June 24 2025
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Matariki rising
As the stars of the Pleiades rose above the horizon with dawn last week, people came out to celebrate the new beginnings and reflective reminiscences of Matariki with friends and whānau. Across Kaipara events took place to commemorate the traditional start of a new year in the Māori celestial calendar — a uniquely Kiwi holiday.
Basketball ambition takes flight Young Kaipara basketball athlete Isaiah Pere will travel to Las Vegas in the US in just under a month’s time, to …
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Mobile clinic for rural communities
Students at St Joseph’s School celebrated the Māori New Year with vibrant art, singing and food last Thursday
The queue for face painting was as long and enthusiastic as the one for hot kai, as a celebration gathered crowds in Dargaville’s Riverside Gardens
Kim Newall and Dr Maggie Buxton of AwhiWorld were on hand at the Whānau Focus Centre to talk on future tech, just two of many interesting speakers at a day of community engagement
Members of the Jin Yan cultural group shared Matariki with their own new year’s traditions, leaving the stage to dance with the crowd
The Ministry of Health had launched a new mobile ear, nose, and throat clinic to serve rural Northland, in an effort …
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Dream occasions made real Kaipara wedding planner Amy Munn has taken home a third top award for her work crafting spectacular and …
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