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Victoriana and variety at museum u by Andy Bryenton

Popular entertainer Kevin Friedrich was forced to cancel his Christmas show, but now he and some musical friends have found a new way to bring seasonal cheer, as ‘wandering minstrels’ at a special museum open day.

Development queries and research

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“The Dargaville Museum invites you to enjoy a special celebration of Victoriana, Victoria Street and variety on Saturday, December 11, from 9am to 4pm,” says Kevin, who has worked with museum staff to make a programme for the day.

He will be joined by fellow musicians Roslyn Gilmour, Jone Yelcich, Linda Emmett- Litt, Jim and Sharon Duffy, Ming Ming Edgar and others, who will entertain during the day with seasonal songs.

“We were very disappointed that we couldn’t present our concert as planned, but we had at that point a group of musicians all fired up,” says Kevin. “We thought that, rather than a cancellation, we could instead take the opportunity to create a positive. The idea is to bring the museum’s historical Christmas displays to life.”

Kevin travelled from New York City, on the east coast of the United States to entertain fans in his hometown of Dargaville, and he was not about to go home without delivering the musical joy of the season. That would be like Santa Claus going back to the North Pole without delivering presents, agreed the acclaimed accordionist. A little lateral thinking, input from the museum staff and volunteers, and encouragement from Kevin’s ensemble of musical collaborators sealed the deal.

Meanwhile, as guests enjoy their journey through the museum, featured attractions include the new Victorian Christmas scene display, a special Victoria Street exhibition to which visitors can

p Kevin Friedrich is joining forces with musicians like Roslyn Gilmour (centre) and Linda Emmett-Litt (left) to bring Christmas cheer to the Dargaville Museum

add their memories, a special treasure hunt, and the opportunity to help create Dargaville’s own Christmas tree.

For this last project, patrons are asked to bring an ornament or decoration to donate to the tree, making it a real community effort. Alternatively, there will be ornaments to select from at the museum, so everyone will have their chance to join in. All through the day, the musicians will stroll the museum and grounds, sometimes joining for duets and ensembles, and with some songs

directly referencing the history on display, especially with relation to Christmas times of yesteryear.

“We look forward to welcoming everyone for some music and merriment at the museum, while enjoying the two new exhibits in addition to the many stories of the Kaipara as told through the outstanding collections on display,” says Kevin.

Entry is by gold coin donation, which will go toward the upkeep and management of Dargaville Museum and its taonga. 

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p The cast and crew of the Dargaville Little Theatre’s Christmas production have heaped praise on their musical, technical and choreographic directors after their seventh and final performance last week.

Julianne Parkinson, Deborah Steele and Eryn Wilson-Collins heartily reciprocated the show of respect as the theatre company battled through months of Covid-19 restrictions, lockdowns and disruptions to rehearsal to deliver a widely acclaimed rendition of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Ms WilsonCollins from the novel by Charles Dickens.

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p Dargaville received a visit from the Northland District Health Board’s mobile ear clinic last week.

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p Dargaville’s Christmas in the Gardens may not be possible this year, but the organisers have found a way to come to the public. As the sun sets, from 8pm on December 11, a truck loaded with festive lights and carollers will travel to points around Dargaville, spreading the message of seasonal cheer with song. It will follow a day of Christmas events at the Dargaville Museum, making December 11 a very festive day indeed. The old tradition of carolling gets out on wheels for 2021.

Development queries and research u by Andy Bryenton

Locals were invited to have their say at a November 30 meeting on the proposed Dargaville Racing Club development, where questions asked tested the depth of preparatory research by the group backing the project.

The development, which seeks to establish additional housing, retirement living and light industrial opportunities, must satisfy strict conditions to achieve consent. To this end, specialist consultants have been engaged to prepare extensive reports on all aspects of the land, paid for by part of a $900,000 grant from the Provincial Growth Fund to further the project.

From drainage to cultural and historical assessments, geotechnical reports to underlying mineralogy and soil conditions, a swathe of the public’s questions were anticipated p Plotting a course forward — the future of the Dargaville Racing Club was the topic of a public and covered by this reportage. Others meeting on November 30 raised more personal concerns regarding the new neighbourhood. These, Board, Ngāti Whātua and the Dargaville say the team advocating for the racecourse Racing Club, Mr Mortensen agreed on a development, will be best addressed with core principle of community involvement in a one-on-one consultation. this significant new chapter for Dargaville.

“We don’t simply want to hear problems; A preliminary rendering of how the we want to sit down with people and work new precinct may appear has caused out how those problems can be solved,” widespread public discussion since its said one of the original facilitators of the publication, as official council estimates tripartite project, Allan Mortensen. of population growth show that thousands Along with representatives of the more people are likely to settle in Dargaville Community Development Dargaville within the decade.  Talk to us now about you or your loved ones living with us, true community based elder care at...

Decision between dams The Kaipara District Council has developed a range of ideas to alleviate water crises plaguing Dargaville and Baylys Beach in dry summers, narrowing its decision down to two major dam options.

Option one is to raise the embankment around Opanake Road’s Waiatua Reservoir to increase storage to more than 330,000 cubic metres. Currently, the reservoir tops up the Kaihu River to ensure the KDC can draw from that watercourse in the heat of summer. Along with the expanded capacity, a pipe could be installed to make this reservoir feed into Dargaville’s water supply.

Alternatively, a water treatment station could be built in Te Kopuru, with pipes spanning the distance between the new TTTWT dam and Dargaville. In the new year, both cases will be further investigated, with input from mana whenua, large water-using employers in Dargaville, and engineers. 

In a recent report by KDC infrastructure strategic planner Mark Schreurs, the cases were laid out for either connecting to the Te Tai Tokerau Water Trust’s expanding dam project near Te Kopuru or extending the capacity of the council’s reservoir in Opanake Road, north of Dargaville. An investigation was undertaken using funds set aside in the recent Long Term Plan.

“These water restrictions inconvenience local residents,” said Mr Schreurs in his report to council. “The lack of water makes council cautious of allowing additional connections to, or extensions of, the municipal supply network.”

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New flood maps released u by Paul Campbell

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Protecting dunes and lakes u by Andy Bryenton

New regional maps to illustrate areas at risk of flooding and the potential impacts on communities have been released, with the Northern Regional Council saying river flooding is the most common natural hazard in the region.

There are 22,830 affected properties identified in the flood susceptible maps; 4,765 in Kaipara, 9,995 in the Far North and 8,070 in the Whangārei District.

Councillor Amy Macdonald chairs the NRC climate change working party and says that “climate change impacts likely mean we’ll see flooding events become more frequent and more intense.”

Flood hazard maps for 28 Northland catchments (‘Priority Rivers’) that were identified as having the highest level of potential flood risk were published in 2016. The latest maps identify flood hazards for the region’s remaining rivers.

“Our latest maps will replace the flood susceptible maps, which were used for flood hazard and risk assessment purposes. The new maps are more comprehensive, accurate and cover the whole of the river catchments, which were not displayed in the flood susceptible maps.”

The new maps have identified an additional 17,178 affected properties in total; 6,538 in the Far North District, 7,787 in Whangarei District and 2,853 in Kaipara.

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“Affected properties (flood susceptible and new maps) include 99 marae locations and 3,694 Māori land parcels. In many cases, people living in potentially affected areas are very likely to be aware of, or have experienced, flood events.”

Northland’s three district councils are required to use the maps to manage where and how development occurs.

More information is available at nrc.govt. nz/floodmaps. 

Local iwi groups Te Uri O Hau and Te Roroa are joining forces with the Department of Conservation to protect the flora and fauna of the Ripiro coast and its dune lakes.

“Kaipara is about to experience an influx of visitors over summer,” says DOC Kauri Coast operations manager Stephen Soole. “The sand dunes and lake system in this area are some of the most extensive and least modified in the country.”

Protec ting this natural treasure means keeping vehicles off p Keeping lakes clean is about more than recycling plastic; DOC urge summer visitors to clean their water recreation fragile dune faces gear to stop the spread of invasive pests where lizards inhabit, “Dune lakes are under threat from and dune grasses hold back erosion.

It also means stopping the spread of amongst other things, hornwort, the water weeds and algae by ensuring all invasive aquatic weed,” Te Uri O Hau watercraft and aquatic gear entering Environs manager Fiona Kemp said. local dune lakes is clean and sanitised.

To educate the public and ensure “Sand dune systems are natural that sensitive ecosystems remain habitats for many native species. In unharmed, DOC plans to launch their natural state, they protect the roving patrols on the Ripiro coast and land, ecosystems and property from through dune lake areas. Alternatively, erosion and storms,” says Te Roroa members of the public who witness a Commercial Development general conservation emergency can call 0800 DOC HOT to report it. manager Snow Tane.

