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Sharing a love of sailing Three waters plan ‘reckless’

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Plans afoot for field days’ future

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p Te Kōpuru school students in years five to eight got a first-hand taste of the sailors’ life last week. Sport Northland arranged for the small rural school to hit Kai Iwi Lakes aboard a fleet of Optimist sailing dinghies. Sail Northland Charitable Trust co-founder Alan Clarkson says that by introducing young people to sailing at an early age, they are more likely to want to continue with the sport and learn valuable water safety and teamwork lessons. Roxanne Kelly of Sport Northland was on hand to teach parallel skills in kayaking, while Alan himself assembled a crew for a larger sailboat and set out across Lake Waikare to show the students how to catch the wind. Future America’s Cup champions may come from such small beginnings, as this week’s trial programme at the lakes may unfold into a regular place on the sail trust’s schedule, teaching youngsters from the west Kaipara sail skills.

Rubbish landfill ban is rejected u by Paul Campbelll

A nationwide petition to ban the siting of landfills near New Zealand’s waterways has been rejected by the Environment Select Committee, chaired by Green Party member Eugenie Sage, on the grounds that a total ban would “make the siting of landfills challenging.”

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“This is incredibly disappointing and astounding considering the importance being placed on protecting New Zealand’s important water resources,” says Fight the Tip executive Michelle Carmichael.

Her movement is appealing the decision to allow the proposed Dome Valley dump

for Auckland rubbish and its perceived threat to the Kaipara Harbour and the marine environment.

“Only two days prior, I had received an email from Eugenie Sage headed, Oceans urgently need our help, and included the statement: ‘Green MPs

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“Then to receive this decision about our petition, which had the goal to do just that, is total hypocrisy. continued on page 3 …

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p The free-standing roof which once protected the Dargaville dairy factory’s truck wash station from the elements has been removed, with big machines making short work of the old structure. New endeavours are planned for the land in Liverpool Street, where vehicles working for the town’s milk coop were once hosed down after traversing miles of gravel roads. Metal recyclers removed the remains of the structure, leaving a blank slate for future development.

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p Last Friday saw locals flock to the Te Kōpuru community gardens for a kai-based festival of neighbourhood spirit. Fresh food and produce were on offer, including homemade banana ice cream, freshly baked rēwana bread and much more. Organisers gathered ideas for future community-based expansions in food resilience, such as a gardening tool library, to add to the pātaka and communal gardens already established in the town. A similar event for Dargaville is planned for March 26 at the Kumarani Centre in Onslow Street.

Three waters plan ‘reckless’ u by Paul Campbell

The government’s Three Waters Reform plan to create regional authorities to remove control from councils has been roundly rejected by Kaipara Mayor Jason Smith as “bad policy and a recklessness of the government.”

Dr Smith is the sole Northland member of the working group set up to advise on representation, governance and accountability in the water plan put forward

by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta.

“Being on the working group, I got many new understandings, but regrettably, they sit uncomfortably with me. I now join my fellow mayors of northern New Zealand in not supporting these reforms,” Dr Smith said.

“Public systems must be accountable to everyone when they are for everyone. This Three Waters Review has not demonstrated that will be the case. Public engagement and everyone being allowed to participate equally in the p Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith creation of plans or ideas is simply “I see it as bad policy and a recklessness good governance.

“As a Doctor of Public Policy, I’m of the government to allow this situation reflecting that the Three Waters Reforms to develop. ‘Ending the tyranny of the are most likely a Trojan Horse for ‘ending majority’, is potentially a revolutionary the tyranny of the majority’. development for New Zealand society, “Looking at the proposed reform as the majority is where the safe seat of programme in its entirety, including society is found, and to up-end that is a its new recommendations, which have very uncertain path.

“Ending the tyranny of the majority potentially increased the geographic scope away from local broken pipes to could well mean stopping democratic every square inch of New Zealand and institutions from doing their best for all 12 miles out to sea, these reforms are the people, and I can’t support that. On becoming about something much larger behalf of the people I represent — I reject than infrastructure. these proposed reforms.” ¢

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Rubbish landfill ban is rejected “How can the committee support these inconsistencies by deciding, ‘We do not agree that landfills should be required to be built away from any form of waterway, but acknowledge the importance of protecting waterways from contamination.’ That statement in itself is contradictory because even the best landfill technology and mitigation strategies cannot guarantee 100% protection.

“Even though the central government says they are committed to reducing waste, it seems that being able to site new landfills around New Zealand is still more important than protecting our water.”

Ms Carmichael said the committee referred to New Zealand’s waste minimisation efforts, stating: “We were also heartened to hear that Auckland

Council wishes to have zero waste by 2040. We encourage other councils to also progress towards the goal of zero waste.

“However, to decline this petition to ban landfills near waterways because it would make siting new landfills difficult shows that in reality, these goals are not going to be achieved. Catchphrases such as ‘Zero waste by 2040’ just become marketing tools to convince the public that our government and councils can help us achieve this. If that goal was achievable, surely our current landfills have the capacity to see us through?

“We hope the Environment Court will better understand the importance of waste minimisation and water protection when we appeal the Dome Valley landfill project later this year.” ¢

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Separation — what you need to know u by Pera Paniora and David Adams

Separating from your spouse or partner can be a difficult and emotional process.

Once you’ve decided that you want your relationship to end, there is a lot to think about. That includes the care of your children, if you have them, dividing your relationship property and updating your will and enduring powers of attorney (if applicable).

The process you’ll need to follow to formally and legally separate from your ex-partner will depend on whether you are legally married or in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship.

People in a de facto relationship cannot get ‘divorced’. However, they can agree on the division of their relationship property and childcare

arrangements and formally enter into a separation agreement.

For married couples/civil union partners, there are additional steps in the process to become separated. You must be separated for two years before you can apply for a dissolution of marriage (or an official divorce).

If you have children with your partner or spouse, you will need to make decisions about their day-to-day care and other guardianship issues when separating.

Disputes often arise in this area and can result in lengthy discussions involving lawyers or mediators. If you still can’t agree, and one party applies to the Family

Mayor’s Message Kia ora, Getting clear results is a good thing, but when they’re excellent as well as clear then that’s simply great! In early March Kaipara District Council reports we are running at 100% compliance for the year to date since July for the following parts of the business: • Full compliance with NZ Drinking Water Standards year to date • 100% of building consents processed within statutory timeframes year to date • 100% of resource consents processed within statutory timeframes year to date.

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Hopefully our customers and people in the community notice things have been running well around here, as we expect they should. KDC officers work hard to serve our community and to uphold the legislated standards the whole Council believes people expect from their Council.

It’s getting harder to hold the standards in the current environment where Covid is in the community and there are challenges for business continuity as well as staff leaving to other higher-paying roles elsewhere. But for now it looks like a great record-breaking stretch of stellar performance here, as we’re growing a better Kaipara.

Growing less bright for me right now is the Three Waters Reforms. Since late November I participated in the 3 Waters Working Group on Representation, Governance and Accountability for the reform programme, alongside iwi leaders and other mayors from across New Zealand. The final was delivered to Minister Mahuta recently, including 47 new recommendations for the proposed

legislation. I engaged in the Working Group in good faith and did my best for Kaipara and Northland people, including getting space in the final report to explain the case for a different voting system for decisions of the proposed Entity for this part of the country. Will see how that goes.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff got several pages in which to explain why Auckland wants out of the reforms. For Kaipara we got special two paragraphs on a detail, but I am pleased for that. Kaipara counts!

Following the release of the final report I have reflected on the commitment I made to the Kaipara people to go into this work to get answers for us all to questions and matters that were unclear. I got answers but am uncomfortable with them. I have written a statement which includes my rejection of these reforms which I now firmly believe are the wrong answer to the right question. You can find it at: www. kaipara.govt.nz/threewaters. Government is due to be coming back to KDC soon with answers to the detailed questions the whole Council has posed, and these will also be made available to everyone on the website. It’s disappointing to get to the end of a journey that’s unsatisfactory. But, then again, not everything can be at 100%..

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Plans afoot for field days’ future u by Andy Bryenton

Dargaville’s hosting of the Northland Field Days will return; that’s the message from committee stock coordinator Michael Griffiths as the team delivering the three-day annual event pivot toward a resurgent 2023.

“We’re going to be back.

We’re not the kind of people who give up,” says Michael.

“Two years of Covid-19 disruption have hit hard, but there’s a very passionate group of people dedicated to continuing the field days tradition here.”

That tradition spans 45 years, with the Northland Field Days becoming one of the most important events p Northland Field Days will return to Dargaville, as the committee responsible for delivering the agricultural festival float on the rural calendar. innovative ways of covering site costs “We have a great facility, which has been built through a lot of the agents in the region are on board,” hard work by a big team,” Michael said. says Michael.

