Northland dog owners spoiled for choice for canine companions
22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Tukairangi Maxwell and his dog Kuri at the popular William Fraser Memorial Park in Whangārei. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate s feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Northland has a higher-than-average dog population compared to the rest of the country. Reporter Jenny Ling finds out what s on offer for our four-legged friends. Northland is home to a high proportion of dog owners who cherish their relationships with man s best friend.
Many of our fur-kids are domestic pooches, while others are an array of hunting, farm and therapy dogs.
Haruru residents fed up with hoons call for lower speed limit
22 Jan, 2021 07:10 PM
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Lily Pond Lane residents calling for a lower speed limit and an answer to their dust woes, from left, Sylvia Watson, John Kennedy, Kaavin Rebourgeon, 12, Tamara Rebourgeon and Niki Cadenhead. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
Residents of a very short but very busy unsealed road in the Bay of Islands are calling for a lower speed limit before a child is hit by a hooning car. Lily Pond Lane, which is off Puketona Rd/State Highway 11 just west of Haruru, is only about 250m long but is heavily used in summer because it leads to a popular swimming hole in the Waitangi River.
Water shutdown looms in part of Kerikeri while pipe replaced
7 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Northern Advocate
Bulk water tankers have been stopped from filling up at Paihia and Kerikeri while the two Bay of Islands towns grapple with separate water supply problems.
Water tankers, which are busy keeping up with high demand from rural households, would normally fill up at the nearest town.
However, after water demand in Paihia hit an all-time high over Christmas and the treatment plant at Haruru Falls has been struggling to keep up, the town s tanker filling point has been closed.
Far North District Council spokesman Ken Lewis said tankers were also not being allowed to fill up at Waipapa until pressure problems in the Kerikeri water supply were fixed.
Northland news in brief: Fine weather in Northland today; and Paihia needs to save water urgently
31 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Waipū Highland Games have been cancelled due to Covid-19, but the replacement Waipū Community Festival today will still have plenty of Celtic tradition, such as Highland dancing.
Northern Advocate
A mostly fine New Year s Day is forecast for the North Island today, with temperatures close to average for this time of year. MetService says to expect 26C in Northland today, however, cloud and a few showers could spread south over Northland from this evening. It s expected to be perfect for today s Waipū Community Festival, which will replace the traditional Waipū Highland Games, which have been cancelled due to Covid-19. The festival will still have plenty of Celtic events, including piping and Highland dancing, as well as a variety stage, music throughout the day, kids games with raffles and prizes, and strength games such as tossing of gum
Bay News: Tall ships set to sail; Hokianga museum opens; horticulture training
31 Dec, 2020 04:00 AM
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Vessels jostle for space at the starting line off Russell during this year s Tall Ships and Classic Invitational Race in the Bay of Islands. The 46th annual regatta gets under way on January 9. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Vessels jostle for space at the starting line off Russell during this year s Tall Ships and Classic Invitational Race in the Bay of Islands. The 46th annual regatta gets under way on January 9. Photo / Peter de Graaf
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Sailing the ocean blue, tall ships and true .