Northland news in brief: Police seek witnesses to city assault; and another Lotto win
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Northland is on a Lotto roll with six second division winning tickets sold in the region in the past four weeks.
Northland is on a Lotto roll with six second division winning tickets sold in the region in the past four weeks.
Northern Advocate
A ticket sold in Northland was among 22 nationally that each won almost $17,000 in Lotto Second Division on Saturday.
The ticket, sold at Countdown Paihia, earned its holder $16,948. It was the sixth Lotto Second Division win in Northland in the past four weeks.
More than 450 years of service from Kaitaia Volunteer Fire Brigade
14 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Northern Advocate
The Kaitaia Volunteer Fire Brigade s 32 active firefighters have between them given 459 years of service to their community, averaging more than 14 years.
They are on track to reach their half-millennium next year.
The brigade has five members who have received Gold Stars for 25 years service, one double Gold Star holder (Colin Kitchen), and a sixth, Grant Baker, has done his 25 years and will receive his decoration in April.
The individual records are:
Kori Puckey three years, Sydnee Archer two, Tania Sparrey 20, Grant Libby 19, Nicola Walters eight, Dave Marquet 45, Danni Elliott four, Linda Archer nine, Bernadine Leef nine, Jeff Popata nine, John Hartnell two, Sean Frieling four, Darryl Smith six, Kelly Strong three, Dion Reid 17, Aaron Hartnell two, Phil Andresen four, Brian Shepherd 41 years, Adrian Gleadell nine, Kaye Ah Sam 13, Colin Kitchen 52,
Northland s fire service one of the best in the country for number of female volunteer firefighters
27 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Kawakawa volunteer recruit firefighter Naini Heremaia-Black, 43, says she has only had positive experiences as a woman in the statistically dominated Northland fire service. Photo / Supplied
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz
Keeping communities safe is in the blood for Northland s Naini Heremaia-Black, who followed in her mother s footsteps to become a female volunteer firefighter. The duo join the high percentage of women responsible for Northland s status as a top player when it comes to the proportion of volunteer female firefighters in the country.