Work on $15m Kaitaia flood protection work progressing
4 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Kaitaia Contractors Ltd site supervisor Dave Batcher, left, and regional council Kaitaia area manager Peter Wiessing, discuss progress in mid-summer on a new stopbank under way off Rongopai Place.
Kaitaia Contractors Ltd site supervisor Dave Batcher, left, and regional council Kaitaia area manager Peter Wiessing, discuss progress in mid-summer on a new stopbank under way off Rongopai Place.
Northern Advocate
The $3 million third stage of improvements to the Awanui flood scheme is progressing well, according to the Northland Regional Council.
Councillor Colin Kitchen, the regional council s Te Hiku representative, said the third annual construction season of the $15m scheme upgrade was now expected to be completed in 2022/2023.
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,
Kaitaia house fire treated as suspicious
21 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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This Kaitaia house was ablaze from end to end by the time the first fire appliance arrived, minutes after the alarm was raised.
Northern Advocate
Police and Fire and Emergency NZ are investigating the fire that destroyed a house in Tangonge Cres, Kaitaia, on Friday afternoon.
Detective Richard Garton said a Fire and Emergency investigator had not determined the cause of the blaze, but it was being treated as suspicious. Police would progress their investigation once FENZ had completed its inquiry.
Two tenants and a neighbour had been at the address when the fire began, he said. All had escaped unharmed, while another neighbour had rescued the resident dogs.