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News - May 2010

High hopes for 2010 vintage (+gallery)

grapeharvestcrop.jpgWhile winegrowers in the Matakana region may remain reserved about this year’s vintage, there is little doubt that they have had a near-perfect harvest.

Pictured at Ti Point Vineyard are winemaker Tracy Haslam’s daughter Ruby (7), her nephew William Illingworth and Arnya Palmer, who has worked at Ti Point Vineyard since it was first planted. Photo by Marc Herbulot.

Ratepayers bear costs of failed Whisper Cove scheme

Rodney ratepayers could be more than $1 million out of pocket because Rodney District Council failed to collect financial contributions from the two developers involved in the Whisper Cover project at Snells Beach.

 

Gas heater collapse restricts pool use

Activities at Mahurangi College pool have been severely curtailed since Sunday, April 18, when the facility’s 10-year-old gas heater “died”.
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