“That facility comes with costs, and we’re “Farmers can choose to donate a boner thinking innovatively to come up with cow, store animal or beast to farm on, and ideas of other ways people could use that know they are making a real difference. All space to benefit us all.” they need to do is fill out the appropriate Michael says that those who would ASD docket to assign the animal to Field like to host events, concerts, festivals, Days when they speak to their agent.” demonstration days and the like should If these two initiatives succeed, contact him. If the field days site is being Dargaville will secure a strong Northland used, that’s money in the coffers to cover Field Days beyond the end of the costs and ensure a strong return in 2023. Covid crisis.

At the same time, there’s a plan in Those who have positive plans to motion that sees local livestock farmers utilise the field days space or who wish to helping keep the field days in good shape, know more about the livestock donation ready for that resurgence. programme should call Michael in his “We have set up an account with every capacity as committee stock coordinator freezing works in the north, and all of on 027 278 8122. ¢

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Fire ban in effect u by Andy Bryenton

A total fire ban is now in place for Kaipara, as a dry start to autumn and strong winds combine with volatile conditions to create concerns for firefighters.

This year has witnessed the worst fire season in Northland for many years; 3000 hectares were incinerated by a series of bushfires, including a near-miss with disaster at rural Waikara, near Aranga.

“You can see the line where the fire came up to the mown grass of the marae,’ said local firefighter Jason Campbell. He who attended the blaze with brigade volunteers from around the district.

“It could have gone very badly, but a fast deployment managed to p Fire ban in place — no fire permits will be issued, and all outdoor fires are illegal until conditions get it under control. The hospitality improve across Kaipara and assistance of the locals were most appreciated by our volunteers.”

“The forecast of an extended period The current ban reflects tinder-dry of winds, combined with the ground undergrowth conditions and strong drying out, may cause reignition of winds, which can combine to turn those fires,” says Mitchell Brown, a small fire into a dangerous blaze Northland community risk manager, quickly. Helicopter pilots, firefighters Fire and Emergency New Zealand. and disaster relief workers must give “We have reassessed the situation up work and family time to tackle such and have people and helicopters on emergencies, putting themselves in stand-by in case these fires breach harm’s way not only from the flames containment. As a precaution, and to but also from the risk of Covid Omicron. alleviate the pressure on firefighters, The nightmare scenario for firefighters we are asking all Northlanders to help is for a whole brigade to be forced into us by staying vigilant and refraining isolation for the illness at once. from lighting outdoor fires.”

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Thursday 17 March – 11:00am Dargaville Town Hall, 37 Hokianga Road Monday 21 March – 11:00am Mangawhai Domain Hall, 75 Moir St, Mangawhai

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Angels sought for historic project u by Andy Bryenton

Dargaville’s Old Mount Wesley Cemetery has been hallowed ground since before the formal founding of the town, and is currently in need of help.

The historic burial ground currently contains 2,000 plots, the final resting place of identities and pioneers of the area. Time and the elements have taken their toll on the many ornate gravestones and monuments, and now a group has formed to restore dignity and beauty to this place.

“The long-term objective of the Mount Wesley Angels is to bring some life back into the p Cemetery ‘angels’ have already worked miracles in other local resting places; now Mount Wesley is set for cemetery, introduce colourful some attention gardens, install information panels, and to make the cemetery a and determine what work needs to tranquil place of interest to locals and be undertaken.

“We are working in tandem with the visitors,” says spokesperson Sue Curtis, who became involved via the Northern Kaipara District Council to enhance this historic site and are really excited Wairoa Genealogy Society.

Brent Fernandez and NWGS are putting about the prospect of the future of the together a group of people to participate Old Mount Wesley Cemetery,” says Sue. To join the Friends of the Old Mount at the cemetery, on a month-by-month basis. For the next six months their main Wesley Cemetery, email nwgenies@ objectives are to survey the grave sites gmail.com with your contact details. ¢

Record season for tara iti u by Andy Bryenton

The Kaipara’s unofficial avian mascot and New Zealand’s rarest shorebird, the fairy tern or tara iti has had a bumper season this year, all thanks to human helpers.

There were fewer than 40 adult terns before this year’s breeding season, and now there are 48, with eight chicks reaching adulthood despite the threat of introduced predators like rats and stoats. This good result is down to the work of Department of Conservation staff, backed up by bird experts from Auckland Zoo. Adaptive management has been used to build better nesting areas for the terns, and to keep them away from exposed or predator-prone nest sites, and this approach has paid dividends.

“By deterring the tara iti from nesting in this undesirable location we’ve seen them move to more stable areas nearby, which are well protected from mobile sand during storm events,” says DOC Biodiversity Ranger Ayla Wiles.

“Mangawhai is the most significant breeding site with six breeding pairs, and all but one of these pairs successfully raised chicks this year.”

Since September, a dedicated team of six tara iti DOC rangers and numerous community volunteers have been busy trapping for predators, fencing off nesting

sites, and preventing nesting birds from being disturbed by humans.

DOC and Auckland Zoo have maintained a strong partnership, working together over the past two years to trial raising the birds at the zoo. The programme includes artificially incubating and hatching eggs, and hand-rearing chicks.

DOC works closely with Patuharakeke, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Manuhiri, and Te Uri O Hau, The Shorebirds Trust, The NZ Fairy Tern Charitable Trust, About Tern, Birds NZ, and the Waipū Trapping Group to help protect tara iti. ¢

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Public meetings to discuss the ownership model governing the Northpower Electric Power Trust are being held for consumers connected to the Northpower network in Kaipara and Whangārei to make submissions.

Trust chair Erc Angelo says a series of public meetings to inform consumers of the review process will be held as “the Northpower Electric Power Trust Deed requires that options for the future ownership of shares in Northpower be reviewed every five years.

“The trustees must carry p The Northpower Trust Board from left to right: Phil Heatley, Bill Rossiter, Sheena McKenzie, Erc Angelo, Irene Durham, Chris out a consultation process Biddles and Paul Yovich to determine if the current ownership structure is what consumers Meetings for those with vaccination want, or if consumers would prefer passes will be held as follows: a change.”

• Thursday, March 17 at 11am Currently, seven trustees, Erc Angelo, — Dargaville Town Hall, 37 Sheena McKenzie, who is deputy chair, Hokianga Road Chris Biddles, Irene Durham, Phil Heatley, • Monday, March 21 at 11am — Bill Rossiter and Paul Yovich, hold all Mangawhai Domain Hall, 75 Moir of the shares on behalf of the trust’s Street, Mangawhai beneficiaries — the consumers connected • Thursday, March 24 at 11am — Plus to the electricity network.

CA Pavilion, Cobham Oval, Okara Government legislation requires Drive, Whangārei Northpower to become a company with • Friday, March 25 at 11am — Zoom for ownership remaining in the community. those who can’t attend the meetings The last ownership review in 2017 or do not have vaccination passes. resulted in no change to the ownership Information packs are available, email: structure remaining with the trust. nept@plusca.co.nz. ¢

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Rainbow Connections is back Artists in residence u by Amy Fifita

u by Andy Bryenton

The LGBTQIA2+ group is a fortnightly gathering at noon, located at the Kaipara Community Centre, for people of all ages and sexuality.

Dargaville’s Muddy Waters Gallery is more than just a space to display artworks; a new programme of teaching and artistic residencies has transformed the upstairs space of the old municipal chambers.

p Events such as Paparoa’s Pride Parade have visibly promoted equality, but Rainbow Connections organisers say that a place to meet and just ‘chill out’ is equally important for LGBTQIA2+ citizens

A recent Toi Māori exhibition celebrating Te Tiriti, art classes for youngsters, and forthcoming watercolour tutorials are just some aspects of this Dargaville renaissance, but another is the utilisation of space in the historic council buildings by artists who do not have studio space at home.

One such artist is Francisco Javier Pares, a professional tour guide, world traveller and native of Barcelona, the Catalan city famous for its architecture, art and sculpture. Stranded in New Zealand due to Covid-19, and with little demand for his services introducing fellow Europeans to the wonders of Aotearoa, he came to live and work in Dargaville.

“If not for this space, I would not be able to continue painting,” he says. “I’m very grateful to have a place where I can work and be creative while I’m a resident in Dargaville.”

Francisco paints in oils, capturing images from nature and scenes of people which he says can take up to 20 hours apiece to come to fruition. In Wellington, where he has work on display, he operated from a communal art space with a citycentre art group, but here he’s found his own space side-by-side with other artists such as traditional weaver Julie Hoeta and painter Micaela van den Berg.

“The reason we’re doing this is because we want to make Dargaville a community where it’s nice to be who you are,” says Kumarani Productions manager Tania Whetū.