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Record breaking year for pools

Vape petition raises concerns

u by Andy Bryenton

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Dargaville’s community pool has broken records for the summer of 2020 to 2021, with thousands more visitors enjoying a cool dip, according to the facility’s annual report.

A petition backed by several high-profile health organisations has been presented to the Kaipara District Council, calling for a ban on more vaping retailers in Kaipara.

Sport Northland employs re c re at i o n a l s e r vi c e providers Community Leisure Management (CLM) to take care of operations at the only 50-metre swimming pool in the district. Its yearly summary of expenditure and community engagement painted a positive picture.

Last summer, 26,782 people patronised the pool complex, up from 20,941 in the previous summer season. This leap in numbers p Thousands more visitors enjoyed Dargaville’s community swimming pool last summer compared to previous seasons, occurred despite the Covid-19 spanning from children keeping cool to serious athletes pandemic. It was perhaps partially spurred by the boost in local the Kaipara District Council by CLM via tourism fuelled by a lack of international Sport Northland recommended future travel options. Another deciding factor preventative maintenance in the year was the relative heat and high sunshine to come, including potentially $55,000 hours of the 2020 to 2021 season. for pool repainting and $10,000 for To achieve this outcome, the complex partial retiling. used $85,392 in electricity for pumping In addition to providing exercise and filtering, along with an additional and recreation, the pools are utilised $18,036 for purifying chemicals. That for school swimming events, club adds up to roughly $3 a visitor during competitions, and opened free of charge the open season. Maintenance costing for several open days, carnivals and $46,706 was undertaken. A report to charitable events each year. 

The petition notes that in Dargaville’s main street alone, there are 12 outlets for vape products, which signatories say is too many. The counterargument is that vaping reduces the number of people smoking more harmful tobacco products.

“From a public health perspective this level of density of retailers is deeply concerning,” says the statement accompanying p Opponents of vaping proliferation have sent a petition to the Kaipara District Council calling for a moratorium on the petition, signed by Boyd new licences to sell vape products Broughton, general manager of Te Hā Oranga, and Antony Thompson, Northland, opine that there is currently chief of operations at Te Rūnanga o an oversupply of vaping products in the Ngāti Whātua.

Kaipara region.

“While we are wanting to provide The official Ministry of Health position adequate support and supply of on vaping is that vaping is a good tool vapes to those wanting to use vaping to quit tobacco. The difference between products as a smoking cessation tool, smoking and vaping is that smoking it is of utmost importance that we also delivers nicotine by burning tobacco, protect our community, particularly our which can cause smoking-related rangatahi and other whānau who would illnesses, and vaping can deliver nicotine not usually vape.” by heating a liquid in a much less harmful The signatories, joined on the way. Many hundreds of New Zealanders letterhead by the New Zealand Cancer have used vaping to quit smoking where Society and Ngā Tai Ora Public Health other methods have failed. 

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Pahi pontoon has arrived Tomo tackled

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u by Paul Campbell

Road transporters and cranes have been busy at the Pahi wharf as completion nears in the long-awaited project to renovate the wooden wharf and install a gangway and floating pontoon designed to facilitate harbour traffic.

p The intersection of Gordon and Parore Streets in Dargaville is back open after council work crews tackled a sinkhole problem that threatened to swallow up a stormwater drain. The team pitched in to remedy cracked pipes and make the underground infrastructure solid again, before concreting in a new drain. Road repairs will come soon, and the authorities are confident that the underlying cause has been addressed.

Mayor’s Message p Pile driving is underway at the Pahi pontoon site

“We have seen some terrific progress,” said Kaipara District Council’s Ruby Mitchell. “Recently, Huband Contractors have been working to repair and upgrade the abutment between the wharf and the land and repairing and replacing some of the steps.

“As many locals will have seen, Bellingham Marine has also delivered the pre-fabricated pontoon on-site, and their piling works have started — exciting times.

The work on the upgrade and the pontoon is working towards completion by the end of this month.”

The progress has been welcomed by the Pahi Boating and Fishing Club adjacent to the wharf, which holds the annual Pahi Regatta each Anniversary Weekend, and has been a feature on the Kaipara Harbour since 1887.

The work is part of Kaipara KickStart, an umbrella programme led by Kaipara

District Council and funded by the Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit, with an overall cost approaching $5 million.

The first stage was the Dargaville pontoon facility, followed by Pahi, and the third stage will be a new wharf at Pouto at the head of the harbour. A contract has been awarded, and once a detailed design is completed, work is expected to begin next year. A community meeting is planned in early February to inspect the final design.

Mayor Dr Jason Smith says the three projects are all about “connection and setting up fully functioning water transport links across our district, vitally important for our communities to be able to adapt and thrive into the future.”

More information on the wharves project is at kaipara.govt.nz/kickstart/ kaipara-harbour-wharves. 

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Kia ora, Resilience and taking some time to breath easily are important for us all in the busiest few weeks of the year, starting now. Along with the normal seasonal push to try to get important tasks completed before Christmas and the summer holiday season, this year there are no Christmas parades across Kaipara, and large events have been cancelled or postponed. While this is a different kind of season to be jolly, we all need to adapt to how things are and take care of ourselves and each other.

There is uncertainty around what the ‘traffic light system’ means for people as this new system for managing the risk of the Covid pandemic comes into play and the alert level system is put aside. Basically it’s up to each individual now to decide what they get to do and what will be forbidden.

While we adjust to this new personal responsibility, it’s also a new thing that the “Traffic Lights” of the Covid Protection Framework are being notified at a District Council boundary level (as we’ve already seen in other parts of the country) rather than a regional one as earlier. Kaipara, it’s up to you.

Kaipara District’s ‘traffic light’ is at RED, the most restrictive of the levels.

This is mainly due to Kaipara’s Covid vaccination rates. Of our Kaipara District population of 20,198 who are eligible to get vaccinated, as of 1 December 85% have had one dose and 76% have had two doses and are fully vaxed. Government has said that vaccination rates for a district will determine whether the place

changes its ‘traffic light’ colour. They’ve talked about 90%. For Kaipara that means the people who choose not to get vaccinated are part of what determines whether we all get more freedoms or not. If the vax rates can improve enough then maybe the biggest event in Kaipara, the Northland Field Days, will be able to take place at the end of February; if rates lag then there’ll be no big events.

At a smaller end of the scale, in the summer ahead I’ll take a moment at the pub to catch up with mates but I know lots of people who won’t be allowed to enter because of their chosen vax status. At our Council annual Christmas event I normally shout some drinks for the Councillors – this year that may be a smaller round, but we’ll see. Them’s the rules for the summer.

Taking care of yourself and others, staying well and keeping resilient, as well as working with these new regulations, will make this an unforgettable summer season. Take special care as 15 December borders open to allow Aucklanders to come north. We’ve not seen them here since August, and they’ll be hungry and thirsty for everything Kaipara’s got. It’s been a long time between drinks. Keep safe with yours.Stay safe, noho ora mai, Dr Jason Smith, Mayor of Kaipara District

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Council services and facilities at red under the COVID-19 Protection Framework These are the current provisions under the red setting of the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights). These may change so please check our website for the latest information.

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Venue

Requirements to enter and use facilities

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Northern Wairoa War Memorial Hall (Dargaville town hall) Lake Waikere Education Centre

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Vaccine Pass required Scan or sign in Wear a face mask Maintain 1m distance from other people Maximum 100 people.

Dargaville and Mangawhai office Customer Service Centres Libraries, incl community libraries

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Wear a face mask Scan or sign in Maintain 1m distance from other people No Vaccine Pass required Numbers may be limited.

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Campgrounds

We are completing a risk assessment and will advise as soon as possible.

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Public toilets Parks and reserves Cemeteries

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Transfer stations

Enquire with your local provider.

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Drinking fountains

Closed.

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Scan or sign in Physical distancing and masks are strongly encouraged.

Services

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Customer services

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Where possible, please make payments online with debit or credit card If you come to the office: - wear a face mask - scan or sign in - maintain 1m distance from other people - use cashless payment - no Vaccine Pass required - numbers may be limited.

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Council meetings and hearings

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Council meetings and hearings may be held in person, where the venue can accommodate them A Vaccine Pass will be required for all attendees Meetings will be broadcast online where available.

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Invoices and suppliers

Will be paid as normal.

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Building consents and inspections Consent monitoring and compliance Food verifications and compliance Animal control Rubbish collections Water supply, wastewater and stormwater

• Services will continue to operate • Some services may be carried out remotely Where staff are required to come onsite they will: • check site restrictions, including vaccination policies, before coming on site • scan in, wear PPE and maintain 1m distance • follow any site-specific protocols.

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Contractors working with KDC

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Volunteers

Follow safety procedures for: • Council or lead contractors or • Government guidelines, whichever is higher.

