Major Kaitaia CBD revamp starts next week nzherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maungatapere Berries expands North in partnership with NgÄpuhi
WhangÄreiâs berry producer Maungatapere Berries is set to expand its operations into Kaikohe through a partnership with NgÄpuhi Asset Holding Company and Far North Holdings Ltd.
The 28 hectare development at the Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise Park is expected to help meet growing nationwide demand for locally grown healthy fresh fruit.
Co-founder and Director of Maungatapere Berries, Patrick Malley, said the vision for the project is to create a fully sustainable horticulture operation, providing permanent employment and horticultural training opportunities for Kaikohe locals, and using practices such as âclosed-loopâ recycling systems, sustainable water usage, biological controls, and precision horticulture.
Kaikohe berry farm jobs a game-changer for Mid North
2 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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Anthony Tito of Mataraua signs up with MSD s Chrissy Murray for his first job since coming home to New Zealand five months ago. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Anthony Tito of Mataraua signs up with MSD s Chrissy Murray for his first job since coming home to New Zealand five months ago. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
The first 20 employees have been hired for a major new venture which promises to be a game-changer for a Northland town long starved of jobs.
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Carvings will provide a spectacular welcome to Kororāreka/Russell
15 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Carver Tony Makiha, pictured at work in 2016, will create a gateway and a wero figure to welcome visitors to Kororāreka/Russell. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Carver Tony Makiha, pictured at work in 2016, will create a gateway and a wero figure to welcome visitors to Kororāreka/Russell. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Northland Age
By: Peter Jackson
It s been said that arriving in Kororāreka/Russell is a bit underwhelming, with nothing distinctive or special to the area to greet visitors, let alone to honour its long, rich Māori history. There s the sign by Matauwhi Bay, mostly overgrown, and nothing on the wharf except a lot of advertising, but that s about to change thanks to a bold new initiative that began with Kororāreka Marae, was picked up by the original wharf trust and then by its successor, the Russell Community Wharf Trust.