January 24 2023
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Cricket set giveaway Kaipara’s view on Ardern’s resignation
The shock resignation of Jacinda Ardern last week was cause for a national discussion on the future of politics …
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Sustainable results for farmers
The partnership between Fonterra and the Kaipara Moana Remediation (KMR) has yielded positive results for …
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p Some lucky children recently received a cricket set from the Cricket Northland Association (CNA) as part of a road trip. CNA representative Rob Geaney has been driving through Northland distributing the packs for free with Dargaville as his last stop. Five hundred sets were given away. “We are thankful to Sport Northland and NZ Cricket for helping with this. It is a way to encourage people to hit a ball around now that people can be outside,” Rob says.
Shock greets iwi landfill approval u by Paul Campbell
Accusations of commercial gain have greeted an unexpected iwi settlement trust decision to approve a huge landfill for Auckland’s rubbish and its perceived threat to the Kaipara Harbour.
Parenting’s incredible years
Celebrating a decade in Dargaville, the Incredible Years parenting course returns for 2023 free of charge at the …
Fight the Tip movement among appellants concerned at a pollution threat to the harbour and immediate environment. “Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, one of the court appellants, and Waste Management have reached an agreement and now support the application for the landfill,” said Fight the Tip executive
Michelle Carmichael. “As you can imagine, we are absolutely shocked and disappointed in this development.” Opponents who have campaigned for more than four years to reverse various tip progress consents now say ‘money and jobs’ are behind the surprise reversal. continued on page 5 …
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The decision reverses the longheld Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust’s opposition to any landfill as a key element in a current case in the Environment Court. Waste Management Ltd is seeking the 26-million-cubic-metre Dome Valley landfill, with iwi, Forest and Bird, the Department of Conservation and the
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