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Council will review their health and safety protocols Contractors working on Council controlled property, including pensioner housing, will be required to have a Vaccine Pass to enter the buildings and perform works.

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Helping keep swimmers safe

Environment scholarships on offer

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The Northland Regional Council is deploying specialists in water quality across the province to assist local councils in keeping swimmers safe this summer, and Kaipara is no exception.

Eight $3,000 scholarships are being offered to provide a springboard for future environmental leaders and champions, with the Northland Regional Council now taking nominations.

Water quality testing will begin this week at 41 ocean and 17 freshwater sites, including the Kaipara’s top spots for aquatic recreation. The aim is to ensure that there’s no pollution in the water, which could endanger people’s health, for example, septic run-off or waterp Safe to dive in — the Northland Regional Council is helping patrol borne algae. swim spots in Kaipara, ensuring that water quality is high Justin Blaikie, who “Results can vary quite substantially chairs the council’s Water and Land Working Party, says testing will start for following rain, which can carry run-off the summer on Monday, December 6 from land, although obviously, that was and run until Monday, March 7 next year. less of an issue during last summer’s Weekly updates will be delivered to the very dry conditions.”

Kaipara District Council, with notices However, Mr Eyre says during summer, posted both in situ and online warning if the conditions may be right for massive there is a contamination event. seaweed blooms and the growth of Ricky Eyre, the regional council’s cyanobacteria, the pond scum often Coastal and Water Quality Field seen atop rural dams. These mostly Operations manager, says last summer, occur when conditions are favourable, 96% of samples at coastal sites and 72% for instance, with warm weather and of samples at freshwater sites during calm conditions, and while seaweed summer met national guideline values, is harmless, bacterial blooms can meaning they were considered suitable be dangerous and irritating and are for swimming. best avoided. 

The annual scholarships recognise, encourage and support students to undertake study, research or training that relates to the council’s environmental and regulatory functions, whilst contributing to NRC’s vision ‘Our Northland — together we thrive’.

Four of the scholarships have a specific aim to build Māori capacity.

Of the remaining four, another will also be set aside for a student undertaking study, research or training related to council’s land or water functions.

“The benefits of the scholarships themselves are quite broad and include raising students’ environmental awareness and understanding, encouraging Māori research and education, as p Penny Smart, Northland Regional Council chair well as promoting leadership and innovation,” said NRC chair Penny Smart. environmental and regulatory functions “Applicants must be New Zealand and be studying at an undergraduate or citizens or permanent residents who live higher qualification level. in Northland or have family that does or Full eligibility criteria and application whakapapa to Te Taitokerau.” form are available from scholarships.

They must also be enrolled or have an nrc.govt.nz. All applications/supporting intention to enrol in a recognised tertiary documentation must be submitted online course of study that relates to NRC’s by Wednesday, March 2 2022. 

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Check our website for most up to date information.

www.kaipara.govt.nz

For updates on Council services under the COVID-19 Protection Framework visit www.kaipara.govt.nz/covid

Council services over the holiday break Pahi wharf update Customer service desk opening hours

Council offices will be closed from noon Friday 24 December 2021 and reopen at 8am Monday 10 January 2022. Our 0800 727 059 telephone number is monitored 24/7 and urgent queries will be responded to. You can also complete some services online via www.kaipara.govt.nz

Recently Huband have been working to repair and upgrade the abutment between the wharf and the land. Bellingham Marine have also delivered the pre-fabricated pontoon onsite! The work is planned to be complete by at the end of this month.

Rubbish collection and recycling services There will be no collections on Christmas Day. Transfer stations will be closed on statutory holidays only and open normal days/hours on non-statutory days.

There will also be some extra rubbish runs over the break, check our website for further details.

Libraries Dargaville closes at noon on Friday 24 December 2021 and re-opens at 9.30am Monday 10 January 2022 Paparoa closes Friday 24 December 2021 reopens Thursday 06 January 2022 Maungaturoto closes Saturday 25 December 2021 and reopens Wednesday 05 January 2022 Kaiwaka closes Friday 24 December 2021 reopens Wednesday 05 January 2022 Mangawhai closes Saturday 25 December 2021 reopens Thursday 30 and Friday 31 December 2021, closes Saturday 01 January and reopens Thursday 06 January 2022.

What’s happening at Dargaville Library?

Sending Love Send love to a person who may experience loneliness over the holidays.

Create a card with a cheery message and drop into the Dargaville Library by Monday 20 December to be delivered to a local rest home. We have a card making station and bits and pieces in the library as well.

Summer Reading Programme We are working on the finishing touches to our new summer reading programme. There will be a range of challenges, not just reading books. Look out for the programme in early December.

New speed limits approaching Kaipara District Council has adopted a report recommending new speed limits in the Mangawhai and Kaiwaka area – paving the way for the introduction of lower speed limits this financial year.

The report took on board feedback from communities and the confirmed speed limits have changed considerably from the original proposals.

The new speed limits are expected to come into force in the first half of 2022.

The design includes physical works, new gateway signage and road markings.

Gateway signage signifies a change in speed limit as you enter a community area, which has been proven to improve compliance with community speed limits.

Flood maps released

Northland Regional Council have recently released a suite of user-friendly maps designed to provide fast access to mapping information such as property, environmental, planning and hazards. Check them out at www.nrc.govt.nz/your-council/online-services/online-maps/

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Other ways to stay up-to-date with Council news Summer is fast approaching, so please make sure you do all the things that require high water usage now.

Do it now!

Waterblasting Filling your spa or swimming pool Prepare plants for less watering by mulching the root area

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A touch of Monet

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In the warmth of summertime, water lilies bloom with the glorious colours that were captured in a series of impressionist paintings by French artist Claude Monet.

While not everyone can have a vast lake such as that in the gardens of Giverny, water lilies in a half wine barrel in a courtyard setting or an entranceway provide added appeal. No garden setting can be complete without a body of water and the blooms of a water lily rising above the surface to give the finishing touch.

Water lilies have approximately 70 described species distributed across temperate, subtropical and tropical climates globally. The plants have been cultivated for centuries, with many varieties developed by horticulturalists readily available to home gardeners.

Being sun lovers, they need at least six hours of direct sunlight each day for robust growth. The circular leaves reappear on the water surface each spring and last well into autumn before dying off during the winter dormancy period. Water lilies are hardy, growing easily in the base of muddy ponds or silt-filled pots without any problems.

Care is minimal, especially in more naturalised settings such as artificial ponds and lakes on rural properties.

The plants self-propagate from rhizomes growing in the pond bottom. However, they can also spread and become somewhat of an issue if other water plant species are present. For most gardeners, water lilies are grown in a more controlled

environment, such as a small fishpond or a water-filled bowl or pot.

Most water lilies can be obtained from a local garden centre or specialist nursery. More often than not, they come as bare-rooted rhizomes in plastic bags. Extra care needs to be taken with young lily plants as they need to be planted at a shallower depth than more mature plants. Ideally, the pot should be at least 10–15cm below the water level then gradually lowered each season to a depth of 60cm.

The soil medium for water lilies should be a silty clay-type with wellrotted cow, horse or sheep manure added in. Slow-release fertiliser tablets are also useful for plant growth during the growing season.

Avoid using potting mix. Many nurseries can provide specialised plastic lily pots, or alternatively, a terracotta pot with its drainage hole covered with fine mesh can be used.

Flower colours range from pure white to cream, pinks, reds, purples and deep blue shades. The choice is down to what suits individual tastes. For more information, visit your local nursery or search online for more options. 

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Seeing Double Set on 1012sqm this grand home dates back to the early 1900's. Good bones and good foundations. Bring the old world beauty of this home into the modern era with some cosmetic refreshment. 4 bedrooms, large living, kitchen & dining areas. Double garage with workshop.Second title is 1012sqm adjoining the house section.

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Honours in Otamatea for top students

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Following our coverage of the outstanding scholastic, sporting and leadership achievement by young Kaipara citizens for the past two editions, we now come to Otamatea High School, where staff and students alike congratulate their successful peers.

p Billie L Mesurier-Cowbourne was accorded the honour of First in Year 12, a precursor to a year of advanced studies in 2022 p Cory Browne won proxime accessit, the runner-up to dux, and a position of similar respect for scholastic endeavour

p Principal Dirk Smyth congratulates 2022’s head students; Michael Ferguson, Billie Le Mesurier-Cowbourne, and their deputies Maia Fairburn and Alfie Vinnells

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Engaged in climate change discussion

Community effort builds cat haven

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Sustainable Kaipara, with support from Kaipara District Council, has launched a series of online conversations aimed at starting discussions on climate change.

Mangawhai’s Helping Paws cat rescue centre has expanded in time for summer, providing recuperating and adoption-ready felines with cool, sheltered outside space.

