Mahurangi - December 2011

Mike Pero Real Estate opens office

Point Wells has joined the meteoric rise of the Mike Pero Real Estate brand in NZ with the opening of an office there on December 8. Adjoining the Point Wells Store, the office will be the base for agents Andrew Steens, Angela Wain, Jeff Montrose and Debra Fokkema, and PA Rachel Rodden.

 

Unwanted fruit a windfall for Lothlorien

A decision 40 years ago to plant feijoa trees on a newly-purchased property, in the Ahuroa Valley, could easily have been a costly disaster for the founder of the Lothlorien organic farm and winery Dale Demeulemeester.  At the time, Dale and his then wife Sharon, both originally from Detroit, had only recently arrived in NZ.

Artisan oil producers steal show

Olive oil produced on a homemade press in Te Hana has outshone its competitors at the inaugural Oliveti Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, held in Whangarei, on October 29.

More stories

• Game inspires skilled trade workers
• Retailers back local late night shopping
• The Grapevine: December 1
• What’s on the market?
• Warkworth carpark integrity questioned

Introducing

• The Farm Butchery
• Eco Insulation

Changing Faces

• Lardeli
• Beaurepaires Warkworth

Changing Places

• Beach House Living