Northland news in brief: City vehicle crash; and Northland public nurses to strike
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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This crash on Hatea Dr, Whangārei, yesterday didn t hold up traffic after a vehicle left the road and hit a street light before hitting some trees. Photo / Michael Cunningham.
This crash on Hatea Dr, Whangārei, yesterday didn t hold up traffic after a vehicle left the road and hit a street light before hitting some trees. Photo / Michael Cunningham.
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A person received moderate injuries after a van left the road and hit a street light in
Whangārei, before coming to rest among some trees. Police attended a crash involving a van which hit powerlines on Hatea Drive at 7.56am yesterday. One person received moderate injuries and Northpower was notified. Police were only at the scene for a short period and traffic was hardly disrupted
Northland news in brief: Sandcastle comp on again; and stolen sick puppy returned
13 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jaime Smith and Tracy Meredith of Kerikeri build a space rocket for a previous Paihia sandcastle competition. Photo / file
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Two popular summer events the beach dig and the sandcastle competition will return to Paihia later this month. The beach dig, in which kids search the sand for prizes, will be held from 10am on Saturday, January 23, opposite Paihia s Stone Church, while the sandcastle competition will be held along the length of the beach from noon the following Saturday. Judging will start at 2pm with prizegiving at 2.30pm. Bay of Islands Rotary is organising the beach dig and putting on a sausage sizzle while the Sandpit Bar is sponsoring the sandcastle challenge. The free events were part of the long-running Paihia Summer Festival which came to an end in 2018 after funding fizzled out.