Named Rising to the Challenge, the series was envisioned through a collaboration between Sustainable Kaipara and the Kaipara District Council. Its aim is to help people understand the threats and opportunities of a changing climate, and how to start taking action.

Sustainable Kaipara director Sarah Bray said the event series was designed to spark discussions around climate p As the climate heats up, how will the Kaipara respond, and how will we continue to prosper as a change and what it means rural powerhouse? for Kaipara.

“The series highlights the impacts for “The Rising to the Challenge series will our region and opportunities for action,” shine a light on some incredible people says Sarah. we have in our communities already “We’ll be speaking with a diverse working to meet some of the impacts of range of people living here in Kaipara climate change. and getting their insights to help start “Along with the recently-adopted thinking about what the future means with Kaipara Te Hua Climate Smart Framework, a climate change lens.” supporting this important series is just one Kaipara District Council Mayor Dr Jason of many recent ways the council hopes to Smith says Kaipara needs to be prepared prepare our people for the future.” for climate change.

The first video in the series features “Kaipara District’s climate is changing local surfer, teacher, musician Tony Baker. now and will continue to change for It can be viewed with others in the series generations to come,” Dr Smith said. on Sustainable Kaipara’s website. 

Helping Paws spokesperson Megan Denize says that the ‘catio’ or cat patio area has been a community effort through and through, with donations of time, expertise, materials and dollars contributing to a successful construction at the rural Mangawhaibased facility.

“It’s fantastic to p Secure, safe and ready to explore, the large new ‘catio’ or cat patio at Helping Paws will help provide a haven for cats waiting have this here, now,” for adoption said Megan at the gala opening of the new cat rescue annexe. kitten season, and Megan is always keen “So many people have contributed to welcome new helpers on board.

The new annexe to the Helping Paws and put in their time and effort to see cat centre features everything from this accomplished.”

Helping Paws is a rescue centre automated litter boxes to swing bridges, dedicated to adopting out all the an exercise wheel, sunny recliner shelves cats that pass through its doors to and knotted ropes to climb. When the permanent homes. From stray cats to doors were opened for the first time, newborn kittens, the entirely volunteer- curious cats explored the new space, run group relies on the generosity of taking in views many had never seen donors to feed, medicate, rehabilitate, before. The indoor space that was once heal and adopt out its furry guests. the limit of their world will now become a It can be a big job, especially during warm winter bedroom. 

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Auckland is coming for summer

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Concerns that last year’s record-breaking summer of local tourism may not have been repeated have been silenced by booking numbers at Kaipara camping grounds.

As the nation prepares to enter the new traffic light system, and Aucklanders anticipate the end of a hard border preventing travel, it’s been revealed by holiday bookings management company Bachcare that Mangawhai is the number one destination for cityside holidaymakers. The Kai Iwi Lakes is also in the running for the most favoured spot.

Figures released by Bachcare show zero available bookings at Mangawhai Heads and Mangawhai Village for New Year’s Eve, making it the most desirable camping destination in New Zealand. Saturation bookings prevail throughout the Christmas and New Year’s period, which is a good indicator for local hospitality and retail business people.

The Kai Iwi Lakes campgrounds are also fully booked for the holiday season, p Camping spaces are at a premium, but 100% occupancy may herald a hospitality boom for the Kaipara with more Northlanders in the mix compared to Auckland patrons. a year of Covid-19 related lockdowns in Covid cases. While travellers from Nearby Dargaville, could experience and disruption.

Auckland, where there are active cases, a similar boost in tourist revenues to The only concern from civic authorities must be double vaccinated to pass the match those of the 2020–2021 summer is the possibility of Northland’s low border under the traffic light system, there period, which exceeded expectations after vaccination rate seeing a summer surge may still be a risk of infection. 

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Our Northland - Tō Tātou Taitokerau Stories and updates on the great work happening around the region to help our environment, economy and people thrive. Brought to you by Northland Regional Council.

Green light for $5M-plus flood works flood mitigation projects and shortlisted three.

A $5.1 million project to better protect against damaging flooding in and around Otiria and Moerewa could be underway within months after more than 40 affected landowners recently gave their blessing to a proposed new Pokapu Rd bridge and an associated spillway.

Pamela-Anne, who represents the Otiria Rugby Club on the five-year-old working group, says it met recently at Moerewa to receive the news members had been hoping for; that the project would go ahead.

The bridge – which will have three 20-metre spans – will replace an existing smaller structure and be built from April, with construction of the spillway likely to begin in about a year’s time in late 2022.

Pamela-Anne says in heavy rain the Otiria and Waiharakeke Streams flood at Otiria and Moerewa because their natural flows are affected by roading and railroads in the area.

In a big flood, about 80 percent of the water from the Otiria Stream spills over nearby land as does 70% from the Waiharakeke Stream.

The regional council plans to restore the streams’ natural flows by replacing the existing Pokapu Rd Bridge and building a new three span 60-metre-long single-lane bridge.

Pamela-Anne Ngohe-Simon, left, and NRC’s Chantez Connor-Kingi discuss the proposed floodworks

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Otiria-Moerewa Flood Mitigation Spillway – under way A Kawakawa flood deflection bank – approved in the NRC’s Long Term Plan and scheduled for 2024.

She says the regional council had shown considerable patience as it worked through the issues with the community, something she wanted to see acknowledged on behalf of locals.

“I really think some of our people don’t realise just how beneficial this will be. It’s been a long time coming and we’ve all worked hard to get to this point.”

The spillway will skim the flood flow from the Otiria Stream and restore natural flow towards the Waiharakeke Stream. (Currently the flow is deflected “We’re only paying $600,000 of the $5.1M involved.” towards houses and two marae and That meant the scheme would cost ratepayers just $52 then eventually flows to the Waiharakeke after going annually, or roughly one dollar a week, for 12 years. through houses and the marae.)

Working Group members include iwi/tangata whenua, KiwiRail, business, farmers, the New Zealand Pamela-Anne says while the works would not stop Transport Agency and others. flooding altogether, they would deliver ‘enormous’ benefits, including reducing the severity of a typical Meanwhile, the regional council has acknowledged flood by about 75% and importantly reduce the risk local siblings Emma Mathews and Sydney Baker who to currently flood prone marae and the rugby club. were instrumental in organizing whanau support for “The residents of Otiria are supportive of the spillway.” the project.

The council says $2.8M of the project cost will be met by the central government’s regional development organisation Kānoa – RDU, another $1.6M from the NRC and the balance –about $600,000 – via a local rate on about 2300 properties in the affected area.

It will be the third bridge built on what was their family land with the current bridge built in the 1940s.

That replaced an older bridge Sydney Baker remembers catching eels from as a child.

Pamela-Anne says over the past several years, the working group had workshopped about 20

KAIPARA MOANA APPOINTMENT Justine Daw has taken the reins as Pou Tātaki or head of the programme to restore the health and mauri of Kaipara Moana, the world’s second-largest natural harbour.

The Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme (KMR) is an ambitious $300 million, decade-long plan to reverse ongoing environmental degradation by halving sediment loss from land to sea.

Justine is an experienced executive leader and director who has worked in international relations, commercial consultancy, the environmental sector, and the science and innovation system.

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Turntable Hill Bridge SH1 flood mitigation works – completed this year (A New Zealand Transport Agency/NRC project

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News construction of the bridge could begin in

April next year has been welcomed by Taumarere Flood Management Working Group member PamelaAnne Ngohe-Simon for whom the build can’t come soon enough.

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Aupōuri locals protect landscapes from wilding pines A dazzling sandspit, sacred to Te Aupōuri, is one of Northland’s treasures that’s now better protected from the threat of wilding pines.

Northland Regional Council (NRC), Te Aupōuri, community groups and private landowners have worked together since mid-2020 to remove wilding pines from locations around Aupōuri Peninsula.

Wilding pines are self-seeded, unwanted pine trees that spread from plantation forests, shelter belts or legacy plantings. At Kokata Spit, wilding pines were spreading across the white silica sands, choking out native vegetation.

Two Kaipara early childhood education centres join whānau

Niki Conrad, pou takawaenga taiao (environmental manager) for Te Aupōuri, says Kokata Spit is culturally significant to Te Aupōuri, because it’s an ongoing food source for the iwi and also contains wāhi tapu sites.

“Kuaka [bar-tailed godwits] return here from Asia and Russia, and Te Aupōuri have a deep historical affinity with these birds,” he says.

“Having those noxious wilding pine trees growing out there, then getting it back to what it used to be like – it means a lot to our people.”

The mahi has been funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ community partnership fund and the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme. It created employment for locals such as Simon Job, owner-operator of Suseco Worx, and helped him take on and train new crew members.