Rainbow Connections is an inclusive environment for people who know someone in the LGBTQIA2+ community can come and ask questions. They hope to see more youth attend.

“It is confusing being a teenager, and we’d love to see more youth come along.

We’ve come a long way, and we are hoping that the generation feels safer to come out.”

The next meeting on Saturday, March 26, starts at 10pm and is a fourhour event at the Kumarani Creative Centre, 15 Onslow Street, Dargaville.

Meetings normally take place at the Kaipara Community Centre, 38 Hokianga Road, Dargaville, fortnightly on Saturday, from noon until 3pm during school terms.

On March 19 at 7.30pm, there is the Proud Cabaret, an online fundraiser that can be accessed through facebook.com/ events/996685344267116.

Contact them on 09 439 5152. ¢

p From Catalonia to Kaipara, international traveller and artist Francisco Javier Pares has found a creative space to continue his painting while far from home

“I try to put my emotions into my paintings; more than that, they become a reflection of how I feel,” says Francisco, explaining why his own creative space is so important.

While he’s modest about his abilities, Francisco admits that coming from a country which brought the world the works of Gaudi, Picasso and Dali, among many others, means that he stands in comparison to great masters. His completed works will in due course adorn the walls of the Muddy Waters Gallery for locals to enjoy, and perhaps even to own. ¢

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A lifetime and love for aviation

Enabling positive Māori land use

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u by Andy Bryenton

Since Bruce Clarke was a child, he had a natural appreciation for early aircraft, and after a lifetime of aviation, started his first world war replica plane build in 1996.

Changes to the Kaipara District Council’s Regional Plan will include provisions for Māori Purpose Zones; areas where applications like papakāinga housing will be made easier to achieve.

“I always had a fascination with early aviation from the beginning.

As a young child, my father worked at an airfield as a base warrant officer,” says Bruce.

Hailing from England, Bruce learnt to engineer and pilot planes, at Hawarden, with aircraft company De Havilland. p Bruce Clarke in his two-seater Nieuport 12 first world war He would later emigrate to replica plane many countries in Asia and the South Pacific with this skill.

In his experience, he has built or For decades, he has been a pilot and been involved in building at least seven aeronautical engineer in the aerospace first world war replicas. That includes industry. After venturing around the world, a Fokker DR1 triplane, the aircraft the Bruce, along with his wife Mary, now reside Red Baron, Manfred Von Richthofen, in New Zealand, where he is a member of would fly. the Dargaville Aero Club.

Bruce holds admiration for Kiwi film In 1996, he started building his first director Sir Peter Jackson for his role in replica plane in New Zealand, a two-seater replicating early aviation craft.

Nieuport 12, before going back to Australia.

“New Zealand is one of the leaders He used the plans of a Canadian designer, in the world for building early aviation, and the craft was built to 80 per cent scale. thanks to Peter Jackson.

“I used old-style designs with modern “I’ve always worked in aviation; materials and aluminium, not wood, which even during bad times, there’s always made the plane 75 per cent lighter. I make a position for aeronautical engineers. them far cheaper and easier.”

I’ve done it all my life — it’s my job.” ¢

Elected representatives discussed the proposed changes to the forthcoming Regional Plan last week, and the topic of unlocking the potential of the approximately 3% of Kaipara classified as Māori land received its own chapter in proceedings.

“It’s about enablement. We’re creating a framework which is as enabling as we can,” said experienced planner Makarena Dalton, briefing councillors on recommendations to be included in the forthcoming plan.

“What we are trying to do with this plan change is provide a bit more structure and certainty.”

Makarena acknowledged that there are barriers to many areas of Māori land being developed for positive purposes, ranging from the aforementioned papakāinga or community housing projects through to agriculture, horticulture, eco-tourism and the establishment of community assets like kohanga reo.

These include the challenges of negotiating the current resource management and building consent processes when land is held in communal or multiple ownership titles, and the lack of access to traditional lending pathways for many Māori land owners. The use of Māori

p Changes to the district plan will help to enable better, easier use of Māori land for cultural, educational, accommodation and commercial purposes

Purpose Zones as a civic administration tool could help ease these barriers, especially as nearly a third of all Kaipara citizens claim Māori ancestry or descent.

Additionally, Mayor Jason Smith noted that many areas of good quality Māori land were inaccessible by road, and questioned whether the council, as roading authority, could help unlock these land-locked areas for development.

This session of District Plan Review was the last of six; now the council will review the entire draft document ahead of a round of public submissions on issues covered within. ¢

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

Indicative general rates rise in line with Submission against sandmining Long Term Plan continues At a recent briefing Council staff presented the preliminary financial statements for the upcoming Annual Plan (2022-2023).

Elected Members have kept the proposed general rates increase to 7.13% (after factoring in growth of 1%), mirroring what had already been indicated through the Long Term Plan (LTP). Consultation as part of the LTP was comprehensive, and feedback raised by the community during the preengagement and consultation was incorporated into the final LTP. Council is working hard to keep the proposed rates increase down, and this has included deferring some work originally proposed for this upcoming year. The indicative increase reflects adaptations made by Council to meet the needs of our district’s growth, changes to the costs of doing business, and a number of government requirements under the new water legislation and regulatory body Taumata Arowai.

Although the proposed general rates increase for this year mirrors that indicated in the LTP, there is some variation to work planned to be undertaken. These changes were adopted by Council at the 15 December meeting, and do not include any new or alternative choices for the community to make. As a result, Council decided not to undertake formal community consultation on this Annual Plan.

Some of the specific changes from the LTP include: •

The implementation of a modern Waste Minimisation Strategy was deferred to late 2023 after feedback from the LTP consultation. The deferral of the implementation enables staff to do further work to understand how to best meet the needs of both rural and urban Kaipara communities, ensuring a cost effective level of service for both settings.

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The District Plan Review, already budgeted for in the LTP, has been brought forward to this year, addressing community feedback about the need for the current District Plan to be updated.

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Increases in operational costs including maintenance and operations contract renewals over and above what was projected in the LTP.

The Kaipara District Council submission against two resource consent applications by McCallum Bros Limited for sand mining along the Mangawhai-Pakiri embayment has progressed with the decision for Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith to represent Council at the upcoming Resource Consent Hearing.

The Council’s submission opposing both applications, pertains to actual or perceived adverse effects on the Mangawhai Sandspit’s form, wildlife habitat of nationally critical or vulnerable bird species, and on the local Mangawhai community.

Pouto Road Phase 1 additional funding confirmed Kaipara District Council has approved paying the forecasted $487,000 sealing project shortfall to complete Pouto Road Phase 1, from its retained earnings. Elected Members supported the additional payment to receive the full benefits of sealing this section of road, making it safer for those who live on the Pouto peninsula.

The project is part of Kaipara KickStart, led by Kaipara District Council and supported by PGF funding from Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit. The PGF allocated funding of $5,050,000 to seal 10km of Pouto Road from the end of the current sealed section to Ari Ari Road.

KDC is required to complete the works in full to receive funding allocated by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

End in sight for Kaiwaka Footbridges project Work to build two new footbridges in Kaiwaka is complete and a site clean-up is underway. The footbridges will provide a safer link for pedestrians to cross the river, improving connectivity for the Kaiwaka community.

A blessing to formally open the footbridges will take place at the end of March.

Also outlined in the Council Briefing was the indicative Water by Meter charge for 2022-2023, which is expected to increase by 17.74% on the previous year. The Water by Meter charges increase is a targeted rate for those on or capable of connecting to Council’s reticulated water supply networks. The increase reflects the legislative requirements imposed

by Taumata Arowai. Council is now required to complete additional water testing, risk management plans and health and safety reviews.

The proposed increase also allows for projected increases in the renewal of maintenance and operations contracts for water supply. These costs remain subject to change as final figures will not be known for another few months.

In the coming months staff continue to work on the draft Annual Plan and on the financial statements. The draft Annual Plan document will be presented to the May Council briefing, and set to be adopted in June.

What is a Long Term Plan and an Annual Plan?

Every three years Council develops a Long Term Plan (LTP) in consultation with the community. The Long Term Plan (LTP) sets the Council’s strategic direction and work programme for the 10 years ahead. It outlines the services the Council will provide, the projects to be undertaken, the cost of doing this work, how it will be paid for and how the performance for each shall be measured. Our current Long Term Plan Towards a Better KaiparaLong Term Plan 2021-2031 (LTP) was adopted on 30 June 2021, following community consultation.

In the two years between adopting an LTP, an annual plan is developed.

The Annual Plan is a yearly update on what has been agreed through the LTP, highlighting any budget changes and work plans for each specific year.

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Modern waste minimisation strategy for Kaipara

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Kaipara District Council has unanimously approved a modern waste minimisation strategy. The new Waste Minimisation Strategy provides mechanisms to help reduce Kaipara’s waste and increase recycling rates.

