Village Library Hall, December 13.

 
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Mangawhai Soul to raise spirits for the festive season

A cosmopolitan mixture of internationallyacclaimed musicians will be bringing their own style of Christmas soul to Mangawhai in a weekend packed full of uplifting rhythm and beats and sublime jazz.
 
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