March 27 2018
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Having fun at the heads Kaipara meets Vanuatu
Managing climate change and rising sea levels were high on the agenda …
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Surf rescue by air
The Northland Emergency Services Trust helicopter plucked a 57-year-old canoeist …
p The Hotprintz Mangawhai run/walk saw 400 competitors get out and get active last Sunday and the weather put on a good show. Participants had the chance to choose the length of their course, which took them on the sand along the estuary and gave them the opportunity to experience the natural beauty that Mangawhai has to offer. Sport Northland event manager, Azelia Parkinson, said she was pleased the weather stayed fine; as previous events in the series this year were not so lucky. See story on page 15 … Photo credit — Jason Milich, Action Images
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Farm submissions hugely negative u by Ayla Miller
With almost 5,000 submissions lodged over the proposed Tegel broiler chicken farm in Arapohue, only 17 are in support, prompting a call for local submissions from the Kaipara to take precedence.
Filmmaker looking for funding Kaipara filmmaker, Moemoea Mohoawhenua …
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Northland Regional Council received 2,458 submissions, with seven in support, while 2,234 were lodged with the Kaipara District Council, with 10 in favour of the farm. Of the total number of submissions received, 344 submitters chose to appear before the hearing
commissioners. At least 2,007 submissions came from a website, operated on behalf of Greenpeace. Northland MP, Matt King, says the opinions of those made by people who will be directly affected should carry more weight when the submissions are taken into account.
“My personal view is that the most important submissions are from the people of the Kaipara. Online submissions from around the world or wherever they might come from carry less weight. continued on page 7 …
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