Phase one of the Strategy rollout includes an improved kerbside collection service with wheelie bins and recycling crates (crates only for urban areas), free recycling drop-off at recovery parks, and a restructure of the funding and management of waste facilities including a contract for sending residual waste to landfill. A new funding approach using a mix of targeted rates and fees and charges will enable Council to provide a more modern and costefficient service for the district.

Water restrictions are in place for Dargaville and Baylys Beach

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The changes to services will begin rolling out in November 2023.

You may: use a watering can to water gardens use a bucket to wash vehicles, windows, buildings and paved areas.

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Upcoming Council meetings

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Externally Funded 9.30am, online

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Council Briefing, Wed 06 Apr, 9.30am, online or Northern Wairoa Memorial Hall, Dargaville (TBC)

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Saturday (click and collect only) Open 9.30am - 12.30pm We are offering a click and collect service and limited printing services at the door, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread in our community. Remember, we have five digital resources for library members to access for free.

Call 09 439 1234 or email library@kaipara.govt.nz for more information.

Thank you for your understanding as we adapt. We look forward to increasing our services when it’s safe to do so. For the latest information from the library, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DargavilleLibrary

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A small number of people exhibiting bad parking behaviour at schools around the district – regularly parking on grass berms and over yellow lines – are making the area unsafe and obstructing traffic lines of sight.

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Please visit Council’s website for the most up-to-date information or call Council on 0800 727 059 and ask to speak to a Governance Advisor. All Council meetings (including committee meetings and briefings) can be livestreamed on Council’s YouTube channel.

There are rules in place to regulate parking, and our team at Kaipara District Council are regularly out and about monitoring parking and behaviour.

To everyone picking up children and parking by the school – please help keep our community safe and stick to the rules in place.

Rural Travel Fund applications open Round one of the Sport NZ/Kiwisport Rural Travel Fund for 2022 closes on 31 March. The fund is designed to help subsidise travel for junior sports teams (5 to 19 year olds) participating in their local competition.

More information about the fund and how to apply is available on our website under “Community Funding’.

Ko te karanga ki ngā Ringatoi Māori Call for Māori Artists If you’re from Te Roroa or Te Uri o Hau and have knowledge of local whakairo

and/orfrom kowhaiwhai pattern design please getknowledge in contact with us. whakairo If you’re Te Roroa or Teand Uri o Hau and have of local and/or kowhaiwhai pattern and design please get in contact with us.

Kaipara District Council is hoping to commission local artists who whakapapa to

the Kaipara, to design patterns to the We’d like to work artists with Māori Kaipara District Council is specific hoping toregion. commission local who artists who whakapapa to these Iwi/Hapu. If you’re keen or want to know more whakapapa to the Kaipara, to design patterns specific to the region. We’d about this unique opportunity please email: jhorton@kaipara.govt.nz Mauri ora. like to work with Māori artists who whakapapa to these Iwi/Hapu. If you’re keen or want to know more about this unique opportunity please email: jhorton@kaipara.govt.nz Mauri ora.

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Maungaturoto Memories of the Past

When brave pioneers came ashore u by Paul Campbell

Kaipara has an essential ‘gateway’ town at Maungaturoto, where the founding families stepped ashore seeking land to settle. Not all had the advantage of being Albertland members; those fortunates granted 100 acres by virtue of signing up to the land grant scheme in London.

Between 1862 and 1865, the Albertland company brought 3,000 settlers to Port Albert, on the south bank of the Ōruawharo River. Some settled further north around Maungaturoto.

In 1863, not far from today’s Fonterra milk processing plant, these pioneers were met with bush-covered land that signalled huge effort would be needed to make it productive. Bush was cleared with fire and axe and shovel to seed staples of corn, pumpkin and potato as they gradually cleared the land.

As progress was made, they were able to bring in the first few sheep and cattle.

Today, rich farmlands surround the town, and the pioneer family names are still apparent. A contemporary newspaper article tells that the ‘first social meeting was held at the home of Mr John Hurndall, where Mr Flower offered five acres to build a church’. Both family names are prominent today, with Hurndall Street as the town’s main road.

Kauri formed the backbone of early industry in the region, and many a man headed off to dig kauri gum that put food

p Mud was a roading reality in early days

on the table in leaner times. The Kaipara Harbour was the highway of early trade, linking Maungaturoto’s bush camps and sawmills with Dargaville and Te Kōpuru’s shipwrights and merchants, and all the way to Auckland via Parakai.

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A f i e r c e a r g u m e nt b e t w e e n prohibitionists and thirsty local woodsmen and farmers made it all the way to parliament; the tavern was shipped into place to meet a looming deadline from the strict licensing authority of the time. In fact, a framework was up, and a door was hung — just in time.

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The architect of Albertland u by Andy Bryenton

For British middle-class people of the 1800s, emigration to the colonies was seen as a way of escaping the class system and making a better life for their families.

New Zealand beckoned, and following the success of religiously-based settlements in Christchurch by Anglican colonists and Dunedin by Presbyterians, members of the so-called nonconformist faith were ready to hear the words of impassioned emigration advocate William Rawson Brame.

Brame, a journalist by trade, was masterful with the written word, and began his campaign to found a third great New Zealand city with articles in newspapers across the British midlands. This area was home to many nonconformists; a religious group who were determinedly humble, hard-working and staunchly against the gilt and Latin of the ‘high church’. Many were part of a new middle class, the engineers, craftspeople and clerks of the industrial revolution.

Brame was also a skilled orator, who became a preacher and minister by his early 20s. He travelled the area around Birmingham, hosting luncheons, prayer groups and town hall meetings to plead his case. As luck would have it, this was the 1860s, when the United States was embroiled in civil war and Australia was still seen as a colony of convicts. Brame offered 40 acres of land per settler, and talked of a prosperous town to rival Auckland, connected to it by a great northern roadway.

Unfortunately, for the 800 volunteers who paid their money and packed their belongings, this road did not exist, and the settlement of Port Albert had been

planned, sight unseen, on mudflats bordering thick forest.

It also didn’t help that Brame charged five shillings per adult and sixpence per child for passage to his new colony, as well as being paid by the province of Auckland for every new settler, pocketing ten shillings for each one. It says a lot about Brame’s speaking skills that he convinced his band of settlers that he was on the level, and in 1862 the first ships set sail for his ‘promised land’.

“It will require much skill and judgement on the part of the first pioneers, otherwise difficulties and discouragements will arise when you arrive and these difficulties may greatly obstruct the fulfilment of your plans,” wrote Joseph Newman, who had been sent ahead to scout out the land for Port Albert.

However, a combination of faith, optimism and dogged perseverance saw the town established, despite the lack of cleared acreage, the lack of any great northern road, and the murderous reputation of the Kaipara Harbour bar deterring shipping. Showing adaptation, the settlers spread out from Port Albert and instead put down roots in Wellsford, Maungaturoto, Batley, Paparoa, Tinopai and Kaiwaka, exchanging dreams of becoming landed gentlefolk for the realities of fishing, forestry and farming.

Brame may have oversold his dream, but it was the hard work of these people who made the modern Kaipara a reality.

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Bounty of the Kaipara u by Andy Bryenton

Settlers coming to the Kaipara Harbour found rugged and forested shores, but an abundance of fish to sustain them.

European colonists arrived. Finding that the land they had been promised would take much work to turn to pasture, they turned to the harbour for sustenance, and were amazed that local Māori could catch such quantities. Copying their techniques, it was not long before a fishing industry became established in the Albertland towns.

“I feel confident, however, that the fishery here only wants capital to develop it, to become one of the great industries of

the north Kaipara,” wrote settler fisherman PW Barlow in 1888. “Its land-locked waters swarm with the finny tribe, and can be fished with impunity in any weather.”

Soon, canning technology led to the industrialisation of the mullet catch and the export of Kaipara fish to other towns and cities around New Zealand. Canneries were set up around the harbour; a good example is the Ewing family’s Neptune Cannery, which was founded at Batley. The factories

employed a large workforce both on an off the water until the inevitable happened; overfishing began to thin the numbers of the mullet schools.

Respected scientist Sir James Hector was sent north to investigate, in the first instance of science informing sustainability in New Zealand fisheries. With judicious restrictions, the mullet industry declined but the fish stocks were saved, and mullet are still caught today in Kaipara waters.

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From Māori to European waves of settlement, the humble mullet became a staple of survival, and grew into a trade industry. While not a large species of fish, schools of mullet gathered in vast numbers in the Kaipara’s waters, and early anglers were quick to reap a harvest.

Pre-European Māori developed new kinds of nets and new ways to fish when they settled around the Kaipara’s shores.

