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A warm welcome to Kaipara Road Safety Week success
Those who lost their lives on Northland roads have been paid respect in Northland Road Safety Week with …
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Culture, sports and friendship on tour
The under-18 Poutō Warriors Netball team is working toward a major international tournament in Fiji …
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p A group of new citizens pledged allegiance to the King and country in Dargaville last week, the first time that Mayor Craig Jepson had conducted such a ceremony. “It’s a privilege to be leading this ceremony as Kaipara’s mayor,” said Mr Jepson. “I’m glad that you have all decided to make New Zealand, and specifically Kaipara, your home.” The mayor, joined by councillors Ash Nayyar and Mike Howard, relayed a message from Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro to the new citizens. They became some of the first to pledge their oath to King Charles III as sovereign of the Commonwealth and monarch of New Zealand.
Mutual agreement to save cinema u by Andy Bryenton
A solution has been found that will allow Dargaville’s Anzac Theatre cinema to reopen in July.
Bike tracks shape up The Kauri Coast now has a fully operational mountain bike park, with fifteen trails formed and open to the public on the Babylon Coast Road …
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The cinema will be able to open its doors again in time for the school holidays. That is due to an agreement to see the town’s old Municipal Chambers partially repurposed from an art gallery to a ticketing and concessions space. The cinema was compelled to close last month after the building and air quality
around the entrance and ticket office became unsafe. This part of the cinema was situated in the now-defunct annexe to the Dargaville War Memorial Town Hall, set for demolition. Kaipara District Council, Muddy Waters Gallery and the Dargaville Community Cinema Charitable Trust have been
working constructively together on a solution that would enable the cinema to operate until the annexe area is demolished. Jason Marris, Kaipara District Council’s chief executive, said that this collaboration recognises the importance of the cinema continued on page 3 … to the community.
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