News in brief: Paddlers rescued, Paihia waterfront meeting
14 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Ōhaeawai s annual community festival, Taiamai Day, is being held on March 20. Photo / File
Northern Advocate
A dozen paddlers were rescued after their waka capsized in waters off Tutukaka Coast yesterday morning. They were in two waka near Rahomaunu Island, southwest of Tutukaka, when the incident happened. Coastguard pulled them out of the water and brought them to the Tutukaka Marina.
The water was calm at the time and there were no injuries. One waka was damaged but
police attendance wasn t required.
Unattended cooking causes fire
Occupants of a house in Kaitaia were lucky firefighters arrived on time to put out a fire caused by unattended cooking. Firefighters cleared the house on Williams St of smoke about 4am on Saturday.
Work under way at Kaikohe water storage dam
8 Mar, 2021 07:10 PM
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Aerial photo showing an access road under construction to the Matawii water reservoir near Kaikohe. Earthworks for the Ngāwhā Innovation and Enterprise Park can be seen on the right. Photo / Te Tai Tokerau Water Trust
Aerial photo showing an access road under construction to the Matawii water reservoir near Kaikohe. Earthworks for the Ngāwhā Innovation and Enterprise Park can be seen on the right. Photo / Te Tai Tokerau Water Trust
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
Work is under way to build an access road to the site of the Matawii water storage dam, the first project in the country to be given the green light under fast-tracked consenting rules.
Kaikohe berry farm jobs a game-changer for Mid North
2 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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Anthony Tito of Mataraua signs up with MSD s Chrissy Murray for his first job since coming home to New Zealand five months ago. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Anthony Tito of Mataraua signs up with MSD s Chrissy Murray for his first job since coming home to New Zealand five months ago. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
The first 20 employees have been hired for a major new venture which promises to be a game-changer for a Northland town long starved of jobs.
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Monday, 15 February 2021, 3:35 pm
Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest
speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in
Dargaville on March 4-6.
The Kai Kōrero pop-up event
will showcase a range of industry leaders, who will share
their aspirations to support kai production in Te Tai
Tokerau. The topics will cover water storage, emerging
crops, workforce development, regenerative agriculture, and
market access.
In addition to the event at the field
days, Kaipara Kai Hub is organising a visit to the Te Kopuru
trial site on Thursday, March 4 from 10am-12noon. Plant
& Food Research, with assistance from Kaipara Kai Hub,