Weaving flax into large, purse-shaped enclosures, they were able to capture so many mullet that they could be dried and used to trade with other iwi from other parts of the country. By the time Europeans arrived in the harbourlands, these nets were an advanced manual technology, superior to those made in Europe and imported to New Zealand.

“The fishing nets of the people are often of an enormous extent, and are generally made by each family in a village,” said chronicler and trader Samuel Polack in the 1830s.

“Many of these seines, which are the common property of a village, are one thousand feet in extreme length. The nets are very strong and the hekaho, or fishing lines, are infinitely stronger, and fitted to bear a heavier strain, than any made from European materials.”

The sheer number of mullet in the harbour was the stuff of legend when

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Pioneer signposts abound u by Paul Campbell

Paparoa, ‘the village in the valley’, is the centre of a region of historical signposts of early settlement. Still expanding and operating is the local general store, which has served the community for more than a century, while other pioneer landmarks have taken on a new lease of life.

The original post office still stands from 1903 and today it operates as The Old Post Office Guest House, standing strong and entirely built from locally harvested kauri.

In a nod to less enlightened times, the first postmaster was in fact a postmistress, a widow with four children, and there are still descendants living in the district now, although it seems that her two boys were killed in the first world war. The post office ceased trading in 1980 but continues to be fondly remembered by many ex-staff and customers.

With the first female operators, it is in business today once again hosted by a woman.

In keeping with progress, the local Bank of New Zealand branch has become an upmarket boutique dining establishment, and where pioneer families made landfall, there’s an attractive park, The Landing.

The iconic The Kauri Museum dominates nearby Matakohe, which was the home of the pioneer Smith family who founded that museum, and where their kauri villa and gardens, Totara House, still stands as a testament to early labours, breaking in the land, kauri milling, and who built the first designated holiday home at Tinopai, further down the coast. There once was a thriving orchard and apple industry, with the fruit shipped

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Down in the bay u by Liz Clark

Take the winding gravel road down to Batley Bay on the eastern arm of the Kaipara Harbour; the first thing that comes into view is an imposing Victorian-era villa.

It’s a quiet bay with a fascinating heritage spanning from the time of mana whenua until today. Batley House, currently the home to Ray and Rex Roadley, began life back in the mid1860s when Joseph Masefield set up the Otamatea Hotel as a stopover for travellers headed for opportunities in farflung places.

Along with his wife May, Masefield developed a thriving trade. They proved popular hosts for those disembarking off the infrequent steamers to stock up on supplies needed to take up their allotted plots of land under the government’s 40-acre system. During the late-1870s, the Otamatea Hotel was sold on to William Colbeck, more well-known as Captain Colbeck.

By 1879, Colbeck had made plans to develop a future township around the bay.

He had gone so far as to have a steampowered flour mill constructed to grind wheat imported from Canterbury in the South Island. Around the same time, he changed the bay’s name from Oahau p Batley House dominates the small bay once home to a flour mill and fish factory

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Reclaiming the land u by Paul Campbell

The flat lands around Ruawai cover more than 20,000 acres divided by dairy farms and extensive cropping lands serviced by modern methods and machinery — a far cry from the bush-covered swamplands that met Kaipara pioneers, among them the Smith family forebears.

On State Highway 12, a few miles south of Ruawai, travellers today cross the Smith Canal that in the late 19th century was dug with pick and shovel and hard labour to float huge kauri logs from the hills in the northern escarpment to the Wairoa River then onward to the Smith mill, now long gone from the bottom of Wharf Road in Matakohe.

The whole area around today’s Ruawai township was known then as the Tokatoka Swamp between the Northland Hills and the Northern Wairoa Estuary. Ruawai means ‘Two Waters’, where the Northern Wairoa meets the Kaipara Harbour. Like the Smith Canal, the whole area owes its life to the hard work of men with picks and shovels charged with driving back the river to reclaim farmland rich with deposits.

The kauri came from the higher country, and as well as valued wood, deposits of kauri gum provided a welcome wage supplement and for many settlers, the only steady income. An early settler’s story tells how a Matakohe man, off to buy a cow from Dargaville, had to traverse the swampland, only to lose his bearings before finding a tree tall enough for him to spy out familiar landmarks.

that, with improvements during the years, still serves today.

Smith’s Canal was dug to float logs, and other canals were dug. The traveller today cannot help but notice and wonder at the huge effort that was required to form the verdant farmlands supporting Ruawai today.

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p Spades and shovels also produced valuable kauri gum to supplement pioneer incomes

Those pioneers were soon to realise the vast flats could support a variety of farms and agriculture, and about 1890, moves started in the national government to drain the area.

Engineers soon drew up plans, including a major stopbank along the

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Hydrogen power beyond passenger cars u by Andy Bryenton

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Toyota New Zealand is branching out with a new programme to explore and support the advancement of hydrogen fuel cell technology for the local market.

“As we continue to focus on increasing our electrification in our light vehicle fleet, we are looking to explore the applications of hydrogen technology outside of the automotive industry,” says Neeraj Lala, Toyota New Zealand’s chief executive.

“This is not a distraction from battery electric vehicle applications in our light vehicle fleet, it is to ensure our ongoing business resiliency, through alternative business opportunities.”

Those opportunities include shipping, stationary generators, forklifts and heavy transport; areas where the Toyota brand is less visible than in the realm of cars and light commercials. All that may be set to change, as technology which has taken two decades to reach maturity comes online.

Toyota has developed a modular hydrogen fuel cell system that can slot into various high-demand applications.

By packing the hydrogen fuel cell, control systems and motor in one package, it makes things easier for those wishing to design heavy vehicles, such as ships, which run on plentiful hydrogen rather than dwindling fossil fuel reserves.

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With petrol prices soaring due to a combination of war and record profits for oil companies, many motorists are left seeking a solution to transport troubles.

Living in a country designed without public transport in mind, in a rural area with roads so poorly maintained that a blanket speed limit drop is seriously considered by authorities, and where electric vehicles are an expensive luxury, the question quickly becomes this; how can I squeeze the most out of internal combustion?

The answer, for some of us, is to get out there on two wheels. Motorcycles have been with us as long as the automobile and can handle long distances on a tiny amount of that rare and precious high octane fluid. With learner riders now allowed to climb aboard models with up to 650cc engines, and safety features like antilock brakes a modern standard, it’s a good time to consider getting that extra endorsement on your licence.

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Mr Henry Ford’s new ideas u by Gentleman Motorist Whilloughby Saint-Edwards

While the automobile is rightfully hailed as the invention of the age, and all due praise goes to Mr Benz for his genius in practical philosophy, it’s true to say that Mr Henry Ford has simplified the ‘car’ most excellently.

The American prodigy of industry has innovated many grand improvements to the concept of the motor carriage, culminating in his famous Model T, a vehicle that promises to bring the joy of petroleum distillate power to the world. Having tried to start and operate ‘grand-prix’ racers by the likes of Panhard and HispanoSuiza, the layout of Ford’s Model T is astoundingly simple.

First of all, he has decided to use a steering wheel, like that of a ship, instead of a tiller like Mr Benz fitted to his original ‘autowagen’.

Nautical chaps will appreciate this, and he has taken care to think of the ladies, too. The wheel is set to one side, with a door and a step allowing womenfolk with long dresses to alight without encountering mud and dirt in the roadway.

To start the motor car, a gentleman driver must first take the brass crank handle from its handsome wooden p A bold new direction for motoring, we are almost certain that the Model T will catch on with those keen to say farewell to the horse and carriage case and insert it below the radiator.

A brisk turn of the crank will then fire Then our motoring fellow takes care to left-hand brake lever, and rotates the fuel delay the ignition with a lever to the left of mix selector to deliver a rich draught of up the 2.9-litre four-cylinder engine, the steering wheel. He sets the key below petroleum. All this takes a mere five to unleashing an astonishing 22 horsepowers. Carefully adjust the ignition the windshield to ‘battery’, engages the ten minutes.

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Mr Ford has even thought about driving at night; the Model T boasts large carriage lamps fuelled by acetylene. You’ll need to produce this gas yourself, but this is easily achieved, for your village apothecary or general merchant will happily sell you calcium carbide to place in the brass tank on the T’s running board.

By adding water, an alchemic reaction releases the flammable gas, which we are assured is quite safe. To light the headlamps, simply allow the gas to flow through to the igniter, wait two minutes, and apply a match. What could be simpler?

Savvy motorists will soon learn to operate the three pedals, two levers, throttle, wheel and switches to navigate about the district in Mr Ford’s creation.

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Neighbours Day Aotearoa — 18-27 March 2022.

Kai and Seed Swap — 26th March 10am–2pm at Circus Kumarani, Onslow Street.

