Cleaning the oven was Kevin Page’s final task before tenants moved into the house. Photo / 123rf Kevin Page is a teller of tall tales with a firm belief that laughter helps avoid frown...
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Northland power outage: NorthChamber says businesses seeking compensation
(file image) Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Northland businesses are pushing for compensation from Transpower for last week’s blackout across most of the region. On Monday, Transpower chief executive Alison Andrew confirmed the...
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Almost two centuries of education at Kaitāia Primary School site celebrated
Kaitāia Primary School is celebrating 150 years of schooling next year – but with teaching there going back further it possibly has the longest-running continuous history of education in the country. Kaitāia Primary School...
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Northland schools struggling to manage antisocial behaviour fuelled by social media
Students are posting the locations of planned fights on social media accounts – one such incident took place recently. Photo / 123RF Northland parents are being urged to take a more active approach regarding...
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Northland news in brief: Whangārei girl receives great support as she battles rare disease, farmer pleased with repairs to SH10 outside his Kaingaroa paddock
Far North farmer Paddy Gleeson is happy that repairs to SH10 outside his Kaingaroa paddock, that saw three vehicles in a week spin off, seem to have worked with no more vehicles leaving the...
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Northlanders celebrating reopening of Brynderwyns for Matariki weekend
SH1 over the Brynderwyns is set to finally open both ways for Matariki weekend. Northlanders are celebrating the announcement that State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills is finally set to open ahead of...
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Northland power cut: Businesses angry with ‘unacceptably fragile’ infrastructure
Northland businesses are outraged at the fragility of the region’s infrastructure as they continue to mop up from this week’s major power cut. More than 100,000 Northland power customers were without electricity on Thursday,...
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Bay News: Dark Destroyer chasing the Kiwi experience; Angling for a winner in renowned fishing tournament
The Chase’s Shaun Wallace at the NZ Rugby Museum in Palmerston North. Photo/ Brendan Lochead Chasing the Kiwi experience Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace is an English barrister and lecturer. He is also one of...
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Strengthening our community through resilience – Mayor Vince Cocurullo
The emergency operations centre in operation at Te Iwitahi during the power outage. Vince Cocurullo is the mayor of Whangārei. OPINION As we recover from the recent power outage that impacted every sector of...
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Conduct of Carrington Resort continues to hinder Employment Court process
Employment issues have plagued the resort for the last four years. Photo / Supplied A luxury resort that owes more than $140,000 in damages to former employees coughed up only when a court bailiff...
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