November 21 2017
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Otamatea High School’s deputy principal Dirk Smyth accepted a Woolf Fisher Fellowship recently …
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Kaipara Festival Maungaturoto festive
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p Some of the Kaiwaka School students who participated in the kapa haka event of the year — Kaipara Festival — which was held at Mangawhai Beach School. A total of 75 students from Kaiwaka School participated in the festival and principal Rosie Ellis said she was “really proud” of their performances. “As the school is increasing in size rapidly, we have split the kapa haka group into juniors and seniors. The Junior kids were outstanding with their enthusiasm and confidence and our seniors’ performance was polished.” Photo credit: Emma Grieve
‘Business as usual’ before election u by Paul Campbell
Kaipara deputy mayor Peter Wethey has declared his candidacy in the district’s mayoral by-election following the resignation of former incumbent Greg Gent, with an assurance that normal council business will remain a priority in the interim.
Senior citizens’ concert
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Under the Local Government Act, in the event of a vacancy in the office of mayor, ‘the deputy mayor must perform all the responsibilities and duties, and may exercise all the powers of the mayor’. Mr Wethey remains deputy mayor in title, and says he has received support for permanency in the
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office from councillors and the wider Kaipara community. Nominations open on November 24 and close at noon on Friday December 22, with the election taking place by postal vote on Saturday, February 17, next year. “Over the next three months, for the council, it will be very much business
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as usual,” said Mr. Wethey. “We have got to keep hitting our targets including finalising the Long Term Plan for Kaipara – hitting targets as we are expected to do. It is a pity Greg has resigned but this is entirely a personal matter for him and has nothing at all to do with the council as an entity.”
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