December 1 2015
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Steampunk comes to town Competition challenges couple
Dargaville locals Nigel and Donna Randell battled illness, a typhoon, heat and humidity …
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Into the season of feasts
Ray guns, goggles, frills and flamingos adorned the lawn of the Commercial Hotel last Saturday as Dargaville based ‘westie’ Steampunkers hosted Whangarei group Kraken’s Lair for their end of year Poshville Wonderland garden party. See more on page 6 …
The festive season in the southern latitudes walks a fine line …
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Inspiring the community by Ayla Miller
Dargaville and the wider Kaipara have a unique opportunity to revitalise their towns as vibrant places to live, work and visit according to internationally acclaimed town and community advocate, Peter Kenyon who over the last 30 years has worked with 1600 small rural towns in some 58 countries.
Community spirit drives success
Ford’s Blue Oval Roadshow has travelled the nation all through 2015 …
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This follows a well-attended public meeting at the Lighthouse Function Centre organised by the Dargaville Business Forum, Kauri Coast Promotions Society and the Dargaville Community Development Board. Mr Kenyon spoke to the local community and those from
around the Kaipara district about other small towns which focussed on their positive assets and how he had worked with them to create vibrant, attractive and flourishing towns. “We are empowered by our strengths as a community. We will build a place
to live and work that engenders who we are,” he said. He stressed that ideas were the first step in vitalising a town, and getting people inspired and collaborating was one of the most important stages. continued on page 3 …
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