17th January 2022 Edition

Domain on rocky ground, needs volunteers An effort to provide the local community with a wider expanse of grassy fields
Ed Said: No news is good news Twenty-five years ago
Mayors Memo Standing at the gate of the year, as I look ahead.
Competition a chance to make ‘sandsational’ sculpture Once again local sand-artisans will have a chance to try molding sand
ANZ search for Northland’s next female cricketing talent Official sponsor ANZ is seeking the next generation
Rail upgrade on track Improvements to rail winding through east Kaipara’s country
News in Brief Arson attempt at MAZ, Northern Bass officially cancelled, Kaipara Flats Road works detour
The Climate Chap: My predictions for 2022 Much of the research I do to feed my Climate Crisis fetish is internet based.
First big test as local cricket looks to build innings The chance to be involved with the game
Record flights for Northland rescue helicopters Northland’s Rescue Helicopters have had their busiest year on record.
ChargeNet opens Northland’s first hyper-rapid charging station at Kaiwaka Electric vehicles (EV) can now ‘fill up’ at Gull Kaiwaka.

Gardening with Gael: Trial and error as local avocado established Back in 1976 I lived on the Tara, a volcanic knoll west of Mangawhai Village.
Rat trapping 101 proves a hit for Mangawhai Nature School Community group Waipu Kiwis
Summer art in the hall Looking for a break from the hot sun, and something to d o.
Exhibition: Stroke of Insight Stroke of Insight, an exhibition by artists Peter and Tatjana Panyoczki.
Escaping the sad trap of distrust If there’s anything we should have learned from 2021.
Memories: I was told to wear gloves I was on the big Chicken Island the couple of weeks before Christmas in 1955 .	*
Stress and fatigue main factors in quad bike injuries New figures from ACC.
Work starts on Kaiwaka footbridges A small gathering, a prayer and a blessing .
Sand mining: Commercial gain vs. Communities, lifestyle and environmental destruction The battle being fought by the Mangawhai-Pakiri communities.