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New Hikurangi community police get a warm welcome from residents
10 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Newly appointed Hikurangi senior constable Pete Thomas at the casual meet and greet hosted by the community at the Hikurangi Bowling Club. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Newly appointed Hikurangi senior constable Pete Thomas at the casual meet and greet hosted by the community at the Hikurangi Bowling Club. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz
Third time s the charm for senior police constable Pete Thomas, whose trio of stints as a Hikurangi community cop finally landed him a much-craved permanent position.
Northland news in brief: Pump tracks for 2 Far North towns; and kiwi release postponed a day
9 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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A pump track, which the FNDC is planning to replicate in Kaitaia and Ahipara, under construction in Whangārei. Photo / Supplied
A pump track, which the FNDC is planning to replicate in Kaitaia and Ahipara, under construction in Whangārei. Photo / Supplied
Northern Advocate
The Far North District Council is looking at building pump tracks at Ahipara s Korora Park and a suitable park in Kaitaia.
A pump track is a moulded tar-sealed circuit of rollers, banked turns and features designed to be ridden by pumping a bike, generating momentum by up-and-down body movements instead of pedalling or pushing. They were originally designed for mountain bike and BMX riders but are also used by skateboarders and scooters, and are accessible to wheelchairs.
Travel with Mike Yardley: Warmth and more in Northland
16 Mar, 2021 01:18 AM
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Northern Advocate (Whangarei)
IF THE WEATHER is starting to feel autumnal in your neck of the woods, Northland is calling you. Summer glows all the more longer, the weather and foliage is seductively subtropical and the sun-kissed beaches are absurdly gorgeous.
Northland s thriving capital of Whangārei, is a city of adventure, culture and natural beauty.
Head for the summit of Parihaka, the city s highest point, which was once the site of the largest Māori pā (fortified village) in New Zealand. The excavations are still visible and are accessed by a pleasant walk through native forest from the summit.