LIFESTYLER
Novemeber 22 2016
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Pleased with progress Funds needed for food bank
As the number of needy families and individuals continue to rise throughout the country …
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Dedicated to helping
Dargaville Veterinary Centre have welcomed dedicated companion animal vet …
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A group of community members experienced walking the old Gum Diggers Track at the official opening ceremony at the Red Hill Cemetery recently. The land which the cemetery and track are on was donated to the council by the Glamuzina family many years ago. For the past two years local volunteers and business owners have joined together to clean up the cemetery and re-establish the track for public use. See story page 4
Support soars for rescue chopper by Ayla Miller
Kaipara residents dug deep this year at the More FM Rescue Helicopter Community Breakfast fundraiser in Kaiwaka and Dargaville, raising a combined total of just under $28,500.
Protecting the Fairy Terns
Laura Patience is the Fairy Tern warden for the Mangawhai Wildlife Refuge …
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NEST ambassador and Kaipara Kumara managing director, Anthony Blundell, pledged $1,408 of this to bring the total amount raised by the breakfasts, including funds raised in Whangarei and Kaitaia, to an even $40,000.
Mr Blundell said the fundraising demonstrated how much the community appreciate and value the service that the rescue helicopter provides. “It comes as no surprise to me. The community knows what a great service it is. The biggest thing has been how
More FM and NEST have profiled the campaign.” NEST general manager Vanessa Furze said the rescue helicopter team could not be happier with the donations. continued on page 3 …
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