He and his crew whakapapa to the Aupōuri Peninsula, and are passionate about restoring the environment.

Two Kaipara early childhood education centres (ECE) are among 11 to recently join the Northland Enviroschools whanau.

Pine control at Great Exhibition Bay NRC’s Te Hiku representative Colin ‘Toss’ Kitchen says during the 2020-21 financial year, local contractors and operators killed 98,114 wilding pines at 61 Northland sites.

“Wilding pines are considered a $4.6 billion threat to New Zealand’s economy – and for every year they're left to spread and grow, the cost of control increases by around 30 percent. Removing wilding pines means more space for the best of Te Taitokerau: our unique landscapes, biodiversity and cultural sites.

“Going back over the landscapes we worked on, there are no wilding pines, and it’s a nice feeling. It’s a legacy you want to leave. You can say, ‘Yep, we’re a part of that.’ I’m very proud of it.”

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Mangawhai-based Miniwhais Early Learning and Care Centre (two tamariki pictured enjoying a local creek) and Care Centre and Maungaturoto-based Kaipara Kids Early Learning Centre join 39 other ECEs and Kindergartens in the Northland Enviroschools network.

Both newcomers embrace sustainability, provide natural learning opportunities and use recycled items as resources.

Information on the wider Northland Enviroschools programme is available at: www.nrc.govt.nz/enviroschools

New flood maps released Newly-released regional maps aim to help Northlanders better understand areas at risk of flooding and the potential impacts it could have on communities.

River flooding is the most common natural hazard in Te Taitokerau and climate change means we’ll likely see flooding events become more frequent and more intense.

Council some time ago produced river flood hazard maps for 28 Northland catchments (dubbed ‘priority rivers’) that were identified as having the highest level of potential flood risk; the latest maps cover the region’s remaining rivers.

The new maps have identified an additional 17,178 affected properties in total; 6538 in the Far North District, 7787 the Whangarei District and 2853 in the Kaipara.

More information on flooding is available at www.nrc.govt.nz/floodmaps

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Carrying on calf club history u by Andy Bryenton

There are few more events with more ‘proper Kiwi’ heritage than calf club day, a century-old tradition with its roots in promoting responsible, skilled and compassionate livestock practices.

It’s a sentiment expressed by Calf club days originated in the local Kaipara judge Rhys Dackers years after the first world war, at at 2021’s regional finals in a time when youngsters really did Arapohue. have to pitch in and learn farming “This is a way to give back to skills fast. A generation of farmers the community,” Mr Dackers said lost to war meant that their younger from the side of the lamb judging siblings and their children needed ring. “I remember the excitement of a way to learn animal rearing and winning ribbons when I was younger, management. New Zealand rose and this is a continuation of that for to the challenge, and schools the next generation.” supported calf club days, with a For Mr Dackers, that commitment format copied from the already to young farmers mirrors his own popular annual Agricultural and experience. Those early wins may Pastoral show template. The first have been part of the influence that official events were in the 1920s. has seen him forge a successful Today, Calf Club New Zealand career in the rural sector. Calf operates thanks to a large network club days have always been about of volunteers, judges and keen allowing the youth to follow in the mums and dads, sponsored by gumboot prints of the best farmers some big names in agri-business. and animal breeders.

There’s a lot of competition for the Principal Curtis Gaylor and top ribbons, as young farmers and deputy principal, Marty Lucich of their prize animals move through the Dargaville Primary School, hosted heats to the semi-finals to the big local event for Northland. Though p Calf club days, featuring lambs and goats as well as the eponymous cattle, have fostered farming skills for a century one of the preliminary rounds of competition this year. Both calves are in the name, lambs and Charlie, George and Ruby Williams were this year. They proudly displayed Jersey extolled the educational value of the goats are now well-established, and some schools will welcome piglets, alpacas and in the top five in the rearing, leading and calves from the heritage herd their family day, bringing the country to town for noneven poultry. For calves, the big league the dairy breeds categories in the primary established in the rolling countryside farming students, and giving those with locally is the Calf Club NZ Northland final. and intermediate schools competition north of Whangārei. It’s another example a rural background a chance to display of how calf club day is very much a family some rural pride, showing the skills they have learned.  affair, often spanning generations.

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Sowing seeds of success u by Andy Bryenton

Test sites for experimental agricultural crops are growing strong, as irrigation technology helps prove the case for new opportunities in Kaipara farming.

Kaipara Water’s demonstration sites will soon be turning green with fresh crops. Planting days on both sites last week saw a diverse range of crop seeds carefully bedded into the ground, and irrigation activated. Results are already being seen as shoots seek the summer sun.

The demonstration sites are part of Kaipara KickStart, led by Kaipara District Council and supported by the government’s Kānoa—Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit, with funding provided from the Provincial Growth Fund. Northland Inc is contracted

by Kaipara District Council to manage the sites, located at Te Kopuru and further north at Maunganui Bluff.

Curt Martin, KDC’s project manager for the Kaipara Water project, says bedding in the seeds was a vital final step towards setting up real working examples of smart water use on high-value crops.

“We have chosen some crops we don’t think have been commercially grown before in the Kaipara. I am particularly interested in the results of the kaanga ma on site two at Te Kopuru, the crop that was selected by community vote,” says Mr Martin.

“Now we wait for the crops to grow,” says Greg Hall, the Northland Inc project manager for both sites.

“We will be actively monitoring the sites and then adjusting the irrigation where needed to achieve optimal growth.

“As we move into the summer months, the adjustments will be key to demonstrating the irrigation technology potential. We are setting up cameras on each site and planning to have the community able to view the images taken in real-time, as well as visit at a later date.”

Different planting techniques have been used on each site. On demonstration site two at Te Kopuru, local contractor Graeme Lawrence used a maize drill to plant out three quarters of the twohectare site. First up was approximately 28,000 soybean/edamame seeds, 14,400 kaanga ma and 16,000 watermelon seeds. One hundred and ten thousand tiny beetroot seeds were sown by hand.

On demonstration site one at a Te Roroa farm in Maunganui Bluff, a team effort of people planted around 2,000 yam, 5,200 watermelon, 2,275 kamokamo and 17,280 sweetcorn seeds all by hand in one morning’s session. 

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Every year the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) teams up with DairyNZ to release the New Zealand Dairy Statistic Report, an important window on the state of the dairy sector.

This year’s statistics reveal that the nation’s dairy sector is on track, as total milk volume, total milk solids and per-cow production were the highest on record in the 2020–21 season. New Zealand has 4.9 million milking cows, down from 4.92 million the previous season, and they produced 1.95 billion kilograms of milk solids.

More milk from fewer cattle is a remarkable achievement, made possible in part by the work LIC has been doing for many years in the improvement of Kiwi herds.

LIC acting chief executive David Hazlehurst says the greater uptake of herd improvement services demonstrates farmers’ intent and focus on producing the most sustainable and efficient animals.

“Mating season has always been an important time to get cows in-calf, but now, with a focus on cow quality over quantity, more farmers are investing in premium genetics to help ensure their next generation of replacements is more efficient than the last.”

Hazlehurst says young, genomicallyselected bulls and sexed semen, which generates female replacements from top cows, are examples of the high-impact tools farmers are adopting to increase the rate of genetic gain in their herds.

p Herd improvement and new advances in the science that underpins it have delivered real results this season for dairy farmers

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A dog’s tail …

About traffick lites an’ vaxintation “Tell ya wot Dog, that guvmint sometimes has an idea or too that cood be food for thought.”

Gidday readas, the Boss is at it again wakin’ me up from a doze ona woolshed steps waiting fer smoko to arrive with his gerlfren’ Sharlene. This time it’s somethin’ about thinking of food witch I does alla time anyway, eh? But I thort I wood lissen in case it was ‘portant.

“Yep Dog, take this traffick lights stuff that Juicynda has got up an’ runnin’. Not sure wot it meens though, ‘cos Orklin peeple are all go ina pubs and bars an’ places even tho’ they goyya red light, witch usually meens Stop!

“Then, down couintry thay gotta Orange, witch meens Caution! So does that meen everone gotta go real slow? In fact no one gotta Green lite anyway, so no one should be goin’ anyway!”

Well, Sharlene arrived with tha cupptees about then, so I eyed up some piklits ona plate, an’ figgered that Sharlene’s Mum musta arrived for the hollydays cos she duz make a goodly piklit does Mum. Anyway it werked an’ Sharlene give me one wile askin’ Boss wot he was talkin’ about.

“I reckin we shud hava traffick lite system ona farm,” seda Boss. He tole Sharlene he reckind the Guvmint systim is a bit crokk, and if we had one ona proppity he would run it proper.

“Yah see deah, we could stick a traffick lite ona woodshed roof, and look at ina morning to know wot we gotta do.”