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Dargaville Twilight Market — 25th March 5pm–8pm on the lawn outside the Northern Wairoa Boating Club, Totara Street.

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Dargaville Firearm & Military Collectors Club — Meets 3rd Wednesday every second month at Lions Club Hall, Hokianga Road, opposite Old Post Office at 7.30pm. For more information, phone Secretary Mike 09 439 8800. Vaccine Passport Required.

Northern Wairoa Indoor Bowls Assn — Starts at 7pm Mondays at Anglican Church Hall, Tuesdays at Ruawai-Tokatoka Hall, Wednesdays at Dalmatian Hall.

For more info contact Warren Younger 027 478 5102 or evenings 09 439 6155.

Alcoholics Anonymous — Dargaville AA meetings held at the Lighthouse Church, Cnr Normanby & Parore Sts. Use Parore St entrance. Monday 4.30pm & Thursday 7.30pm Contact Bernie 027 212 2148, Ladies 020 4082 1373, Murray 09 439 5248.

Dargaville Games Club — 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at the Dargaville Scout Hall, Onslow St, 6pm-9pm.

NZ 60s Up Movement — Dargaville Social Meetings held at the Lighthouse Function Centre on 1st Tuesday of the month. Contact President Margaret Pinny 09 439 4560.

Alzheimer’s ‘Carer’ Support Group — Contact Maxine on 021 153 5674.

Dargaville Menz Shed — is open Tuesday and Thursday each week from 10am to 3pm and Saturday mornings from 10am to 12noon. New members are welcome. For more info phone Brian 09 439 6175 or Paul 09 974 7685. Vaccine Pass Required.

Peggy Purls in our Community — Every 3rd Wednesday 10.30am at Dargaville Sewing and Curtain Centre, 59 Normanby St. Ring Charlene 09 439 6120.

Baylys & Beyond Gardeners — All welcome, 2nd Monday of each month, Garden ramble, shared lunch, trading table phone 021 0633 444.

Dargaville Scout Group — For boys and girls aged 5-99 years at 23 Onslow St. All info on door or phone Johnnita 027 296 5889.

RSA Women’s Section — Social meeting held at the Clubrooms, 4th Monday of the month. Contact Secretary/Treasurer Betty Bruce 09 439 4344.

Dargaville Aero Club — Learn to fly, free of tuition charges, Gyrocopter, Texan, Stork. Contact Perter 09 439 1628 for further info.

Dargaville Women’s Club — Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month 10am at the Tea Kiosk in Memorial Park. Phone Phyllis 09 439 6681.

SeniorNet Dargaville — Drop-in every Tuesday 10am2pm (except school holidays) for help with technology and internet banking. KCC 38 Hokianga Rd. Dargaville Contact Bridge Club — Tuesdays 12.45pm and Wednesdays 6.45pm at the Kiosk, Memorial Park, Logan St, Dargaville. dargavillebridge@gmail.com or phone Peter 09 439 2437 or 022 405 6439.

Hikuwai O Kaipara Waka Ama Club — Meet at the NW Boating Club 5pm Mondays and Thursdays from 5pm for Awa training.

Stepping Out Leisure Marching Team — Tuesday 2pm-5pm at the Dargaville Town Hall. Contact Sharon 027 439 5634 or 09 439 5634 for more details.

Vaccine Passport required.

Dargaville Embroidery Group — 3rd Tuesday of the month 10am-2pm Phone Rosemary 09 439 0656.

Kaipara Heritage Machinery Club — Open and operating Wednesday and Saturday. New members and volunteers welcome. Something to interest both men and women, come and get involved. Phone 09 439 7108 or 09 439 4614.

Stitches and Craft — 5 Cranley St, Dargaville. 10am4pm Tuesday and Friday Contact Lois 027 473 0598 for further details.

FOR EVENT LISTINGS

FOR SPORT LISTINGS

FOR CLUB/ORGANISATION LISTINGS

EMAIL info@dcdb.nz

EMAIL roxannek@sportnorth.co.nz

EMAIL dargaville@cab.org.nz

Dargaville Floral Art Club — Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1pm at the Lighthouse Church, Cnr Normanby & Parore Sts, Dargaville.

Enquiries to Dawn Donald 09 439 5413.

Kumarani Productions, Circus Jam — Wednesdays 5.30-7.30pm at Circus Kumarani, 15 Onslow St through school terms only. Gold coin donation.

Wednesday Crafts — Every Wednesday 10am at the Greenways Community Centre (formerly CMA) 43 Tirarau St. Morning tea and lunch will be served. Variety of crafts. All welcome. $6 per session Contact Judy 027 316 3940.

Dargaville Friendship Club — meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10am at the NW Boating Club. For info phone Phyllis 439 6681.

Northern Wairoa Country Music Club — 1st Sunday of the month at the Scout Hall, 23 Onslow Street 1-4pm. Enquiries to Bruce 09 439 5513.

Dargaville Girls Brigade — For girls 5-15 years.

Thursdays after school — 3.30-5pm held at the Lighthouse Church, Contact Pauline Taylor 021 263 7446 or 09 439 7505.

Northern Wairoa Genealogy Society — Learn how to trace your family history or DNA. at the Research Rooms, Dargaville Museum 2nd & 4th Sunday of each months 12.30-2pm Phone Sue 021 608 606.

Listen to Big River FM BIG RIVER FM DARGAVILLE 98.6FM & RUAWAI 88.2FM

Dargaville 172 Victoria Street

Dargaville 17 Jervois Street

The home features three bedrooms, a modern bathroom and a good-sized kitchen. Designed to embrace the northern aspect, the living areas attract plenty of sun and natural light, with excellent indoor/outdoor flow onto the covered deck area providing a strong connection to the environment around you. The sleepout, complete with bathroom and gas water heating, is perfect for teenagers or a work from home space, and the double garage with auto door completes the appeal.

Price by Negotiation Phone for viewing times Lisa Pocklington 021 121 8419 lisa.pocklington@bayleys.co.nz

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PH: 021 240 6764 KEITH call today – we come to YOU

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Brand new service team to help you with household cleaning, yard maintenance, lawn-mowing and clippings removal in the Dargaville and surrounding area.

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Call Ray Curle 09 439 5717 or 027 254 6778

Household Cleaning & Garden Maintenance

Lisa Pocklington 021 121 8419

Todd Skudder 027 439 1235

lisa.pocklington@bayleys.co.nz

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09 439 8210 | 027 497 2929 sales@aztecaluminium.co.nz Now Available After School pick up service from St Josephs, Selwyn Park & Te Kopuru Schools Pick up/Drop off services

After School Care and Holiday Programme for 5-13 year olds

OPEN 3.00pm to 6.00pm Monday to Friday Hokianga Road, Dargaville BE IN QUICK!

Mobile 027 352 2871

www.cornerstonechildren.co.nz

ContaCt Grant on:

Dargaville Funeral Services Ltd

CALL CHRIS HICKEY ON 027 561 1719 email: fencingspecialists.nz@gmail.com

24 Hours — 09 439 8016

ALL ASPECTS OF FARM & LIFESTYLE BLOCK FENCING & MAINTENANCE INCLUDING:

Locally owned and operated The Point of Difference

Jessica Young – 020 4119 1299 office@dargavillefuneralservices.co.nz

• Post & Batten • Entrances • Post & Rail • Retaining Walls • Stock Yards • Riparian Lots • Netting • Subdivisions

Bruce Young – 027 575 7377 www.dargavillefuneralservices.co.nz

C: 021 245 3399 P: 09 439 7389 E: grant@granttregidgabuilders.co.nz W: www.granttregidgabuilders.co.nz

Grant Tregidga Builders Ltd For all your building needs, from pre-planning to finish

AFFORDABLE SEPTIC SERVICES IN YOUR AREA

HPS

Farm Drainage & Dams • Site Cuttings Track building & Maintenance Bridge Building & Repair • Stock Yard - Beef & Sheep Fencing Rural / Security Building Site Preparation & Footings Retaining Walls Concrete Prep & Lay • Digger Work • Bulldozer Work

• Pressure washing • Gutter Cleaning • Moss Mold Treatement

Tom Silby 021 226 4562 • tom@hillcutcontracting.co.nz

hphighpressuresolutions@gmail.com

High Pressure Solutions H Dave Galloway|021 0252 8222

Using worms, sun and time - we process all our liquid waste into rich compost.

Composted for 3 years - low in NPK, tested PH7

40L BAGS FOR SALE AT THE GATE. 906 Port Albert Rd, Wellsford

Phone: 09 423 7014

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• RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • CIVIL ELECTRICAL STEVEN 022 544 1238 or 09 393 1051 mcmillanelectrical@outlook.com

Office: 09 439 8048 Fax: 09 437 5796 Email: office@morrisandmorris.co.nz

• Lawn Mowing • Hedge Trimming • Water blasting • Pruning/Tree Trimming • Section Clean Up • General Garden Maintenance • Planting • Weed Spraying AND MORE! Call now for a no obligation free quote!

