June 2009

Farmers give levy increase cool reception in Wellsford

Meat and Wool NZ chair Mike Petersen may have left behind snowy Hawkes Bay to head to sunny Northland, but he got a frosty reception from some farmers at a meeting in Wellsford on June 2. Read more ...

Businesses deliver Shop Local message

Businesses in Wellsford are banding together to encourage shoppers and visitors to ‘shop local’. At a Wellsford Promotions meeting last month, about 20 business representatives agreed to support the initiative put forward by Kaiwaka resident Grant Marshall. Mr Marshall, who has an advertising and marketing background, said that in the current recession, people were thinking twice before spending. Read more ...

Firefighters join gruelling race

Days after the gruelling race up the Sky Tower to raise funds for the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation, a group of Wellsford firefighters is making plans for next year’s challenge. Read more ...

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