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Community rugby kicks off Trooper returns home The body of fallen Special Air Service trooper Adrian Raymond Thomas …
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Art with a message
p Year three and four rugby enthusiasts from Ruawai and Matakohe schools had an opportunity last weekend to play matches at Toll Stadium in Whangarei. Their games were curtain-raisers for the Mitre 10 Cup game, and the youngsters met players from the Northland and Auckland representative teams.
Auckland-based ceramic artist Rom Marinkovich is supporting the community …
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Kauri Museum cuts staff costs u by Paul Campbell
The board of The Kauri Museum has made drastic budget cuts in the face of declining visitor numbers and revenue, which has led to the departure of chief executive officer, Lisa Tolich, and two senior managers.
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Local resident Neville Collins has been awarded the Royal Agricultural Society Medal …
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Board chair, Mark Vincent, says the three executives will be replaced by a single general manager in an effort to recover a loss of $181,211 in the 2016–17 financial year — with a further substantial shortfall expected in the 2017–18 period. When once, The Kauri Museum attracted up to 90,000 visitors in a
year, that number has fallen to a bit over 40,000 as a result of the global financial crisis, and more recently a decline in cruise ship visitors travelling north from Auckland, with the majority joining southbound tours. “We would have to draw on more of our reserves if the board did nothing and I hate it like hell, but the size of wages
was the biggest single area of focus. If we did nothing, we would be facing a crisis next year,” said Mr Vincent. “A recent organisational restructuring has meant the departure of two experienced senior managers, while CEO, Lisa Tolich, has also taken the opportunity to move on to pastures anew. continued on page 3 …