15 Gladstone Street, Dargaville, 0310, PO Box 8043, Kensington 0145, Whangarei

Matt 021 111 0595 or email muddythumbs@gmail.com

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Local Tree Services

OMAMARI LOGGING Fire wood: gum/macrocarpa/pine, delivery available.

Wanted: gum trees/macrocarpa trees, stands of pines.

Trees - Ph Russell: 021 951 329 Firewood - Ph/txt Lucas: 021 0266 4501

TK DIGGERS 027 432 0588

Operator AARON GUEST 09 439 1843 tkdiggers@gmail.com

teamvegetation.co.nz

0800 933 326

OPTOMETRISTS THURSDAYS 10.30AM — 4.00PM Phone 09 438 3509 Shop 4 | Edwin Arcade 86 Victoria Street, Dargaville

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Tree Felling Tree Pruning Chipping Stump Grinding Shelter Belt Removal/ Topping Land Clearing

Tu Christey Massage Therapist Diploma in Massage, MNZ Cert. in Thai Traditional Massage (Wat Pho) “Get rid of your aches & pains, maintain your well being” Therapeutic, Deep Tissue, Sports, Pregnancy, Relaxation, Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Drainage

12 tonner tilt bucket, good rates, own transporter Great service Northland wide

Safer, Faster & Cheaper

Phone: (09) 439 6518 Mobile: 021 116 9425 Email: tuthemt@gmail.com www.handyhandsmassage.co.nz

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AIRCONDITIONING R E F R I G E R A T& IREFRIGERATION ON

SPECIALISTS IN: HEAT PUMPS | AIR CONDITIONING | REFRIGERATION RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Registered electrician

We Do it Right… Professional Workmanship 4 Totara Street, Dargaville | 10a Finlayson Street, Whangarei P: 09 439 6007 M: 027 481 1285 E: info@waverefrigeration.nz

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KAIPARA SERVICE DIRECTORY WESTCOAST CONCRETE

Mobile hose doctor, welding & mechanic service crew Fabrication in steel, stainless & aluminium

Residential Rural & Commercial Concrete BCITO Certified | Experienced Concrete Worker Driveways | Footpaths | Patios | House Floors | Shed Pads | and More Located in Dargaville servicing Kaipara and wider Northland

Repairs & modifications Call us, visit us or email us for any big or small jobs!

Contact us today for your FREE QUOTE

0800 HOSEDOC

021 040 0654 | ohe@westcoastconcrete.co.nz

100A Jervois Street, Dargaville | westcoaststeelworx@gmail.com www.westcoaststeelworx.com

CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE

PHONE 09 439 6933

Closing date for classified advertising for the March 22 2022 edition is Monday, March 21 2022

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

CARAVAN EWOF (and marine). Call your local inspector today at A+ Electrical Inspections and Security on 021 240 6764.

CARPET, VINYL and hard flooring. Full supply and installation service. Mobile showroom. Free measure and quote. Phone Christine — Kaipara Flooring Co 021 515 415.

SILAGE 500 round bales $85+GST Phone 027 303 1775.

SUZUKI ESCUDO Vitara/Grand Vitara — car parts, WOF parts, 4x4 parts etc. Good parts, good prices. Phone Derek 09 439 7573.

SWAP HOLDEN VE Caprice V8 2007 for caravan, cash either way. Phone 021 1227 000.

TOP SOIL, top quality, $75 per m³ onto your trailer, or truck deliveries available for larger orders. Phone 021 132 4107 or 09 439 5141.

BE YOUR OWN BOSS Small business for sale…

Call now for more information 027 403 2256

TRADE & SERVICES

TREE SERVICES

CARPET CLEANING, repairs, re-stretching, and patching.

Flood drying and small carpet laying work and upholstery cleaning. Very fussy and reasonable prices. Phone Darren, Alltrades Carpet Services 0800 425 587 or 027 286 8584.

TREE REMOVAL, pruning, chipping & stump grinding.

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

GARDEN CLEAN-UP & section clean-up, spraying, vegetation removal, raised gardens, vegetable seedlings & more. Dargaville to Maungaturoto. Phone Garden2Go 021 0218 1111.

WATER TANK Cleaning. Phone Pete 027 444 3053 or 09 405 9510.

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE RUBBISH REMOVAL, vegetation removal, tree trimming, lawns, weed-eating & more. Dargaville to Maungaturoto.

Phone Garden2Go 021 0218 1111.

WINDOW & Door Repairs & Glazing, Insect Screens, Security and more — call me today. Phone 027 275 0918 or 09 439 6458. Kevin Sowter or visit my website: windowanddoors.co.nz — Window and Door Services Ltd.

LIVESTOCK

FENCING, ALL types of fencing, pool, stockyards, post & rail, boundary plus… call Jeff 0274 765 458.

Any job big or small.

We do them ALL

FIREWOOD FOR SALE FIREWOOD — get it in early, dry hot mix $100/m³, delivered free to Dargaville & surrounding areas. Phone or txt Henry 021 734 906.

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

WANTED TO RENT

• Stump & Tree Removal • Driveway Prep & Regrading • Post Hole Borer

• Calf Shed & Stockyard Cleaning • Tip Truck Available • Trencher

Phone or Txt Paul

ROOM TO rent needed for fully employed middle-aged male. No pets, walking distance to town. Does shift work. Phone Francisco 027 555 5865.

09 439 5073 | 027 271 2022

PET SUPPLIES

SEPTIC TANK SERVICES

PET DOORS — Cat Doors, Dog Doors for Glass or Timber — supplied and installed. Phone 027 275 0918 or 09 439 6458 Kevin Sowter or visit my website: windowanddoors.co.nz — Window & Door Services Ltd.

EFFLUENT REMOVAL, just give us a call, we remove it all. ‘Magic Property Services’. Phone Chris 027 480 0110 or Mary 027 459 1544. 7 Days. WE ARE THE ONLY CODE COMPLIANT OPERATORS IN THE KAIPARA.

DARGAVILLE SALE

DENISE CLARK

SALE WILL BE HELD UNDER COVID 19 ALERT RED TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM

Toenail & Fingernail Cutting Service

Annual drafts comprising A/c Te Ruaroa Ltd Jim and Sue Rhynd Approx 70 x TQ Sim & SimX Wnr Strs Approx 30 x TQ Sim & SimX Wnr Hfrs Genuine hill country cattle.

A/c Pinaki Station Ltd 35 x TQ Angus & AngX Wnr Strs 52 x TQ Angus & AngX Wnr Hfrs

Haydn Evans 021 985 863 Michael Younger 027 439 4023

THE ANZAC THEATRE

AFTERNOON

THU 17/03 INDIA SWEET & SPICES ★ (M) 12.00PM

SAT 19/03

OFF THE RAILS (M) 1.00PM

BELFAST SWEET & SPICES VERY LAST SCREENING! INDIA (M) 3.00PM (M) 1.00PM

SUN 20/03 MON 21/03

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TUE 22/03

CLOSED

WED 23/03

Adult $16

MARRY ME (PG) 3.15PM

FRIDAY 18TH MARCH 2022 12.30pm Start

17th March – 23rd March

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MARRY ME (PG) 5.30PM

OFF THE RAILS (M) 8.00PM

OFF THE RAILS (M) 5.30PM

THE BATMAN (M) 7.30PM

INDIA SWEET & SPICES (M) 5.45PM

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (R16) 8.00PM

THE BATMAN (M) 5.15PM

Senior (65+) $13.50

Student $13.50 w/ID

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD LAST SCREENING!

(R16) 5.30PM

Child $9.00

Proudly sponsored by the Kaipara Lifestyler

SPECIAL ENTRY

On A/c Client 29 x VIC R2Yr Dairy Heifers

Contact: Murray Lynch 021 966 501 20 x Boner Cows 4 x Char. R2Yr RWB Heifers WF RWB Heifer Angus X RWB Cow 2 x Char. Bull Calves 10 x M/S Weaners

439 2020

Dry Aged Beef Specialists Traditional Manuka wood smoked Bacon & Ham

TOKATOKA SITUATIONS VACANT CONCRETE PLACER/FINISHER required. Must be reliable, have a “can do” attitude and full driver licence.

Able to screed and finish, box and formwork. Experience preferred but not necessary for the right candidate.

Further enquires please contact Ohe 021 040 0654 or send CV to ohe@westcoastconcrete.co.nz.

