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Club celebrates success Ruawai’s corner of history
Ruawai sits at the convergence of the Northern Wairoa river …
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p Te Kopuru Swimming Club celebrated their annual prize-giving on Friday, June 28, appropriately trading in the pool for the cosy surrounds of the Southern Rugby clubrooms for mid-winter. Although many of the young swimmers were committed to winter sports, a large group assembled to receive accolades, certificates and trophies for their teamwork, performance, improvement and determination. Special thanks went out to the parents and sponsors who made the 2018/19 season a big success.
Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Scouts have partnered up with Triple One Care …
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St John upgrades emergency services u by Paul Campbell
Ambulance services in Kaipara have reached a significant milestone with St John appointing seven new full-time officers based at Maungaturoto and signalling an end to single-crewed ambulance services, while a special unit will be added to the ambulance fleet. “The new staff recently started their roles and are already making a difference to patients in Maungaturoto, Kaiwaka and beyond,” said St John chief executive Peter Bradley. “St John is also pleased to be boosting its response capability with a brand new First Response Unit, coming
Good progress for firefighters
Dargaville’s volunteer fire brigade has gone through some changes recently …
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in July.” In May 2017, the government announced increased funding to gradually end the single crewing of emergency ambulances in New Zealand over a period of four years. The country was the only first world ambulance service with single-crewed ambulance responses — something it had been
doing up to 100 times a day across the country. “Ending single crewing is one of the most significant developments in our ambulance service history,” says Mr Bradley. continued on page 3 …
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