The top of Northland will go into alert level 3 tonight after fears of undetected community transmission of Covid-19.
Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkin
Govt grants $8m for 1000 water tanks to stave off future Far North droughts
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Emergency water tanks in Kaikohe during the 2019-20 drought. Photo / supplied
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat The Government is pumping $8 million into an iwi-led scheme to install up to 1000 water tanks at vulnerable Far North homes and community facilities to head off future droughts.
The initiative was announced at Mahimaru Marae, near Awanui, on Friday by Acting Emergency Management Minister Kris Faafoi.
It comes after a series of almost annual droughts - Northland has had seven in 11 years - with summer 2019-20 particularly brutal for town supplies in Kaikohe and Kaitaia and families relying on inadequate rainwater tanks.
Lomas bows out of Waimamaku store after 35 years
28 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Owners new and old of Waimamaku Four Square, Adam Beretta and Bruce Lomas. Photo / supplied
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
A grocery store at the heart of a small South Hokianga community has changed hands for the first time in 35 years after the retirement of its long-time owner.
Bruce Lomas, former owner of Waimamaku Four Square, handed over the reins to new proprietor Adam Beretta at the end of last month.
As well as running the store since 1985, Lomas was heavily involved in the community, for example as the organiser of the town s famous Wild West Fest.
Covid 19 coronavirus: More Northland events cancelled after latest lockdown
1 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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The annual SPCA street appeal, scheduled for this week, is one of the casualties of the latest Covid 19 alert level changes.
The annual SPCA street appeal, scheduled for this week, is one of the casualties of the latest Covid 19 alert level changes.
Northern Advocate
The toll on events across the North caused by the latest cluster of Covid-19 cases in Auckland continues to mount.
Major commemorations had also been due to take place this Sunday to mark the 176th anniversary of the Battle of Ōhaeawai and the 150th anniversary of St Michael s Church, built by Māori on the site of the pā as a memorial to British war dead.
Water poverty a human rights issue in rural Northland
13 Dec, 2020 02:00 AM
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Rural households running low on water are already contacting Rob Pink, whose daily school bus run around Rawene doubled as a drinking water delivery service for families whose tanks had run dry during last year’s drought. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Rural households running low on water are already contacting Rob Pink, whose daily school bus run around Rawene doubled as a drinking water delivery service for families whose tanks had run dry during last year’s drought. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Northern Advocate
Some rural Northland families are already running out of water due to the effects of Covid-19, inadequate rainwater tanks and dilapidated guttering.