9th July 2018 Issue

Cleaning the streets one Sunday at a time Not many would say they would be keen on swapping their Sunday morning lie-in to spend time traipsing along wet roads in the cold picking up soggy bits of rubbish.
Ed Said - Don’t lose your feathers over a paltry thing like this The Northland Regional Council (NRC) and Kaipara District Council have appointed four Commissioners to jointly hear and decide the applications made by Tegel Foods Limited for a free range poultry broiler farm near Mititai.
Rest home needs your support The Riverview Rest Home and Retirement Village in Maungaturoto has served an important purpose within the Otamatea area for a number of years. Initially a 16 bed rest home it now offers 11 rental units, 14 ownyour-own units and a medical centre operated by Coast to Coast Health providing onsite care for all residents.
Tara Iti hosts third annual Shorebird Trust charity golf tournament Nearly 60 golfers representing 14 organisations raised close to $40,000 on May 3 when Tara Iti Golf Club hosted their third Annual Shorebirds Trust Charity Golf Tournament.
Fairy tales twist takes to the stage Into the Woods, the latest production by Otamatea Repertory Theatre, is sure to be perfect school holiday entertainment for the family.
MBS joins Matariki celebration For more than a month, students at Mangawhai Beach School worked on their art board as part of the Kauri Museum’s annual Matariki school exhibition. This year’s theme is Nga Ika o Otamatea, the fish of Otamatea, and Mangawhai School’s nominated species was the kahu, or yellow-tailed kingfish.
Life membership highlight of MHVLS prize giving The Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Lifeguard Service (MHVLS) celebrated another successful season at their annual senior prize giving held on June 30.
Gardening with Gael - Garlic thrives on the basics My Grandfather said “Plant garlic on the shortest day, harvest on the longest.” My Mother said the same thing but refused to grow it. Of course it doesn’t have to be the longest day.
Suicide theme adds drama to Showquest win Bream Bay College took out the Northland Showquest held at Whangarei’s Forum North on June 20 in the first regional event of New Zealand’s new music, dance and drama showcase for schools.
Kids promote Mangawhai activities for kids A new set of tourist pamphlets will soon be available at the local information centre to help locals and visitors alike to find the best attractions for children in Mangawhai. However, the new leaflets are a bit different from the norm as they are designed for children by children.
Money Mates helping with financial management One of the many services in demand from Otamatea Community Services (OCS) is money management. Money, in its many forms, can be a touchy subject, often causing problems within households when it simply won’t stretch far enough to cover expenses despite the best efforts of the person who holds the purse strings.
Real skin health Imagine your skin in 3D. Look through the layers where your working cells are, into the depths of the dermis where there is a hive of activity – fibroblast cells working hard to produce collagen, strong elastin is being made to support your skin.
July: the month of war on plastic The first day of July marked the official start of a global environmental challenge where consumers worldwide are encouraged to increase their awareness and decrease their usage in regards to the latest scourge of the earth: single use plastics.
Kaipara flyer to highlight recycling Due to China’s recent decision to scrap reprocessing of foreign plastics, councils throughout New Zealand now have to tackle the mounting problem of what to do with recycling waste.
LTP bold but within means says Mayor Smith Kaipara mayor Jason Smith says the recently adopted Long Term Plan is an example of “courageous, collaborative and cautious decision making.”
Worzels World - Decisions and how to make ‘em was not born deaf and dumb so I have, like most others, heard and occasionally spoken a fair amount of rubbish. And what is worse, I have occasionally believed some of it.
Virtually pain free computer assisted dental injection system available Wellsford Dental has invested in creating a virtually pain free experience for their patients by utilising a state-ofthe-art ‘pain free’ computer assisted digital platform for local anaesthesia, catering for anxious patients who would otherwise put off a dental visit.
Seven directors for new expanded Northland Inc board The Northland Regional Council has appointed six new members to the helm of an expanded, sevenstrong board for regional economic development agency Northland Inc. Council Chairman Bill Shepherd says the six will join Kaikohe-based chartered accountant Sarah Petersen (the only remaining member of the previous five-strong board) when the new seven-member body officially meets for the first time in Whangarei in July.
New road maintenance contract awarded At their June meeting, Kaipara District Council awarded a new Road Maintenance and Renewals Contract to Broadspectrum Limited. The contract takes effect from July 1, 2018, and will run for four years, with possible roll-over periods of 2+1+1 years which would take the contract to a term of eight years.
Six-yearly review of NRC representation underway An almost 20 percent population growth in popular coastal areas south of Whangarei over the past six years is one of several factors driving a ‘fine-tuning’ of the Northland Regional Council’s representation arrangements.

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9th July 2018 Issue

Cleaning the streets one Sunday at a time

Ed Said - Don’t lose your feathers over a paltry thing like this

Rest home needs your support

Tara Iti hosts third annual Shorebird Trust charity golf tournament

Fairy tales twist takes to the stage

MBS joins Matariki celebration

Life membership highlight of MHVLS prize giving

Gardening with Gael - Garlic thrives on the basics

Suicide theme adds drama to Showquest win

Kids promote Mangawhai activities for kids

Money Mates helping with financial management

Real skin health

July: the month of war on plastic

Kaipara flyer to highlight recycling

LTP bold but within means says Mayor Smith

Worzels World - Decisions and how to make ‘em

Virtually pain free computer assisted dental injection system available

Seven directors for new expanded Northland Inc board

New road maintenance contract awarded

Six-yearly review of NRC representation underway

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