July 18 2017
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The return of a treasure Mud run extravaganza
A fundraiser for the top senior netball team at Otamatea High School …
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It’s the July School holidays which also means it’s half way through the year …
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p History was made when the extended Wynyard family from Dargaville, Wellsford and other centres met at the Matai Whetu marae in Kopu recently, to return a treasured greenstone artifact that was lost to the tribe on the same day that Captain James Cook sailed off the east coast of the North Island in 1769. For the full story, page 3.
Kaipara house values increase u by Joanna Manson
House values in the Kaipara district rose by 24.3 per cent in the last 12 months to June meaning the average house price in the area is now $520,852 the highest in Northland.
Students sleeping rough
Dargaville High School Students recently went to the ‘Create1World’ creative activism conference …
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Quotable Value registered valuer James Steele said the strong growth in values experienced in the Kaipara District is heavily influenced by the Mangawhai area but says the West Coast has also picked up led by Dargaville. “This market is driven by the traditional holiday home
buyer as well as a number of retirees and Auckland commuters looking for a change in lifestyle but still within arm’s reach of a major city. “In saying this, Dargaville has also picked up over the past year and appears to be realising some of the value growth
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already experienced by other regional centres where buyers have identified it as being more affordable, offering both entry level housing and higher rental yields.” continued on page 3 …
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