Further entries welcome

NEW FILMS: INDIA SWEETS & SPICES FURTHER SCREENINGS OF: THE BATMAN, OFF THE RAILS, MARRY ME LAST SCREENINGS OF: BELFAST, BELFAST NIGHTMARE ALLEY ALLEY, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD MARRY ME (PG) 12.00PM

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MATAKOHE SALE

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

FRI 18/03

Phone

09 439 6068

Further details phone

DARGAVILLE’S CINEMA

AFTERNOON

WORK WANTED CARPET VINYL laying service. We supply quality flooring products with 35 years of experience in installation and at competitive prices. Garage carpet floor preparation and restretching. Free quote phone Ian 027 499 6413.

THURSDAY 17TH MARCH 2022

ENTERTAINMENT

MORNING

VEGETATION REMOVAL Tree & vegetation removal, firewood stacking, compost clean out, tree planting & hedge trimming Phone Garden2Go 021 0218 1111.

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER and plasterer, interior and exterior, can travel, 30 years experience, phone Gary Dixon 021 066 7505.

Dargaville Bobcat Services

FENCING

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 09 439 0050.

NIGHTMARE ALLEY LAST SCREENING! (R13) 8.00PM

Under 3yrs FREE

Murray Lynch 021 966 501 Grant Harrison 027 210 1479 Don McKenzie 021 754 174 Noel Baker 027 455 5828

Maintain physical distancing

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CLASSIFIEDS SITUATIONS VACANT

PHONE 09 439 6933

Closing date for classified advertising for the March 22 2022 edition is Monday, March 21 2022 SITUATIONS VACANT

Wanted Part-time/Casual person for Arcade Meats. Retail experience would be an advantage.

Vaccination pass is required.

Contact Gillian 09 439 8351

Check our website for opportunities for you: www.compacfurniture.co.nz/compac-careers Marketing Position An exciting new opportunity is available for a creative marketing person at Compac Furniture.

The applicant will have the opportunity to create and develop their skills with social media, videography and many other digital marketing tasks. The skills we will be looking for include-

Support Workers — Kaipara

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We are looking for special Support Workers who are energetic, willing to learn, have a caring fun and compassionate nature. This is more than just a job — you will be providing invaluable support.

There are a variety of shift vacancies that require filling, including days/nights/weekends and livein care. We would like some flexibility to cover leave, as required. Experience in the disability/ aged care sector is preferred.

Brand promotion experience Digital marketing Proven website development CRM exposure Proficiency in English Determined, motivated and positive

The role could allow the applicant opportunity to work the hours that suit and with a mix of both office time and working from home. The successful applicant’s experience and skills will be rewarded with an appropriate employment package.

Other roles available-

Duties Include: Assisting with all personal cares, working with the clients and therapists to extend abilities, supporting outings in the community and completing daily household tasks.

• CNC and edgebander operators • Furniture truck drivers (minimum class 2 license)

This really is a unique and interesting role working with a long established team to make a huge difference in our clients lives.

Apply in person at Compac Furniture, or email CV to payroll@compacfurniture.co.nz or phone 09 439 6765.

If you are interested in applying for this role please contact Gail by emailing your CV to recruitment@tlc4u2.co.nz Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a full clean Driver Licence.

What matters to your community

SITUATIONS VACANT

SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR DARGAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Commencing Monday, 9th May 2022 (32 hours per week, 40 weeks per year) The position requires: • The appointee to lead, manage and enhance the schools sports programme • Knowledge of sports education and experience in sports administration • Close relationships with students, teaching staff, community personnel and groups • Management of school sport social media pages The position would suit someone with an interest in a wide range of sports, has good organisation skills and relates well with teenagers. Computer skills and the ability to work flexible hours an advantage.

Dargaville High School 57 Plunket Street, Dargaville Email: office@darghigh.school.nz Phone: 09 439 7229 Applications and CVs to be received by noon on Friday, 25th March 2022.

Stay home if you’re sick What matters to you

Alcohol and Drug Clinician – Kaipara (1.0FTE) Vacancy No: AH22-078

Closes: 21 Mar March 2022

Are you seeking that role with real impact and meaning? Would you like to see the tangible outcome of your work, in your community, every day? At Northland DHB, we’re driving health equity for Te Tai Tokerau, and we want you to be a part of our diverse and passionate whanau.

Northland DHB is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and holds stewardship for - as Tangata equitable health outcomes for Maori Whenua as the highest priority.

Join Northland DHB and you’ll quickly discover you’re more than part of the team – you belong to our family. Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a skilled AOD Clinician to join the team based in Dargaville.

Applicants will be qualified health professionals with a current registration (such as a Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Counsellor, or be eligible for DAPAANZ registration), and have experience working in the alcohol and drug field preferably with skills in assessing and treating people experiencing co-existing disorders.

In addition to holding relevant registration you will hold a clean drivers licence as travel throughout Northland is required. If you can work independently in a supportive environment with a team committed to best practice you are the person we could be looking for.

A career with Northland DHB will see you action meaningful change in the region we love, and in your professional development – all whilst enjoying everything the stunning North has to offer. You really can enjoy the best of both.

Our people live our Values:

What matters to your community

What matters to you

Registered Health Clinician – Adult Community Mental Health and Addiction Team, Kaipara (0.8FTE) Vacancy No: AH22-091

Closes: 21 Mar March 2022

Are you seeking that role with real impact and meaning? At Northland DHB, we’re driving health equality for Te Tai Tokerau, and we want you to be a part of our diverse and passionate whanau.

Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Registered Health Clinician to join our multidisciplinary Mental Health and Addictions team in Dargaville, Kaipara.

Northland DHB is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and holds stewardship for - as Tangata equitable health outcomes for Maori Whenua as the highest priority.

As an experienced clinician with a minimum or 2-3 years experience, ideally having worked in Community Mental Health Services, you will be passionate about helping people with coexisting mental health and substance use problems, and their whanau.

This is a fantastic opportunity to train and function as a Duly Authorised Officer and see the tangible outcome of your work, in your community, every day.

You will need a strong desire and ability to work as part of a positive and productive multidisciplinary team. Applicants will be highly motivated and have excellent communication and computer skills.

AGM NORTHERN Wairoa Country Music Club 23rd March 7pm @ the scout hall Onslow street, All welcome. Covid rules apply.

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.

DARGAVILLE HEALING rooms 7pm Tuesdays. No charge and no appointment necessary. Lion of Judah Building, River Road. All Welcome. Check us out on Facebook.

NWMRSA Women’s Section

AGM

Meeting 28th March will be held at the Clubrooms at 1pm.

All Welcome.

From Monday 14 March 2022 Thursday 14 April 2022 (at 5pm) Kaipara District Council is undertaking consultation on the Proposed Fees and Charges for 2022/2023.

For more details on this visit: www.kaipara.govt. nz/haveyoursay Or email haveyoursay@ kaipara.govt.nz

ROTARY CLUB OF DARGAVILLE Funding Applications from the Hughes Trust Fund Applications are sought from registered charitable organisations domiciled in the Northern Wairoa for three grants of $500 for projects within their organisation which will benefit either their members or the general public.

Applications must be received on the official forms, available on request from: prue-brian-burnett@xtra.co.nz Applications close 31st March, 2022

Public notice

(Section 127, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012) Lal’s Enterprises Ltd of Dargaville, has made application to the Kaipara District Licensing Committee for the renewal of an off-licence in respect of the premises situated at 113 Victoria St, Dargaville known as Dargaville Four Square.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Grocery Store.

A career with Northland DHB will see you action meaningful change in the region we love, and in your professional development – all whilst enjoying everything the stunning North has to offer. You really can enjoy the best of both.

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.

Whakaute (tuku mana) Respect - We treat others as they would like to be treated

Tangata I te tuatahi People First - People are central to all we do

Whakawhitiwhiti korero Communication - We communicate safely, openly and with respect to promote clear understanding

ACOUSTIC MUSIC Blackboard Concert — First Thursday of the month — 7.00–9.30 pm, 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 when traffic light system allows.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 7am to 10pm.

Our people live our Values:

Manaaki Caring - We nurture those around us, and treat all with dignity and compassion

PUBLIC NOTICES

This position is a part time triage / crisis / duty role working 32 hours per week, and a current, clean and full driving licence is essential.

Tangata I te tuatahi People First - People are central to all we do

Taumata teitei (hirangi) Excellence - Our attitude of excellence inspires success, competence, confidence and innovation

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Whakaute (tuku mana) Respect - We treat others as they would like to be treated Manaaki Caring - We nurture those around us, and treat all with dignity and compassion Whakawhitiwhiti korero Communication - We communicate safely, openly and with respect to promote clear understanding Taumata teitei (hirangi) Excellence - Our attitude of excellence inspires success, competence, confidence and innovation

Enjoy the best of both.

Enjoy the best of both.

northlanddhb.org.nz

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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 first of two publications of this notice.

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