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Quilting for a cause An investment in community spaces
The Kaipara District Council’s 2024 tranche of community grants and reserves funding comes to …
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October 24 is chopper appeal day
The public is being asked to mark the date and dig deep, to help make next week’s big Northland Rescue …
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p Dargaville’s Hospice Shop has been given a one-off, bespoke piece of fabric cart to help raise money for the good work of Hospice in the Kaipara community. Shop volunteer Penny went above and beyond the call of duty to single-handedly create this quilt, depicting the solar system. It’s up for raffle in the store now, with all proceeds going to Hospice care.
More power to Northland u by Andy Bryenton
Northland MP Grant McCallum announced a new series of initiatives designed to improve Northland’s energy resilience last week, with considerable fiscal input from Transpower and its service provider Omexom.
Expansion plan marks anniversary
Three decades of community support and millions of dollars in development are set for celebration at Riverview …
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What began with the crisis caused by the collapse of a pylon near Glorit on the Kaipara Harbour earlier this year has turned into an opportunity to explore more robust and possibly less costly power alternatives.
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Mr McCallum made a joint statement live last Wednesday alongside chair of the Northland Mayoral Forum Vince Cocorullo, and Transpower’s acting chief executive, John Clarke. He announced a forwardlooking package of initiatives to prevent
any repeat of costly pylon disasters and improve the local network. “Transpower’s tower fall and ensuing power outage in June has created a heightened awareness of the resilience continued on page 11 …
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