Sharlene looked am me an’ did that thing wiv her eyes that sez ”here he goes again Billy.” But she jus’ nidded atta Boss, who carried on.

“Yep, a Red lite meens we stop. We stay in bed, maybe, hava cuppa ina kitchen, but no werk. Red meens stop like it sposed too. Now, if its Orange, then we proced wiv great care. Not too much rushing about tha place. Just a slow look about tha farm, eh Dog?” Well, I hada gree with that. Slowly does it Boss.

“Then wen we gotta Green, it can be all go,” Boss wint on. “Do lotsa werk, getta jobs done, an’ then we kin go fishin’?”

“Well deah” sed Sharlene, ”if we our own systim an’ not go along wiv the govmint’s we gonna have a problim froma werd go. If we gotta green light and go fishin’ Kaipra might be ina Red light an’ yer mite hava sho yer Vaxintation card sumwhere like tha pub!

“Won’t get much done ona farm at all, and dunno if we gonna get to go do much fishin’ either. So time fer yer second jab too, an’ maybe ya better just go back to tha farm diary like we always done.”

Boss hada think about that.

“Ah. Yes Well um. Yer rite agin, deah, Numba too Vax time eh, deah.”

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Cheers — Billy 

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Room at the canvas inn u by Andy Bryenton

If you live in the countryside, or even more so if you live near one of the nation’s many thousands of excellent fishing spots, then the scenario may be all too vivid. Like all those biblical characters, everyone’s coming to invade your barn for Christmas.

No sooner has the calendar swung around to mid-December than old friends, relatives and distant acquaintances will be on the phone or pulling into the driveway.

There, with them, will be the hallmarks of the Kiwi holidaymaker. The spotlessly clean SUV with two plastic kayaks strapped to the roof and a selection of carsick children watching Disney Plus on a tablet.

“We were just in the area and thought we’d stop by,” your old mate or second cousin will say as he unhitches a trailer full of jet skis and barbecue equipment.

“Hope it’s alright to pitch the old family tent in your paddock?”

Now, saying ‘no’ at this point is about as diplomatic as kicking a cute puppy on national television. You, with your rolling acres, can’t begrudge a little spot for your buddy, who must toil for 11 out of 12 months in a tiny high rise cubicle. Never mind that the effluent irrigator just got put away and that the topdresser is booked in.

“There’s plenty of space,” you’ll say, gently steering the children away from the paddock, which contains a combined eight and a half tonnes of stroppy bulls.

Now, this might sound all too cynical, but

there’s a silver lining or two. You might be in for a few fresh-caught snapper and a few cold ones from the obligatory container-ship-sized stack of chilly bins.

At the same time, your guests can learn a lot about the real state of farming in the modern era, starting with a full rundown of the health and safety concerns implicit in operating an agri-business.

If this list doesn’t put them off or send them to sleep, there’s lots to see and do.

Children, especially, will find a simple novelty in helping with farm chores that you don’t then have to do. Well, not too many times.

Nevertheless, once you’ve informed your guests that you can’t sing a whole opera in the shower because water is precious, that electric fences tend to tickle a bit, and that everything tastes better cooked outdoors, you’ll feel a warm glow of seasonal cheer, just from being a gracious host.

Even better, your guests will go back home knowing that the Kiwi countryside is still a green and pleasant place, and it’s in good hands. If you did have a chuckle when that topdressing plane barnstormed the family tent to wake everybody up. 

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Pasture needs lime, but farmers don’t need excess transport costs cutting into their bottom line — now, a handy solution has hit the road.

Craig Foster’s rock crushing pulveriser can chew through 150 tonnes of limestone a day. Rather than being bolted down in a quarry, this piece of infrastructure is on wheels, allowing Craig to bring it to where it’s needed most. With pastures in need of lime to activate the best growth conditions for livestock feed and coverage, sometimes the best way to deliver the goods is to source lime direct from under the land where it will be utilised.

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When it’s been ascertained that the limestone on hand is the right stuff for premium fertiliser applications, Craig’s machinery rolls into action. Not just the massive pulveriser crusher with its stonebreaking teeth, but also, if they’re needed, the diggers required to break rock loose

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Northland Field Days is back for 2022, with a full card of events to make the biggest outdoor agricultural show in the north a true celebration.

The coming of the years. Chelsea Marriner Covid-19 traffic light system and her highly trained dogs means there will be some will also put on displays of rules around entry for the clever training and tricks double-vaccinated. Still, the twice daily. chances of an inopportune On horseback, there’s lockdown like the one that confirmation that a slice cancelled the 2021 event of the wild American west will be on hand at the 2022 are extremely unlikely. It means that rural sports field days in Dargaville. and entertainment events Stronghold is supporting a can be planned in advance, cutting horse demonstration side by side with the usual on Field Days Friday and showcase of farming Saturday, showing off the skills in cattle herding technology and innovations. and precision riding that One of the most popular attractions at the field days made the cowboys of the p Northland Field Days is back, with a large number of entertaining contests and for a quarter of a century, great plains a byword for events already locked in for the big agricultural celebration in 2022 the tractor pull makes a equestrian skill. The other strong return, pitting driver skill and raw display events showcasing the working famous horses making a return to the diesel horsepower against the sledge in partnership between the Kiwi farmer field days are those gentle giants, the a rural drag race with serious bragging and his trusty dog. The ever-popular Clydesdales, who will once again be rights up for grabs. Also, in the arena for dog trials pit musterers and their dogs there to offer rides to young and old alike, Field Days Saturday, crowds will be able to against an often stubborn mob of sheep, providing an insight into how ancestors witness the logger sports championship, carrying on a tradition which, legend has travelled in colonial times. in which skilled saw operators and axe- it, began in the MacKenzie Country in the More events, more exhibitors and wielding foresters tackle the toughest clash between a high-country outlaw and more entertainment are being added all timber for a chance at the crown of the men of the vast sheep stations. The the time as we cross the threshold of 12 Northland’s best. trials have become a firm favourite as weeks until the gates open. Northland This year will see a strong canine the sport has been formalised and even Field Days will take place on March 3, 4 contingent at the field days, with two turned into gripping television during the and 5 2022. 

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Waste plastic has gone from being a liability to an asset, thanks to the innovation of a Kiwi inventor who turned a eureka moment into an eco-smart business.

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The inspiration struck when Jerome, working hard on a fence line for a local farmer, came upon an old dump site under the soil. When his wooden fence posts were unable to punch through the plastic beneath, Jerome reasoned that a fence post made of this very same material would therefore be tougher and stronger.

Fast forward to 2019’s big Fieldays® event, when Jerome took his new form of fencepost to the judges and scooped a top innovation award. The panel agreed that Future Posts were a clever solution for eco-conscious farmers, calling them ‘a positive and potentially game-changing step towards dealing with New Zealand’s plastic recycling challenge’.

In the same year, Future Posts went to the heart of Kiwi fencing competition, the speed fencing challenge at the Hilux New Zealand Rural Games. As fencers battled

p Fonterra’s Larisa Thathiah and Miles Hurrell with Future Post’s Jerome Wenzlick, at the very start of his entrepreneurial journey

it out for supremacy, the Future Posts got a workout. High praise came from games founder Steve Hollander.

“They are a true example of Kiwi ingenuity taking the problem of waste plastic and repurposing it into a New Zealand product,” said Steve.

With a lifespan of five decades, no timber treatment chemical to leach into the soil, total recyclability at the end of their life and the ability to be handled and utilised just like a wooden post, Jerome’s invention has gone from strength to strength in the intervening years. It’s even gone beyond fencing! Those who have taken up the idea have noted that

the recycled plastic posts are immune to cracking, insect and fungus strike, frosts and moisture. They’re non-conductive, too, which helps those who wish to deploy electric fencing.

Around the home and lifestyle block, these recycled posts are an asset to the small vineyard, the olive grove, and those with small numbers of livestock.

They’ve also proved a hit in the equestrian world, and the same tech helps craft raised garden beds which are aesthetic and practical. The applications for a safe, eco-friendly and durable post are almost limitless, and new ones are being discovered all the time. 

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Lessons learned, hardships acknowledged u by Andy Bryenton

An independent review into the Mycoplasma bovis programme has revealed lessons learned and improvements made to biosecurity, as New Zealand looks set to be the first nation to eliminate the disease.

The review was commissioned by the M bovis governance group, made up of representatives from the Ministry of Primary Industries, Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Dairy New Zealand. They report that after a slow and uncertain start, the programme is on track to achieve the world’s first eradication of the disease. It is a major milestone, but it has come at a cost.

“There’s no denying the disruption and stress experienced by farmers affected by the eradication programme, and they have all made a huge sacrifice,” said B+LNZ chairman Andrew Morrison.

Mr Morrison is a member of the group that prepared the independent report.

