September 26 2023
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Celebrating individuality Major road repairs get underway
Concentrated roading improvement work is getting underway as the Kaipara District Council joins the …
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p Dargaville Intermediate School students got colourful for the last day of term, with a festival of ‘standing up for standing out’. An initiative led by Melanie Russell and the 24-7 YouthWork organisation, the day saw Dargaville High School students, Riverside Church attendees and DIS teachers getting out on to the field to host a series of games with exciting prizes. There was also free ice cream, face painting, and, as pictured, a celebration of colour in the style of India’s world-famous Holi celebration. It featured more than 160 youngsters throwing safe, colourful powder in the way revellers do on March 24 for the festival of colour and goodwill. The results reflected the day’s message, to ‘show your true colours’.
Reflecting on a legacy of service
Maungatūroto firefighter Trevor Pilbrow led the brigade for 13 years as chief fire officer, but this is only part of his …
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New complex rises from ashes u by Amy Fifita
Three years after a fire destroyed the Tangiteroria Sports Complex structure, a new building has been successfully built and is due for public opening on Saturday, September 30, at 11am.
Proud young growers Busy Bees Dargaville daycare students have been growing their spring garden project after being given plants by The Warehouse Dargaville and the …
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“I always believed that we would rebuild and that our community would stay together — it will be like a family reunion. We have chosen 12 long-standing residents to be at the opening whose families have deep connections with the original building,” said sports complex spokesperson Jan Beatty. The new building provides a fresh start for the community that witnessed its predecessor burn down. Following the incident, Tangiteroria locals gathered monthly at the site for a barbecue and
a new complex planned to replace the former building. “A rough plan was drawn up before we put out a design and build tender the three companies bidded on. We chose Guyco Construction and Mandeno Designs. Once the builders started, they didn’t cease for a month — they have ties to Tangiteroria, now,” she said. “We are incredibly pleased that we have the complex back for events because this community needs a base, and we have done an excellent job providing
people what they wanted. It is a great facility and is halfway between Dargaville and Whangārei, so we hope the wider community can use it as a meeting and team-building place. “The cost was within the value of what Farmers’ Mutual Group gave us, and with help from grants and donations, we only have minimal work to complete. I am incredibly grateful for the support and contributions, including Steve from Guyco and all of the contractors who worked on the complex.” ¢
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