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KIA ORA & WELCOME
Lifestyler title belies business success
Two Ahuroa women have defied labelling of lifestyle blocks as “unproductive”, by turning their 10.5 hectares into the base for not one, but four, successful business enterprises.
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HIBISCUS
Pre-European remnants found at Puhoi Cottage
Archaeologists have uncovered pre-European foundations, middens and remnants of an 1860s building, at Puhoi Cottage.
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Busway slow to get into gear
Big Dig consent issues
Donated treats fill parcels
Reserves fund nil balance
Highway handover held up
BUSINESS
Introducing: All Kinds of Blinds
Choosing the right blinds and curtains for your home or business is a matter of balancing taste, budget and durability.
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE
Heart of village takes shape
A new building under construction at the Summerset Falls retirement village in Warkworth will form ‘the heart’ of the village.
MAHURANGI
Leigh switches off marine radio base
The plug has been pulled on a marine radio base at Leigh, which has been operating for at least the last 34 years.
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New advice bureaux direction
Firefighters honoured
Rodney College reunion
Community funds dispersed
Local Folk: John Phillips
ENTERTAINMENT
Warkworth A&P Show
Warkworth will celebrate its country heritage on January 28 and 29, when the doors open on the Warkworth A&P Show.
ENVIRONMENT
Solar powered transport
NZ’s only operating solar-powered vehicle passed through Rodney last month, on the final leg of its journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga.
OPINION
Save Te Arai: A bird with bravado
In 1888, Walter Buller described the New Zealand fairy tern as “tolerably common”. Today it is the rarest bird in the country.
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Environment: Predators
Pathways: Council funding
Viewpoint: Crossroads
Law: Pitfalls of generosity
Cuisine: You say tomato
SPORT
Boats gather for regatta
Hundreds of boats are expected to descend on Sullivan’s Bay on Auckland Anniversary Weekend for the Mahurangi Regatta.
FEATURES
Not to be wasted
Our January water feature looks at water systems, water quality at beaches, Kaipara catchment planning and clean drinking water.
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M'way closure, big delays • Sunglasses for new entrants • Silverdale pond eats motorway nasties
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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VISITORS GUIDE
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AUCKLAND COUNCIL
Coverage of Auckland issues and (Hibiscus & Bays and Rodney) Local Board meetings and events.
PUHOI TO WELLSFORD PROJECT
Keep up-to-date with the 38km extension of SH1, which has a finishing date of around 2022.
COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
Finding it difficult to find the local scrabble club or how to book a local hall? Follow this easy A-Z.
VIDEOS
Have your say on the Auckland Council draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan. Submissions close 31 January 2012.
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