Northland news briefs: Free Tamariki Day, Funky Fish is back
15 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Anna, of Frozen fame, is one of the Disney princesses who will be performing in Russell on Saturday. Photo / Kasia Crawford
Anna, of Frozen fame, is one of the Disney princesses who will be performing in Russell on Saturday. Photo / Kasia Crawford
Northern Advocate
Tamariki Day packed with events
Hundreds of kids are expected at a free Tamariki Day in Russell on Saturday featuring a bevy of Disney princesses, a top kapa haka group, bouncy castles and much more. The event will run from 10am-3pm in the grounds of Pompallier Mission on the Russell waterfront. Acting property lead Kirsty Hofstetter said the event, now in its second year, had been scheduled for March but was postponed due to Covid-19 alert level changes. The free whānau-focused event would offer entertainment, face painting, bouncy castles, a petting zoo, an enchanted lawn packed with games, a whānau tent, fire
Building consents: Holy Trinity Church gets nearly $2 million makeover
13 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM
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Tauranga s Holy Trinity Church is undergoing a nearly $2 million makeover.
A building consent worth $1.7m has been approved by the Tauranga City Council to refurbish the old hall and build a smaller 80-seat chapel.
It is one of 203 building consents worth more than $72m issued in February.
Holy Trinity Church administrator Donald Carter said the hall, built in the early 1950s, was originally meant to have been demolished after a fire at the church in 1999.
A childcare centre was meant to have been included in the rebuild, Carter said.
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Northland news in brief: Women winched of Mt Manaia; and newborn s death not suspicious
2 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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An injured woman is winched off Whangārei s Mt Manaia by the Northland Rescue Helicopter on Monday. Photo / Tony Morgan
Northern Advocate
An injured woman was winched off a popular Whangārei Heads walking track by rescuers on Monday afternoon. Emergency services responded to a call around 4.50pm about the woman, in her 20s, who sustained a mild injury while on Department of Conservation Mt Manaia walking track. St John paramedics aboard the Northland Rescue Helicopter were required to winch her from a high part of the walking track, facing Taurikura, before they airlifted her to Whangārei Hospital.
Pink plastic in mince prompts recall at Tauranga supermarket
5 Jan, 2021 11:00 PM
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Beef mince as pictured is being recalled from Tauriko Pak nSave. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
Pieces of pink plastic have prompted a product recall for 1kg beef mince at Tauriko Pak nSave.
A notice on the Ministry for Primary Industries website states the supermarket is recalling the specific batch of its Pak nSave Tauriko brand NZ Beef Mince because the product may contain foreign matter.
The best before date on the product is January 4, 2021 and is sold in plastic packaging with a weight of 1kg.
This recall does not affect any other Pak nSave brand products and is only sold at the Tauriko store.