“We owe it to those farmers to ensure the eradication programme and future biosecurity responses are the best they can be.”

Some advancements in biodefences for farming are already in place due to lessons learned from the M bovis

response. These include the appointment of the new chief veterinary officer for the MPI to liaise with the ministry’s vets and those in the wider sector. A new specialist welfare adviser appointment within Biosecurity New Zealand ensures a greater focus on people’s welfare needs in future incursion responses.

Additionally, plans have been put in place in readiness for incursions by other diseases, and the importation requirements for cattle semen have been strengthened. A new National Biocontainment Laboratory is being built to bolster New Zealand’s diagnostic capacity in a safe environment.

The report made four key further recommendations, strongly advocating for a pre-prepared response strategy, backed up by a robust data retrieval and collation system, and resources ready to help farmers and appropriate agencies should a threat similar to M bovis arise in the future.

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Traffic light boost for business?

Smoking in cars with children a crime

u by Paul Campbell

u by Andy Bryenton

The new traffic light Covid notification system is key to opening up summer business, and Northland Inc says is critical to the future and wellbeing of the entire region.

From November 28, it has been a crime to smoke or vape in the same vehicle with children under 18; police and early childhood educators are reminding the public that this law is now in force.

CEO, Murray Reade, says previous alert level restrictions “have put immense pressure on Northland’s business community, and (our) team have been interacting with a high volume of businesses who are prepared to open their doors under the new traffic light system.“ Last weekend, there were a total of 92 confirmed Covid cases in the region, 13 active in home isolation, with 79 cases released.

The latest vaccination figures at the beginning of this week were 1,031 vaccinations, 228 first doses, 528 second and 275 third doses, for a total of 264,616. p Murray Reade, Northland Inc CEO The protocol for home isolation for cases is now 10 days. After release, government guidelines. We all want this individuals can get on with everyday life holiday period to be a safe one, so get under the same rules as everyone else vaccinated or have a test to make sure for the given alert level of the area they you’re free from Covid-19 before you live in. come north.”

Northland Inc says: “Following Murray Reade adds: “It’s heartening government guidelines becomes to see the dedication of businesses increasingly important for our entire to make sure they are complying with region as we enter the traffic light system. government guidelines and continuing Our business community welcomes to operate while ensuring the safety of everyone to the region who follows the their staff and customers.” 

As the bill to enact the anti-smoking law passed in parliament last year, associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa said the ban would mean thousands of children will have healthier lungs. “ We know that second-hand smoke can accumulate in vehicles, even with the windows down,” Ms Salesa said.

“That presents an unacceptable risk to kids p Smoking in cars with children or anyone under the age of 18, has become an offence as new rules became enforceable who never asked to be last week exposed to second-hand smoke and deserve a fighting chance fee, give a warning, or provide information at a life of healthy, clean lungs. and referrals to local anti-addiction or “Our government wants to make New quit-smoking resources. Their emphasis Zealand the best place in the world to be in the early weeks of the law change is a child. We’re making progress towards likely to be on education rather than fines. that goal by putting the interests of However, in a measure made kids first. It is important to note that necessary by the ongoing housing crisis enforcement efforts will only focus and economic inequalities, an exemption on public education and changing has been made for people who have been forced to live in their vehicles. The new social norms.”

Police can use their discretion over law was supported by all major political whether or not to issue an infringement parties in parliament. 

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Tree Services TREE REMOVAL, pruning, chipping & stump grinding.

Qualified & Insured. Phone Scott 0800 468 9663 Arborcare Tree Maintenance.

TREE TRIMMING Truck using Grapple/Saw – 26m reach — Pruning, Removal, Chipping, Qualified Arborists SIMPLE – FAST – SAFE – QUALIFIED – EXPERIENCED – VALUE FOR MONEY. Servicing KAIPARA CALL Team Vegetation on 0800 933 326.

VEGETATION REMOVAL Tree & vegetation removal, firewood stacking, compost clean out, tree planting & hedge trimming Phone Garden2Go 021 021 81111.

FRI 10/12

THE FRENCH DISPATCH (M) 1.00PM

SAT 11/12

A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS (PG) 1:00PM A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS (PG) 1.00PM

MON 13/12

CLOSED

TUE 14/12

CLOSED

WED 15/12

Adult $16

9th December – 15th December

The Sale yard and/or the operating partners are not liable if any sale is unable to proceed as booked due to Covid restrictions or any associated costs/loss

★ First screening

Last screening

EVENING

NIGHT

VENOM: LET THEIR BE CARNAGE (M) 8.00PM

HITLER VS PICASSO 5.30PM

DUNE (M) 7.30PM

THE POWER OF THE DOG (R13) 3.15PM

THE FRENCH DISPATCH (M) 5.45PM

DUNE (M) 8.00PM

THE FRENCH DISPATCH (M) 3.15PM

DUNE (M) 5.30PM

HITLER VS PICASSO 1.00PM

Student $13.50 w/ID

Ph 09

439 2020

Dry Aged Beef Specialists Traditional Manuka wood smoked Bacon & Ham

TOKATOKA Situations Vacant WAITING STVAFF/KITCHEN Hand wanted for parttime customer service, till operation, dishwashing and delivery. Contact restaurant manager Manoj — Shiraz Dargaville. Phone 021 0264 3557, email shirazmanager. manoj@gmail.com. Must be vaccinated.

Situations Vacant

LET’S FRAME THIS FOR YOU:

NEW FILMS: HITLER VS PICASSO & THE FRENCH DISPATCH FURTHER SCREENINGS OF: A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS, THE POWER OF THE DOG & DUNE VERY LAST SCREENING OF: VENOM: LET THEIR BE CARNAGE

Senior (65+) $13.50

The teams in operation at the sales thank you for your patience and understanding while these restrictions are necessary, please contact your respective agent for any enquiries.

WAYNE & ANNETTE

• Start in the yard and progress to be a Driver • Earn top rates, super, health insurance and buying privileges • Guaranteed hours with an awesome team at CARTERS Dargaville

A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS (PG) 5.30PM

★

SUN 12/12

Under the Orange and Red Covid Traffic Light System mandated by Government, all Livestock Auctions have been classified as events.

What this means for you; • Government requires all Livestock Auctions to utilise the Vaccine Pass • All attendees will need to be fully vaccinated and produce proof (vaccine pass) to gain entry • QR Code Scanning or manual recording is still required • 1m physical distancing • Mask wearing is strongly recommended

Helping grow the country

WEEK OF

AT THE WAR MEMORIAL TOWN HALL, HOKIANGA RD TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AND FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION: www.anzactheatre.co.nz | 09 439 8997

AFTERNOON

Work Wanted

Yardperson

THE ANZAC THEATRE

THU 09/12

Haydn Evans 021 985 863 Michael Younger 027 439 4023

Notice to all clients attending Saleyards

SUZUKI 4X4 Wanted to buy — parked, damaged or unwanted, Escudo Vitara/Grand Vitara. Phone Derek 09 439 7573.

DARGAVILLE’S CINEMA

AFTERNOON

80 Frsn Here X & Ang Frsn X Str Clvs 20 Ang Frsn X Bull Clvs 80 Frsn Here X & Ang Frsn X Hfrs Clvs For Further Information please contact PGG Wrightson Livestock Agents Chris Fife 027 495 1552 Steve Harsant 027 497 9892

Wanted to Buy

Entertainment

MORNING

Dargaville Sale Thursday 9th December 2021 12.30 start

THE POWER OF THE DOG (R13) 5.30PM

Child $9.00

Proudly sponsored by the Kaipara Lifestyler

VENOM: LET THEIR BE CARNAGE (M) 8:00PM

Under 3yrs FREE

CARTERS Dargaville are seeking a motivated team player to join their dynamic team, As a Yardperson, you’ll be expected to provide service and support to our customers.

You’ll enjoy variety and the potential to learn with your main duties including: • Unloading product deliveries on site • Assembling and loading customer orders • Processing sales documentation • Maintaining store/yard stock levels & product displays

KEEN TO NAIL THIS? The foundations to this role will see you demonstrating the below skill set: • Your initiative as well as your willingness to lend a hand and ‘muck in’ • Knowledge of computer systems & basic operating skills • Being physically fit for occasional heavy lifting • Pass a pre-employment drug test • Class 4 licence endorsement is desirable IN RETURN WE WILL OFFER: • A competitive remuneration package • Company Buying Privileges across CARTERS Stores • 7.5% Benefits Plan which includes Superannuation, Death & Disability Insurance, Southern Cross Medical Insurance not to mention a voluntary savings scheme!

Visit www.careers.carters.co.nz to apply or drop in your CV to our Dargaville store, then you will be one step closer to joining the CARTERS team where you will gain access to the support and opportunities offered by one of NZ’s leading building industry partners.

