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Social enterprise: why entrepreneurship isn t always about making money 7 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read A fundraising project started by Kerikeri young entrepreneur Anika Beren resulted in a $16,000 donation to the Bay of Islands Animal Rescue charity. Photo/Peter de Graaf. A fundraising project started by Kerikeri young entrepreneur Anika Beren resulted in a $16,000 donation to the Bay of Islands Animal Rescue charity. Photo/Peter de Graaf. Jane Phare is a senior business reporter for the New Zealand [email protected] In the final part of our series Jane Phare finds out why social enterprise is important and looks at some of the community projects young entrepreneurs have got in behind. ....
Northland news in brief: House fire confirmed as arson; and Bark in the Park on again 12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read A Whangārei firefighter dampening down the remains of a house in Kaka St, Ahipara, that was an arson attack. Northern Advocate The cause of a fire that ripped through an Ahipara home leaving little more than a rear wall standing was arson, Fire and Emergency New Zealand says. Fire investigator Craig Bain confirmed the fire, which started inside the Kaka St house on the lower level, was deliberately lit on Thursday. Bain said their inquiries were ongoing. The alarm was raised at 3.28am and fire brigades from Ahipara, Kaitaia, and Whangarei controlled the blaze as well as protected two neighbouring properties that were threatened at the height of the blaze. No one was home at the time of the fire. It was the seventh serious house fire in the Far North in the past two months. ....
Northland news in brief: Sandcastle comp on again; and stolen sick puppy returned 13 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Jaime Smith and Tracy Meredith of Kerikeri build a space rocket for a previous Paihia sandcastle competition. Photo / file Northern Advocate Two popular summer events the beach dig and the sandcastle competition will return to Paihia later this month. The beach dig, in which kids search the sand for prizes, will be held from 10am on Saturday, January 23, opposite Paihia s Stone Church, while the sandcastle competition will be held along the length of the beach from noon the following Saturday. Judging will start at 2pm with prizegiving at 2.30pm. Bay of Islands Rotary is organising the beach dig and putting on a sausage sizzle while the Sandpit Bar is sponsoring the sandcastle challenge. The free events were part of the long-running Paihia Summer Festival which came to an end in 2018 after funding fizzled out. ....
Shopping local helps boost business this Christmas 11 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM 9 minutes to read Store manager Joanna Matheson has a range of fair-trade products at her Trade Aid Whangārei shop. Photo / Michael Cunningham Store manager Joanna Matheson has a range of fair-trade products at her Trade Aid Whangārei shop. Photo / Michael Cunningham Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate s feature writer and news [email protected] Coping with the global pandemic this year has shown how important it is to support each other. With 13 sleeps until Christmas, reporter Jenny Ling has some tips for shopping local while making a wider ....