KAIPARA LIFESTYLER December 7 2021

CLASSIFIEDS

Phone 09 439 6933

Closing date for classified advertising for the December 14 2021 edition is Monday December 13 2021

N TR CE E

DARG AV

Situations Vacant MEDICA LE L IL

Administrator/ Receptionist

Caring for our community Atawhaitia Te Takiwa

We are on the lookout for a Receptionist/Administrator to join our friendly team. This is a full time position.

This role requires someone who has excellent customer service skills, works well within a team environment, is friendly in their approach, and has excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Previous Administration/Reception and Medtech Evolution experience an advantage but not a necessity as full on the job training will be provided

Closing date 16th December 2021 Please send a covering letter and your CV to: Dallas Taylor: dallas@dargavilledocs.co.nz

Situations Vacant

Public Notices

LABOURER

Dargaville Rugby & Sports Club Management Group

Varied duties Possible lead into tractor/ machinery operating Phone Karl 027 493 2206 Nurseries & Plants PLANTS BROMILEADS, Clivia daylilies, liriope’s, elephant ears, flaxes, mondo grass etc, $5–$8. Tuesday–Friday 10am–3.30pm by the Countdown car park entrance.

Phone 021 744 867.

RUAWAI PLANTS, Zinnias now ready, giant Catus $3.50 a punnet, gold medal $3.50, giant wine $5 a punnet, raspberry ripple $5, cherry bicolour $5 a punnet, tall asters $3.50 each. Phone Etha 09 439 2115.

Public Notices

Casual Vacancy for Parent Representatives Two casual vacancies have occurred on the school board for elected parent representatives.

The Board has decided to fill the vacancy by selection.

If 10% or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the Board, within 28 days of this notice being published, to hold a by-election to fill the vacancies, then a by-election will be held.

Requests for a by-election should be sent to: Hayley Hutton (Presiding Chair) Paparoa School 14 Franklin Rd, Paparoa by 04/01/22

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ACOUSTIC MUSIC Blackboard Concert — First Thursday of the month — 7.00–9.30pm, Kaipara Community Centre, Hokianga Road, Dargaville. $2 entry, $2 raffle.

Performers and audience welcome. Phone Allan 09 439 6933 or 021 439 697. An enjoyable night to be part of, or sit back and be entertained by some great local talent. To be Resumed at Level 1.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS both Dargaville AA Meetings are held at the church, crn Parore and Normanby Sts. Use Parore St entrance. Monday 4.30pm & Thursday 7.30pm. Phone Bernie 027 212 2148, Ladies 020 4082 1373, Murray 09 439 5248.

Keep track of where you’ve been

Public Notices

DARGAVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

AGM

Wednesday 15th December at 6pm Dargaville Rugby Clubrooms.

All Management, Committee, Code Delegates and Club Members are welcome.

Public notice

(Section 127, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012) Suphan Thai Restaurant Ltd of Dargaville, has made application to the Kaipara District Licensing Committee for the renewal of an On Licence in respect of the premises situated at 57 Victoria Street, Dargaville known as Suphan Thai Restaurant.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Restaurant.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 11am to 10pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the Kaipara District Licensing Committee at 42 Hokianga Road, Dargaville or Unit 13, 6 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the first publication of this public notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the only publication of this notice.

Situations Vacant

NEW ENROLMENTS FOR 2022

We are currently enrolling students for 2022.

Students who live outside the Dargaville Primary/ Selwyn Park School zones who are intending to enrol at Dargaville Intermediate School may collect an enrolment pack from the Intermediate school office.

An Information Evening For prospective students and their parents will be held on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at 5.30pm in the school hall.

Covid-19 Level 2 restrictions apply at our venue, please wear a mask and scan/sign in.

DPS students can purchase uniform from a pop up shop to be held in their school hall on Tuesday 14th Dec from 3pm-5:30pm.

TE KOPURU SCHOOL New Enrolments for 2022

We are currently enrolling students for 2022.

We are a year 1-8 school, small class sizes, excellent teachers, great kids, 40 bikes & track, large grounds, tech kitchen block, bilingual class - te reo me ona Tikanga Maori, Bus subsidy from Dargaville.

School open for whanau visits Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 December Enquiries 09 439 1802

Stay home if you’re sick • Are you a strong sales operator with a collaborative leadership style?

• Fantastic opportunity in this pivotal branch role • Exciting role offering variety, development and industry perks

Situations Vacant

Kaipara

Community Health Trust

LET’S FRAME THIS FOR YOU: Our CARTERS Dargaville branch is looking for a proactive and super organised Stores Services Supervisor to join their dynamic team in a supervisory capacity.

Our ideal candidate will have a solid sales and logistics background, with proven ability to mobilise a sales, yard and despatch function whilst driving consistent high levels of service delivery. You’ll have previous leadership experience and a commitment to quality in service and product.

You’ll inspire, support and motivate the team to deliver sales targets and to deliver in full and on time, achieving the results that are crucial to our success, while maintaining a strong focus on Health & Safety. Providing operational support to our Branch Manager, you’ll be expected to assist in: • Leading a team to ensure sales targets are met as well as process efficiency in all Branch activities • Coordinate the despatch operations for the branch • Have a strong H&S focus, including conducting H&S training • Attention to detail, with a strong focus on stock movement control • Being a hands-on leader who will muck in, with the occasional heavy lifting and jumping on a forklift when needed

KEEN TO NAIL THIS? The foundations to this role will see you demonstrating the below skill set: • Strong leadership capabilities with a key understanding of how to motivate sales teams, work in a collaborative approach and handle conflict • Systems orientated, detail focused and have the ability to multi task in a fast-paced busy trade sales environment • Industry/trade experience would be a huge advantage as would experience with warehouse/stock control • Pass a pre employment drug test WE WILL LOOK AFTER YOU TOO: If you’re wanting a partnership that’s built on genuine trust and desire to grow together, this could be the opportunity for you. As well as a positive, supportive, professional work environment, we also offer: • A competitive remuneration package • Company Buying Privileges across CARTERS Stores • 7.5% Benefits Plan which includes Superannuation, Death & Disability Insurance, Southern Cross Medical Insurance not to mention a voluntary savings scheme!

TIME TO FOOT THE GROUND WORK Click ‘apply now’ below or visit www.careers.carters.co.nz. Join the CARTERS team and gain access to the support and opportunities offered by one of NZ’s leading industry partners!

Public Notices

Work mates to Good mates.

We’re hiring now at our Dargaville plant.

HEALTH SHUTTLE Accessible Transport We have a wheelchair hoist (Dargaville and Whangarei Health Appointments) For enquiries phone Te Ha Oranga 439 3013

Purchasing and Reception Administrator Full-time work opportunity!

Silver Fern Farms Dargaville is the cornerstone employer in the Kaipara district and we’re now looking to bring on another enthusiastic team member.

This role will offer a mix of administration, coordination, data calculation, and a little bit of heavy lifting too! Flex your portfolio of capabilities and take advantage of the opportunity to learn new, and develop existing, skills!

You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive team where full training is provided.

Key skills we are looking for: • Forklift licence is preferred, however training and certification can be provided • Reasonable physical fitness as heavy lifting is involved • Good computer literacy with MS Office and MEX (training in MEX can be provided) or a similar purchasing and inventory programme will be useful • Great time management with flexibility for hours • Great interpersonal and communication skills For further information and to submit your application, head to the Silver Fern Farms careers website at: careers.silverfernfarms.com and enter the job code 15871, or pop into the Dargaville Site on Tuna Street with a copy of your CV!

AGM To be held via Zoom on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at 6pm.

Contact Person Sussanne Green.

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December 7 2021

KAIPARA LIFESTYLER

What is your Property Worth?

Ask us now for a “FREE NO OBLIGATION APPRAISAL”

COVERING THE KAIPARA

SaleS RACHAEL 021 943 900

RHODA 0274 800 691

KARYN 029 779 9019

CRAIG 021 461 668

110 Victoria Street, Dargaville 143 Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto

GARY 021 902 087

SHEILA 027 498 5651

JILL 021 505 712

SHAR 022 046 4790

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SaleS manager

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CHRISTINE 027 488 1883

ADRIANNE

09 439 7295 09 431 1016

www.roperandjones.co.nz

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KIA SORENTO 2007

SEADOO GTI 90 2020

• 2,530km • 1999cc petrol engine • Automatic

• 141,410km • 2497cc diesel engine • Automatic

• 4hrs

ECOBOOST

$43,990

GREAT VEHICLE

$12,990

Dargaville Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

$24,995

FORD RANGER WILDTRAK 2016

SEADOO GTX 155 2017

• 170,135km • 1996cc diesel engine • 10 Speed Auto

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MARNI

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